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Originally Posted by donde
That the problem with pedophiles. That part of the brain doesn't seem to activate in them. So, what should we do about them? We could just lock them up forever and throw away the key but then that's just excessive punishment and being excessively cruel for individuals that in most circumstances are psychologically impaired. It's also the same as basically putting a bullet in their heads once their caught. As a race we have made progress from our past and now shine a light on heinous acts such as these, but how do we evolve further from here? What's the best way to punish, yet still rehabilitate these individuals? Until we figure that out, we're still going just go through the same scenario over and over: "Caught. Prison. Release. Repeat."
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I'm just as befuddled as you are. A large part of my brain is screaming 'SLOW AND PAINFUL SKIN REMOVAL!' right now, but I also recognize that the way we're dealing with these people isn't doing jack shit and we need to make some effort to control our emotions and think about this logically.
Rehabilitation seems impossible to me, not to mention risky. Once you've caught someone like this the idea of putting them back on the streets, no matter how normal they seem, makes my skin crawl. Generally pedophiles are repeat offenders, so unless we develop some Clockwork Orange method of treatment releasing them is like allowing another child to be raped. And mentally ill or not, do they even deserve the possibility of a second chance? The line has to be drawn somewhere, I think there are some people that just can't be pardoned or fixed.
The only option that really seems viable to me is the death penalty. How else can you be sure they aren't going to strike again? How else can you keep people safe? The Pedophisle idea isn't too bad, I'm just worried they'd figure out how to build a raft.