Somehow I don't feel entirely comfortable with it, for said human rights reasons. Of course, having a child molested makes me even a lot more uncomfortable, so maybe it's a lesser of two evils situation?
Mr Tusk's refusal "to call such individuals – such creatures – human beings" doesn't sound too good either. It's a little more complicated than that and reminds me of calling Hitler a monster, instead of looking at what humans are capable of doing. As hard as it is, people have to stop thinking about such situations from the vigilante point of view of parents, keep a sober and clear head and think it through.
It's mostly this, that sounds a bit off:
"Supporters are reminding those against the move that the effects of chemical castration are not permanent, nor are they a guarantee that a paedophile will not re-offend."
What's the point then? It may lower the risk, okay, but doesn't eliminate it. If this law gets through, one will have to see how it goes in the next few years. Maybe it checks out successfully.
This is the first time I read about the British model, where offenders have to agree to get treated. That I can get behind entirely.
Mr Tusk's refusal "to call such individuals – such creatures – human beings" doesn't sound too good either. It's a little more complicated than that and reminds me of calling Hitler a monster, instead of looking at what humans are capable of doing. As hard as it is, people have to stop thinking about such situations from the vigilante point of view of parents, keep a sober and clear head and think it through.
It's mostly this, that sounds a bit off:
"Supporters are reminding those against the move that the effects of chemical castration are not permanent, nor are they a guarantee that a paedophile will not re-offend."
What's the point then? It may lower the risk, okay, but doesn't eliminate it. If this law gets through, one will have to see how it goes in the next few years. Maybe it checks out successfully.
This is the first time I read about the British model, where offenders have to agree to get treated. That I can get behind entirely.
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Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Castration of paedophiles
- 21/04/2010 11:44:03 AM
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Hmm
- 21/04/2010 12:04:45 PM
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I agree. *NM*
- 21/04/2010 12:15:41 PM
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More or less agree
- 21/04/2010 05:20:43 PM
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The chemicals they use in The Netherlands, for example, decrease the sex drive.
- 21/04/2010 05:26:58 PM
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Calling it "castration" makes it sound a million times worse than it actually is.
- 21/04/2010 12:44:30 PM
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One quick response: Alan Turing
- 21/04/2010 03:43:33 PM
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Are they really using the same chemicals as in 1952?
- 21/04/2010 04:40:30 PM
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You'll have problems finding medicines that don't have any risks associated with them... *NM*
- 21/04/2010 05:26:11 PM
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If they won't let us just shot them then cutting thier balls off will have to do
- 21/04/2010 03:24:22 PM
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Yeah... no. *NM*
- 21/04/2010 04:06:57 PM
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Why are you against this? *NM*
- 21/04/2010 06:54:20 PM
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First, because I don't knee-jerk to BURN IN HELL FOREVERRRRR whenever I see "pedophile"
- 21/04/2010 07:28:34 PM
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Although I'm not a psychologist
- 21/04/2010 11:29:04 PM
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No...just kill them *NM*
- 22/04/2010 04:44:47 AM
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I'm with you Mook.
- 22/04/2010 05:08:46 AM
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Well, that's kind of the point, right?
- 22/04/2010 06:50:11 AM
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I also agree.
- 22/04/2010 01:15:50 PM
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It will keep them from hurting more children *NM*
- 22/04/2010 01:53:23 PM
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there are many ways to accomplish that.
- 22/04/2010 03:10:02 PM
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you can make any argument sound absurd if that is goal
- 22/04/2010 05:07:56 PM
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You misunderstood my logic.
- 22/04/2010 05:11:30 PM
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