Should convicted sex offenders be put away for life, whether in a prison or a mental institution?

Question

It has been determined that most sex offenders, especially those who commit crimes against children, cannot be rehabilitated. Prime examples are Megan Kanka and Jessica Lunsford, whose perpetrators had previously spent time in prison for their crimes against children.

Answer 1

I may be a bit older but I remember when it was a capital offense and rapists got the death penality... This was as recent as the 1960's. Then came a bleeding heart, liberal society that coddled these monsters, I personally believe these people cannot be reformed by being incarcerated and like a sick animal must be put down.... for their own good as well as societies in general.

Notice I didn't use the politically correct phrase... sex offenders but used the terminology that describes who and what they really are Rapists.and murders... !

Answer 2

Depends on the age of the victem, number of victems and whether violence was involved. I think under 12 should be very severe. Those with a long list of victems throw away the key. If the victem was killed or badly injured toss away the key, especially if they were kidnapped.

I think instead of releasing them back to society they should get an opportunity to go to a special camp where they will be forever locked in but it'd be purely a place for sexual preditors who instead of being released back into society could live there until a cure happens or they die. The recidivism rate is something like %99 with sexual offenders. Thats high enough that it should be considered a disease rather and warrent quarentine rather than a controlable behavior.

Answer 3

There are few that can be rehabilitated. But I say the most that can't should be stuck in a mental institution for the rest of their lives, and possibly get a little bit more well while they're in there. If not at least they'll leave people alone while they're stuck in there.

(with non-overcrowed, humain, and well run mental instetusions, & with real devoted docs and staff, not the cr@py instetutions we have today)

*Although neutering them is tempting, it doesn't stop them from commiting sex crimes in different ways.*

GOOD point, define sex offenders... some times streekers do it b/c of a prank... that dude has a good point below...

Personally I think sex offenders should be people who commited physical sex crimes, like rapists, malesters, cohersion a different form of forcefullness and using it to get sex out of someone, oh yeah and those sick F@**s that do it to dead corpses... those to me are sex offenders.

::: Peace :::

Answer 4

South Carolina is going with their law where I would like to see Pennsylvania go. First offense 25 to life Second offense Death Penalty. I do not believe that a sex offender can be changed and I don't want my tax dollors going to support them. I am on the side of the victim all the way, I think that the courts focus to much on the offender and what is fair to them, instead of using the law that they have on the books to put sex offenders behind bars they instead let them off with a slap on the wrist, but the child, that has been assulted has to deal with the mental and emotional damage that is left behind along with any physical healing they will need to go through, then to have a Judge that represents the people of that county say " I am not going to send him/her to jail because that would be considered a vengful act" is absolutely rediculouse. many Judges have backed down and become soft and I wonder why that is one vermont Judge equated the sex offender as haveing a disease like he does, alchoholism and for this guy that raped two little boys for a period of three years ages 5 and 8, he gave him 60 days probation! Another Judge refused to send a 56 year old rapist, victim was 12years old, because "he is too short and the other inmates will kill him he will not be able to defend himself", I don't think he held the same consideration for the little girl that he raped and brutalized. And there is Franklin Delano Floyd this discusting bastard abducted a 4 year old little girl back in the 70's and repeatedly raped her for years he forced her into prostitution and dancing at strip clubs and when she was of no use to him any longer he killed her when she was in her early 20's. He refuses to this day to tell anybody where he abducted her from! and he killed her 6 year old little boy and refuses to tell where he is! no I have no mercy for sex offenders and I never will.

Answer 5

I work in prison full of sex offenders. If you ask them they will tell you that rehabilitation is unlikely. And contrary to some of the responses you have received to this question neutering wont help. First of all women do it too, and we cant be castrated, and more importantly rape is about power not sex. If you take away the ability to shame, you only leave the aggressor with even more horrendous ways to express his power position- amputation, scarring even murder. So yes the actual sex offender- not the people who got got by the system for doing what come what comes naturally between two consenting folks- should be kept away from us. Ask one sometime- they really like the web.

Answer 6

Yes they should given that they have a high rate of repeating the offense. However, with overcrowded institutions, that is not going to happen. Sex offenders are different that other criminals because even after they have served their time, they remained marked by society - which tells us that the systems knows that they are likely to offend again. Do you think that more prisons and mental institutions should be built? Maybe they should just be castrated - it's cheaper than building more prisons.

Answer 7

define "sex offenders." When you make the blanket statement, you are including everybody who ever got busted for streaking accross a football field or for public urination.

You also say "most." Most means that some can be rehabilitated. Sadly, your position chooses to ignore those that can be rehabilitated. You might just as well exclude them from society all together, even though they can successfully readmited.

Answer 8

put away. far away from children. ideally they are sick.

However, you state that "most" sex offenders not all.
Do you believe that this is a crime you should lock someone up for life even if sucessful rehabilitation is possible?
It is not a black and white issue.
The problem also is that sex offenders are all lumped together, meaning a sixteen year old who has sex with fifteen year old would be lumped in with the sick bastards.

Answer 9

THEY should be or how do i say have there parts removed so they can never again become arroused both hands cut off and a tatoo on there foreheads.this would end it forever put it in the history books to be passed from generation to generation .suicidle people do to much crime before they are caught.

Answer 10

For life, get them off the streets. I dont feel this is a crime where you should get another shot at life after committing it, once you mess up you should pay with a life sentience in prison