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by Sugar-licious a bellydancing rum maiden on April 15th, 2008
Help answer this question below.
by Babycakes on April 15th, 2008
I think the victims families should be left alone with him/her for 30 minutes. Justice will be served then.
by Ender is back.. And slightly confused. on April 15th, 2008
Honestly, as much as I hate pedophiles, I could go either way on this issue. I don't think violence and punishment are really a good answer to previous acts of violence. Proper, effective rehabilitation seems, to me, to be more effective and to have a better impact on society.
However, the rate of recidivism for pedophiles is extremely high, so the possibility that they will be properly rehabilitated is sort of questionable. I think in some cases it's better to eliminate these people from society altogether than it is for us to spend time and money holding them in prison or rehabilitation.
It really depends on how you view pedophilia. Is it a mental disease? Is it a question of morality? We can label these people as "sick," but in what sense? Are they actually suffering from some mental abnormality that causes them to act this way? Or are they morally depraved in some way and are fully aware of their urges and actions being wrong?
This is why laws and bureaucracy, in my opinion, are ineffective. They create general guidelines for "punishing" certain behaviors and do not take into account individual instances and specific occurrences. Absolutism, in my opinion, rarely ever works as a philosophy, because there are always exceptions to rules and guidelines. We need to analyze each case individually and make judgment based on each context.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on April 15th, 2008
Only if they put him in a pit half buried, they put a scum bag over his head and all the affected people get to hurl as many stones as they want to at him. Screw the humane treatment for a monster like this. I say lets get Biblical on him.
by sophiesmom on April 15th, 2008
FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION (i shudder in fear) many men in the state of illinois have been wrongly convicted, and spent many years on death row
by Anonymous on April 15th, 2008
I do but do you know if anyone has actually been put to death?
by miRi hates social norms and regulations on April 15th, 2008
since i'm never for the death penalty i'd say no
but castration for any rapist...and the various methods...that's a different story
by Mentalmum is back on April 15th, 2008
Any person convicted of rape, whether it is to an adult or child should be severely punished, so yes i agree.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on April 15th, 2008
Absolutely..but first he/she should be raped! :(
by Kitt-tastrophy on April 15th, 2008
Any person who can do that to a child does NOT deserve a quick and easy death. Screw lethal injection and all that BS. Hand them over to the families of the children they have destroyed and let them have their way!
by pitt fans on April 15th, 2008
I think it could be a just punishment if convicted mutiple times... I wish they would make this punishment more well known.
by Philip on April 15th, 2008
Yes, it is just. I think more states should adopt this. Hurting a child in anyway is a repulsive act that should have the most severe punishment.
by jehan60188 on April 15th, 2008
I think it could easily be argued that it's cruel/unusual.
Are we including statutory here? Becuase a 13 year old that has a 12 year old boyfriend/girlfriend certainly doesn't deserve to die if the two are just experimenting.
by Tallyman on April 15th, 2008
Sounds good. I doubt if someone like that can be cured or reformed.
by DreAnna on September 3rd, 2008
Absolutely..to rape a child kills the child..not the human..but the child, the innocence was killed..Just punishment..you kill and you be killed! :)
by 2highspeed on September 3rd, 2008
I used to be a corrections officer in a state penitentiary, I can attest to this, if you did that the nation wouldn't have its problems of full jail cells it does now.
About 50% of the convicts in the prison I worked at were sexual offenders of one flavor or another. The ones who messed with kids to me (and many others too) are the worst sort. We had a guy who cooked a kid in the microwave, and another who targeted kids 2 years and younger. People who think like that cannot be helped by counseling or prison stays.
Those kids have to live with that the rest of their lives and never will understand why it was done to them. A slow death is too good for what they do to innocent kids. Their innocence will never be regained.
I have NO sympathy for those guys. A public stoning would be too kind in my book.
by dizzy boy on July 17th, 2008
simply one bullet behind the ear, death!!!
by florence84 on May 18th, 2008
yes i do, i live in england where our peadophiles do not get just punishment on too many occassions and most them end up living right near little children again, so have the opportunity to reoffended. I wish we as a country were bold enough to serve up a punishment like the one you mentioned.
by sindrixmf on May 2nd, 2008
I think that anyone who rapes a child deserves the worst fate possible. Lethal injection is too good for them.
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2008
Yes.
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2008
It sounds fair to me.
by DudeLer on April 27th, 2008
i guess it is better than a frontal lobotomy.
by B. Krayzee - Dirrty Professor @ Large on April 15th, 2008
I am of the opinion that ANY crime commited against a child... especially by an adult.. should be punishable by the fullest extent of the law! So if that is death... so be it.
by unknown on April 15th, 2008
Sounds fair to me.
by Mr. Meaulnes on April 15th, 2008
No.
On their first conviction, they should recieve life in prison.
If they somehow manage to find a parole board willing to let them out, a second offense, or any other blatant evidence that they still pose a threat to children, should result in either death or indefinite solitary confinement.
I don't believe in death for the sake of punishment, especially considering how many false convictions can and do occur as a result of the imperfect legal sysem, but once it's well established that the person is a chronic rapist/child molestor, and not just someone who was convicted of the crime...
