I've thought about my reply regarding the original issue in this thread and I'd like to ammend it.
I do not agree that a rapist (of any variety) should be killed unless they killed a human being in the process of said rape. While I do support the death penalty I believe that it should only apply when a physical life has been taken.
I know the first reaction one has when their child has been hurt/violated is to "kill that bastard" but in all actuality that makes you no better than the rapist if you follow through (the thought alone though is very normal).
A rapist does what he/she does out of a human desire. They follow a compulsion.
Upset/grieving parents also have a compulsive human desire .. a desire to hurt/maim/kill whoever has hurt/violated their child(ren).
A rapist does not have the right to take what is not theirs/not freely given to them (i.e. consent) nor does a parent have the right to take a life (no matter how angry they may be); a court system was expressly set up to handle it for them .. for a good reason.
We as a sciety can't just go around killing people simply because we feel it needs to be dne. Next on the death table, will repeat DUI offenders be executed as well? The 2 offenders may be different .. but on a basic level they operate the same way.
They both ruin lives, they both pose a physical threat to society, and both offending parties are not able / do not fuction normally in society. Both offenders have a serious addiction.
I think all rapists should not only be taken out of our society, but also placed in a society of their own, and never released back into our society .. permanently.
A society somewhat like that of a military base .. they have their own structured society within military walls. They could create societies just like that for social sexual deviants. These people could have jobs, houses, and support themselves without so much of OUR money being "donated" to their cause by our tax paying dollars.
I think after their stint in prison this is where they should be placed ... a society devoid of children/women (or men/children if it were a female offender .. which is not that big of a problem as men it seems .. the ratio is rather small).
I do believe there are exceptions though. When you have a 19 yr old that slept with his 16 yr old GF .. I honestly do not believe that is criminal (the heart, hrmnes, and the art of attraction at such a young age is a difficult thing) .. and honestly I don't even think that should go on their permanent background/criminal records, although I know it does and will continue to do).
I do not agree that a rapist (of any variety) should be killed unless they killed a human being in the process of said rape. While I do support the death penalty I believe that it should only apply when a physical life has been taken.
I know the first reaction one has when their child has been hurt/violated is to "kill that bastard" but in all actuality that makes you no better than the rapist if you follow through (the thought alone though is very normal).
A rapist does what he/she does out of a human desire. They follow a compulsion.
Upset/grieving parents also have a compulsive human desire .. a desire to hurt/maim/kill whoever has hurt/violated their child(ren).
A rapist does not have the right to take what is not theirs/not freely given to them (i.e. consent) nor does a parent have the right to take a life (no matter how angry they may be); a court system was expressly set up to handle it for them .. for a good reason.
We as a sciety can't just go around killing people simply because we feel it needs to be dne. Next on the death table, will repeat DUI offenders be executed as well? The 2 offenders may be different .. but on a basic level they operate the same way.
They both ruin lives, they both pose a physical threat to society, and both offending parties are not able / do not fuction normally in society. Both offenders have a serious addiction.
I think all rapists should not only be taken out of our society, but also placed in a society of their own, and never released back into our society .. permanently.
A society somewhat like that of a military base .. they have their own structured society within military walls. They could create societies just like that for social sexual deviants. These people could have jobs, houses, and support themselves without so much of OUR money being "donated" to their cause by our tax paying dollars.
I think after their stint in prison this is where they should be placed ... a society devoid of children/women (or men/children if it were a female offender .. which is not that big of a problem as men it seems .. the ratio is rather small).
I do believe there are exceptions though. When you have a 19 yr old that slept with his 16 yr old GF .. I honestly do not believe that is criminal (the heart, hrmnes, and the art of attraction at such a young age is a difficult thing) .. and honestly I don't even think that should go on their permanent background/criminal records, although I know it does and will continue to do).
