Court rejects death penalty for raping children...

Blackmage · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

Our Justice system is far to lienent these days.

Silver Adept · Otaku Lord Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 20 May 2003

Not to defend a child rapist's actions, but execution for crime is something that requires serious thinking and decision-making about. Is it really appropriate to make child rape a capital crime? Would a long jail term or life imprisonment exact sufficient justice for the act, even though it may take the child a long time to recover from the act? I think the justices are tempering the immediate reaction with further thought, and deciding that in terms of justice served, child rapists don't always deserve to die.

Sciler · Mistress Age: 45 Gender: Joined: 15 Sep 2002

My opinion, if someone is convicted, especially when there was no denying an act happened, be it pleading guilty or by shear proof...then I could care less that they live.

WHY clutter up and waste OUR tax dollars on someone who rapes anyone, but especially children. People can make mistakes, but raping someone, especially a child (which they define child as being under the age of 12) then that takes a pretty definite decision to do. A child is not attractive, a child is not a sexual being. Anything sexual should not be in the same sentance as a child.

Explain to me, why exactly do they deserve to live? I'm not so stuck in my opinion as to not hear other sides opinions, I'm willing to be open minded enough to give someone a chance to change my mind...but I just cant comprehend why they deserve life.

We have too many sick minded people out there already, do we really need to keep people like this safe? I mean, its extremely rare for an abuser/rapist to make it a one time act. Given the chance, most will do it again. Why leave that option open? Anyone who has not been abused or raped does not comprehend the LIFE LONG issues it gives that person. Innocence and trust is taken away, makes relationships that much harder, and many turn to drugs or suicide to try to get away from the memories. So, its ok for the victim to commit suicide due to shame or the inability to forget and move on, but the rapist can just live in a jail where they get treated better than they would on the streets.

Daijaga · Chosen of Luck Gender: Joined: 17 Dec 2003

I would be more in favor of putting violent and hanes criminals in jail if jail were a supportive and character building place that could rehabilitate inmates into productive citizens.

But it doesn't, Jail ruins men. Take a screwed up persona nd surround them with nothing but other screwed up people and you have a recepie for negativity that is nearly impossible to spiral out of.

Child rapists. No. ALL Rapists should be put down. There is no room in our society for persons who succumb to base drives and hurt and destroy others to satiate a passing sexual urge.

Forget the money or the space or what not - society is not bettered by this person and is unlikly to accomplish anything to make up for the event. These people degrade humnanity as a whole.

In some ways a rapist (or murderer) is an exemplar of failure. I have urges, thoughts, and feelings, but I can deal with my pain and troubles. I can sever ties with someone I dislike, I can deal with sexual urges in other ways, I can restrain and temper myself, but a rapist has forgon those options and decided to hurt someone else for something they want. A potential criminal might think differently if they knew the punishment for their crime was sure death.

Ming · DOOM! Gender: Joined: 13 Jan 2003

I don't know how true this is, but I've heard on several occasions that other prisoners do not take kindly to someone who was put in jail for doing something to a child. If that's the case, then I don't feel SO bad for the denial of the death penalty in these circumstances. A lifetime of "prison torment" may be even worse than death.

But I agree with Blackmage...our justice system is too lenient. Although, it only seems that way in situations where a more harsh form of justice is appropriate. I don't agree that the IRS/government should ruin your life if you don't pay your taxes, but that's what happens.

RivaOni · Full English! Age: 40 Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

Doot · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject:

There are also a lot of cases where a child rapist was abused in the same way. There is a time for psychological analysis and it's always a sticky situation but the weight of the punishment to the crime will always be called in question.

Some child rapists are truly sick people who were mentally stunted at the time of their own rape and believe that they aren't an adult and it blurs those lines of reality and morality. Some child rapists are absolutely disgusting pieces of filth who are fully aware of what they are doing and are just feeding a perversion.

Thing is, there isn't always a cookie explanation for this crime. No template everyone signs up for so in turn the punishment isn't a blanket cure either. Let's just hope our system wises up to the fact the victim will need help and attention and constant at that. Not all children who are raped will become rapists and not all rapists were raped themselves.

Sciler · Mistress Age: 45 Gender: Joined: 15 Sep 2002

Thats exactly my worry, the help that victims can get ISNT that great unfortunately, at least not if you dont have the money to afford it... =\

I got help, but it was only for a short period, but thank GOD for me, I have amazing friends and family...90% arent so lucky. I'm on a support board for victims/survivors, and the stories that I hear jsut break my heart.

Most of us just feel like we get a temporary quick councelling then just get tossed aside. Its pretty sad and quite upsetting. Sad

SirGunslinger · Rebel without a clue Gender: Joined: 21 Jun 2007

I tend to favor life imprisonment over the death penalty for crimes simply for the fact that the court systems is not infalliable. There have been documented cases of mistakes being made, and the convicted being cleared of charges 20 years after the fact.

In many ways life imprisonment without parole can be far worse than death. Particually if you either wind up in solitary confinement, or depending on the crime, integrated with the general prison population. Also it is cheaper to keep an inmate in prison for life than it is to kill him when you take the appeals process into account.