Why are rapists not chemically (or manually) castrated?

If its a 100% certain DNA match – castration surely is the answer

ever seen/hung around with a rapist who’s been castrated?

put it this way.. a t-rex with its teeth removed still gets hungry… and frustrated…. and angry

Apparently it doesn’t stop em. Other forms of weird domination of women occurs, and it ain’t pretty.

Human rights.

Is it just me or is the post count for this topic wrong?

wowzers – thats weird shit.
Funnily enough the answer to this question “

ever seen/hung around with a rapist who’s been castrated?

is NO

because rape’s mostly thought to be a crime of violence rather than lust, isn’t it ?

now, branding on the forehead …

(pulls down beanie, wanders off)

Two lump hammers comes to mind.

OP

Only as weird as this Q on a pushbiking forum!!!!!!!!

🙂

good to hear R_R!

chemical castration (last time i encountered it at work… hopefully things have changed since 5-6 years ago) only seemed to kill the ability to achieve an erection, didnt do anything for the guy in question’s sex drive or psychology 🙁

While we are at it people who speed could have their right foot cut off.

I didn’t think you could convict on DNA evidence alone, a premise based on the acknowledgement that it’s not 100% infallible. I think you have to have at least one other element of supporting evidence to make a conviction don’t you?

I think the biggest problem though is that not all cases of rape are the same are they. For example, not getting consent because the girl is unable to give it is one level and then violently raping at knife point is another level. You could leave it up to the judge to decide if one cases warranted a castration penalty while another didn’t.

Geetee, you’re giving this too much thought…

Maybe but it’s not like I’m planning anything…..

That’s not even remotely funny is it.

If its a 100% certain DNA match

ain’t no such thing

Because it would be barbaric.

I work for the probation service and we get asked this question every now and again. Personally, for repeat offenders I’d favour life without the possibility of parole, but this is the UK and even that is deemed a little too draconian.

For example, not getting consent because the girl is unable to give it

Please explain.

Yes definitely don’t want to think too much about it.

RR you like capital punishment and say cutting hands off theives?

Life is soooooooo simple….

I worked for a few years in the Police, and I consider death, with little chance for parole to be more appropriate……..

FC I am guessing unconscious or of limited capacity?

Ah, that’s Ok then.
Raping someone who is unconscious or of limited capacity is not as bad as raping at knife-point?

Foxychick – I think he is just hard of thinking.

Racing ralph? What would it achieve? What would act as a deterrent would be better conviction rates for rapists. Its a crime that is very hard to get convictions for for a variety of complex reasons.

No one has convinced me otherwise yet

FC – more like both parties are pissed or high or both. You would be unable to have capacity to consent so would be deemed rape.

Any sexual encounter where the female has had any amount of alcohol or drugs could be construed as rape if she decides the day after that, without the drink/drugs, she would have said no.

if it actually worked it would be barbaric but worthy of consideration

dangerousbeans
Tis true and we all should warn our offspring accordingly!
Big orrible grey area!

How about blind drunk? Everything up to this point has been indicative of being willing partners, but come the morning for whatever reason it becomes apparent that it wasn’t wilful consent as opposed to impaired judgement on one part and incapacity on the other.

I’m still not saying that is acceptable but it’s a different thing to a predatory rapist stalking lone woman at knifepoint. Which is the point I think Geetee is making, that automatic castration on the basis of a DNA match would be wrong.

So what if its barbaric, so is rape in 99.9% of cases. Punishments need to prevent the same offence being carried out

if you get all medieval with punishments then conviction rates will drop.

And the inevitability of high publicity miscarriage of justice case

“oops sorry we’ve got it wrong but here’s 1000 quid, your goolies in one jar and we’ve given you a second jar containing racing ralph’s goolies as he made the daft law”

so is rape in 99.9% of cases

I could request source, but I get the point of hyperbole to make the point 😉

The trouble is that a civilised society needs to consider the minority % just as much as the majority, if the penalty is to be as draconian as suggested. There is no such thing as acceptable collateral damage.

I could never support it, I oppose capital punishment too.

I guess I’m a bleeding heart Tory!

LOL at jumpin to conclusions FC

No one has convinced me otherwise yet

I doubt many are trying, I’m certainly not, folk that cantrhink past views like this are extemely unlikely to change their views

What punishment should women that falsely accuse men of rape face?

Stitches

What punishment should women that falsely accuse men of rape face?

On that subject, what if the rapist was in fact a woman?

Only a man can rape in the eyes of the law IIRC

Apparently it doesn’t stop em. Other forms of weird domination of women occurs, and it ain’t pretty.

Yup, apparently rape has absolutely nothing to do with wanting sex. It’s about power, domination, and hatred.

I’ve heard mentioned of completely non-homosexual men ie, heterosexuals, raping other men – for the above reasons.

It’s also an effective, or at least often used, weapon of conquest. Again, for the above reasons.

racing_ralph – Member

Stitches

So you want to make a “joke” ? You think this is a “funny” subject ?

Only a man can rape in the eyes of the law IIRC

I was thinking more along the lines of forced violation. Or being an accessory to rape. Which I’m pretty sure there have been a few convictions for over the years.

Back to the OP. There is no such thing as 100% when it comes to DNA evidence. Plus as a few of the previous posters noted, rapists have a psychological fixation with power and domination. Removing or disabling part of there anatomy with not change this.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mother-imprisoned-for-false-rape-claim-against-her-exlover-535912.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225823/Nursery-assistant-cried-rape-times-jailed.html