What About Forced Chemical Castration For Pedophiles?
Poland’s government has approved a law that will make chemical castration mandatory for pedophiles.
The new law will see those convicted of raping children under the age of 15 years undergo chemical therapy, in which they are made to take drugs to reduce their sex drive, following their release from prison.
The move has sparked criticism from human rights groups, but in a statement, the government defended its decision.
The purpose of this action is to improve the mental health of the convict, to lower his libido and thereby to reduce the risk of another crime being committed by the same person,’ it read.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been calling for obligatory castration for pedophiles since late last year. Branding them ‘degenerates’, he said that he did not believe ‘one can use the term ‘human’ for such individuals, such creatures’. ‘Therefore I don’t think protection of human rights should refer to these kind of events,’ he said.
Mr Tusk’s comments at the time prompted criticism from human rights groups. Today, the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights said: ‘Introducing any mandatory treatment raises doubts as such a requirement is never reasonable.
’If somebody is of sound mind, we punish him. If he is sick, we try to cure him - that’s how it works in Polish law.
‘This bill introduces both approaches. As far as I know, this makes our law the strictest in Europe on this issue,’ said spokesman Piotr Kladoczny. The bill, which also increases prison sentences for rape and incest.
This sounds like the humane way to reduce the recidivism of pedophiles, which is often beyond their sick control, protect children and not bloat our prisons and public costs for these people. These people will not choose to voluntarily submit to such chemical castration so it seems reasonable to make it mandatory.
I am concerned about the state controlling people with chemicals, as in another thread I made the case that one small open door to the state in undermining liberty soon becomes a flood gate. Why not use chemicals to deal with those damnable Christians and their religious nonsense? Why not chemically treat conservatism or better yet, chemically treat everyone blogging. I am also concerned that it could be misused for cases of statutory rape that were consensual and approved by the family and other cases where it really wasn’t pedophilia.
Yet, because this protects innocent children from rape, incest and sexual molestation, a serious crime that has negative effects for a lifetime, I would like to see us consider this procedure and sentence in America.
