Bartholomert
28-05-2016, 04:32 AM
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/26/indonesia-introduces-death-penalty-and-chemical-castration-for-paedophiles
I stumbled across this link while procrastinating for my law school journal assignment (and after watching A Time to Kill; at best a 5.5/10, very formulaic movie would not recommend although the tacit endorsement of drunk driving was kinda novel), and it got me thinking...I am really not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, clearly the punishments seem to be extreme/barbaric especially combined with the very real existence of false convictions...and yet, I think the importance of maximum stigmatization of pedophiles, the (unspoken) eugenics aspect, and the horrific nature of sexual crimes committed against children make me (emotionally) in favor of the legislation.
On the whole, I think I would welcome the punishment as an option so long as it was reserved for particularly egregious and conclusively proven violations.
Also relevant: http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/16581-the-slippery-slope-to-pedophilia
I stumbled across this link while procrastinating for my law school journal assignment (and after watching A Time to Kill; at best a 5.5/10, very formulaic movie would not recommend although the tacit endorsement of drunk driving was kinda novel), and it got me thinking...I am really not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, clearly the punishments seem to be extreme/barbaric especially combined with the very real existence of false convictions...and yet, I think the importance of maximum stigmatization of pedophiles, the (unspoken) eugenics aspect, and the horrific nature of sexual crimes committed against children make me (emotionally) in favor of the legislation.
On the whole, I think I would welcome the punishment as an option so long as it was reserved for particularly egregious and conclusively proven violations.
Also relevant: http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/16581-the-slippery-slope-to-pedophilia