Making cuts.
An audience member at Marc Steiner’s annual Annapolis Summit this morning asked Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Mike Busch a question that got everyone’s attention: Should repeat pedaphiles in Maryland be “neutered”? (Apparently the more traditional term for such a remedy is “chemical castration.”)
Miller supports the idea saying such a punishment, in his opinion “would be extremely light.” He added: “I would want them neutered even in prison.”
Busch was more circumspect, stressing his faith in the criminal justice system. “I’m against neutering, let me just say that,” the speaker said. “I don’t think neutering is the answer.”
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Miller’s full quote is transcribed below – and you can listen here (hour 2, 30:53).
"I don't oppose neutering -- I can tell you that right now -- for repeat sex offenders. I've got 13 grandchildren. And I think that would be extremely light. And I'd want them neutered so they can't do any more damage in prison while they are in prison for life."
Comments
whats next?
cutting hands off for thieves???
Posted by: wow | January 13, 2010 12:11 PM
Actually, chemical castration doesn't typically work for pedophiles and pederasts, because the "rush" from the act is not purely sexual in nature. That is, the desired outcome is not always orgasm or ejaculation.
Pedophiles and Pederasts-- aside from being criminals and perverts -- suffer from a defect in the wiring of their brains, and somes the "rush" or the "high" is the byproduct of adrenaline, with nothing to do with orgasm and ejaculation.
After all, you can sexually abuse a child without ever engaging in oral, anal, or vaginal pentration or even contacting the perpetrator's genitals.
The best cure for pedophiles and pederasts? Hospitalize them for life, once their prison sentences are complete.
Posted by: Gunpowder Chronicle | January 13, 2010 2:44 PM
So-called chemical castration is a theraputic tool. How does Mike Miller turn it to a punishment in his mind? The drugs are given in conjunction with intensive therapy to help the offender reorganize his thoughts and beliefs. The right path is to offer therapy and give the therapist the discretion whether drugs will be administered. If we do require these drugs to be given, we should also be required as taxpayers to fund the later side effects like osteoperosis that often occur.
Posted by: zaphod | January 13, 2010 3:13 PM
Is there a type of chemical castration that keeps people from ever increasing the money they want from the taxpayer? Miller and Busch and the boy gov could use a few shots of it.
Posted by: Voters Ignorance | January 13, 2010 3:49 PM