At that point, it becomes more a matter of disposal.
by toxic-love on April 15th, 2008
no i reckon they should be tortured first anyone who can rape never mind rape under 12 year olds should suffer to there last breath no means no and a child is even worse its sick and deserves to be punished by death :0)
by Anonymous on April 15th, 2008
If your sick enough to rape a 12 year old then yes, you do deserve to die.
by 100 percent pure... BEEF CHUCK on April 15th, 2008
Provided the justice system was fair with factual evidence I think this would be okay. Over time, sexual crimes involving a minor may decrease. :)
by Rock Shiner on April 15th, 2008
I think most parents would agree with me. If that happened to our child then the tax payers wouldn't have to pay for keeping this sicko on death row for 15 to 20 years before he got what he deserved. We would take care of the punishment ourselves.
by kitten is smiling... on April 15th, 2008
I agree~ I would like to see the age lifted from 12 to 18 though.
by GuitarPlayer92 on April 15th, 2008
Of course it's just! A sick fuck like that does not deserve to breath anyways.
by Audiotron on April 15th, 2008
Yes! I think that the victims parents should be the ones to put him to death, though, through whatever means they choose.
by LEO on December 9th, 2009
No kill him twice
by Esperanza on January 22nd, 2009
Yes.
by Salty Light on September 23rd, 2008
it is a start
pedophiles suffer from an incurable form of mental illness. Why put more children at risk by having them serve time and setting them free: kill em.
Edit: we need to find a cure for pedophiles. killing is too harsh.
by Ananamiss on September 6th, 2008
What about the 13 year old?
by Esperanza on September 6th, 2008
Yes, it is.
by Tibbert on June 9th, 2008
A very subjective question, this is; one with no right or wrong answer, just opinions. Personally I do not think that anyone should be put to death for a crime. Now that I think of it, wouldn't any sexual intercourse with a "child" be considered rape? As they are unable to consent. In my opinion, someone who breaks the social contract deserves to have his/her protection revoked; what happens after that is for those who belong to that world to decide.
by Dongo152 on June 8th, 2008
The death penalty is a good punishment. The problem is you let people decide if they should be killed or not. You need a solid set of rules that the convicted criminal needs to meet in order to meet the death penalty. For instance the peds in Louisiana should have some proof that is indisputable. I mean video, pictures, seeman, something that absolutely ties that person to the crime. Other wise I say no.
by Jade on May 18th, 2008
Yes I do, as long as it's proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Too many people have served too many years for a crime they didn't commit, and I imagine there have been innocents executed. In this day of DNA testing and such, it is a lot easier to prove someone committed a crime such as rape so if they were found guilty, they should suffer whatever consequences the law deems fit. Too many sexual predators have been "slapped on the wrist' or pronounced rehabilitated only to rape and too often murder another child. Children are innocent and helpless, protecting them should come before making sure that the offender is not subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment". How cruel is it to rape and murder anyone, ESPECIALLY a child?
by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on May 18th, 2008
Yes.
by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 2nd, 2008
I think it's more then just. It should be the standard. These perpertrators are not human. They are not animals. They are evil in human form and deserve no mercy.
by Meleggles on April 20th, 2008
It's harsh and as long as they can be sure they did it, maybe. If it was for someone under 9-10, yes.
by Possum on April 15th, 2008
As a rule I don't think the state should be in the business of killing civilians.
by Roselynn...unregistered text offender... on April 15th, 2008
No.
by brian646 on September 12th, 2009
i live in the city that is responsible for the AMBER ALERT...here in arlington, TX.....all of you parents can sleep soundly at night, knowing that we have this law now, signed by bill clinton back in 1996......i think that any sexual crime against a child should equal the death penalty..........rest in peace, Amber Hagerman.........Brian......
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on January 22nd, 2009
Either that or castration without anesthesia.
by Berty on September 13th, 2009
It's an extremely difficult one to answer. of course people who commit such crimes should be severly punished, but in my opinion killing another human being for any crime is even worse than that of the criminal. Authorities don't seem to realise that authorizing another person the be put to death is plainly and simply not the answer.
by philosopher-saint on June 23rd, 2009
Regardless of how heinous the crime, I'm not an advocate of state-sanctioned murder.
by Courtney on September 27th, 2009
every one who is created by God, which is all creation, have the right to conform to christianity, repent for their sins, and seek the opportunity to get rehabilitation and medical attention. No matter what sins man had doe, God offers his love, mercy and forgiveness for those who are convicted, changed and reformed from wicked to righteous. People can feel soory for their wrongs and change from evil to good, if Jesus deleivers them from their sins.
so, the answer is yes. God shows mercy, so why can the law?
by Scifisuz on January 15th, 2009
Works for me. Prefer something more painful though.
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Comments
Thanks Babycakes, I agree.
by Sugar-licious a bellydancing rum maiden on April 15th, 2008
That is exactly how I feel Babycakes.
by kitten is smiling... on April 15th, 2008
hear hear +6
by Mentalmum is back on April 15th, 2008
Thank you both...
by Babycakes on April 15th, 2008
you've been positrolled...+3 ;)
by Progressive Thought - Back from the dead on April 15th, 2008
Sounds like fitting justice!
by Cognition aka Cog on April 23rd, 2008
Thank you both:)
by Babycakes on April 23rd, 2008
You're welcome, hope you are feeling better since we last talked. :))
by Cognition aka Cog on April 23rd, 2008
I am making big strides...thank you for asking:)...((hugs))
by Babycakes on April 23rd, 2008
That is wonderful Babycakes!! Hugs to you too!! I am so glad.
by Cognition aka Cog on April 23rd, 2008
Baby I didn't know you were feeling bad:{ I'm glad you are feeling better!{{{hugs}}}
by kitten is smiling... on April 24th, 2008
Thanks sweetie...your a doll!
by Babycakes on April 24th, 2008