Seriously people, what exactly should we do about child molestors?

Question

By principle, I'm against the death penalty but sometimes you wonder what's the point of letting some horrible offenders live on earth. Especially the ones that harm children.
I don't really believe in God but maybe Evil does exist..
This is the story of a 29 year old who passed as 12 year old 7th grader!!!!! He tried to enlist some young boys in a football club or something before school authorities became suspicious and caught him... So far, it seems no one was molested but imagine if he had succeeded!
People say it's a disease and they can't help it but to go to such lenght, you're obviously smart enough to know how wrong it is...
This is scary to all parents out there....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16960418/site/newsweek/?GT1=9033

Answer 1

Various religions have different views of molesters, and some are quite harsh. But in the end, most religions have a place for redemption of wrong-doing.

And I do think most religions believe in not following a course of action based on fear and paranoia.

The fact is, there are not a lot of 29 year-olds pretending to be 12.

There are molesters, and children are victimized. However, the rates of molestation and the damage to the children and society are pretty hard to document, and probably lower than you think. And we already have law enforcement and social services responding to the problem.

Answer 2

Death penalty by far is the best course of action for a pedophile but what will that solve there are thousands in this world and we can't kill them all. then if you had the death penalty an innocent person would die, then what do you do? Some child might be confused and say a person abused them and he/she could be innocent and get killed for having done nothing. It is a very tricky subject and one that can be argued until thy kingdom come, the story is, is that you lock up a person for life and it should mean life. i cant help wondering why a recent case i heard of a judge who let a pedophile go to jail for a few months for molesting a girl, something is not wrong with the pedophile per se, the judge needs his head testing too?!!!!

Answer 3

This story is horrible, but there are alternatives to the death penalty. 48 states now have life without parole on the books. It means exactly what it says, and being locked in a tiny cell for 23 hours a day is certainly no picnic. The death penalty system has so many problems. Why would we want to extend it? Here are some of the facts about it, as it applies to murders.

Re: cost
The death penalty costs far more than life in prison. The huge extra costs start to mount up even before the trial.

Re: Possibility of executing an innocent person
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person.

Re: DNA
DNA is available in no more than 10% of murder cases. It is not a miracle cure for sentencing innocent people to death. It’s human nature to make mistakes.

Re: Deterrence
The death penalty isn’t a deterrent. Murder rates are actually higher in states with the death penalty than in states without it. Moreover, people who kill or commit other serious crimes do not think they will be caught (if they think at all.)

Re: Who gets the death penalty
The death penalty isn’t reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??

Re: Victims families
The death penalty is very hard on victims’ families. They must relive their ordeal in the courts and the media. Life without parole is sure, swift and rarely appealed. Some victims families who support the death penalty in principal prefer life without parole because of how the death penalty affects families like theirs.

Opposing the death penalty doesn’t mean you condone brutal crimes or excuse people who commit them. We should make up our minds using common sense based on solid facts, not revenge.

Answer 4

Yep, that guy is in my city, too. And the local public school by my house has a man trolling to kidnap kids. He's almost gotten three kids!

I can't agree with the death penalty, but I do think that child molesters and rapists (of women or men) should get a "one strike you're out" kinda deal. Permanent jail. They are not rehabitable.

And cutting off their parts will not work, they can still damage a child by touching them or taking photos. It's not about the sex, it's about control and power over an individual.

Answer 5

Okay, here's what.

All males over the age of 12 knows what it feels like to take a shot to the jewels. It is an immediate white flash of blinding pain, followed by a dull throb in the pit of your stomach that makes you want to simultaneously throw up and pass out. This lasts for about half an hour.

So, we take Mr. Molester and we tie him to a post, and let his victims and their families line up and kick him in the junk at thirty minute intervals.

Ready for the best part?

Once they're all done, you then open it up to the general public, charging $5 a head.

Presto! No deficit!

Answer 6

I believe in the death penalty, but I think the threat of mandatory castration should be a strong enough deterrant. If it doesn't deter, the actual castration should be enough to lower the sex drive of the molestor enough so that he'll find legitimate ways to keep himself entertained.

Answer 7

I say let the law take its course. I'm satisfied that the current laws in my country the UK are adequate for dealing with the majority of such cases. Custodial sentences should be mandatory in all cases though.

Answer 8

Bury them to the neck in an ant hill and pour honey on their heads. Of if you are from Vermont, you pat them on the back, give them community service and therapy. Heaven forbid the poor men should get jail time.

Answer 9

Perhaps they should all be castrated and put in a special prison. In other countries, crimes are lower because they have prisons that nobody wants to go to, so they aren't so eager to break the laws.

Answer 10

Child molesters need to be locked away in prison for life without parole.