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Castration of rapists?

Plz give me your opinion for a survey im conducting for college. Should Rapists be castrated as a punishment? WHy or why not?

PLZ PLZ provide name (doesnt have to be last), age, gender, marital status and religion if possible. Sorry but thats our assignment! THANKS ALOT I APPRECIATE IT.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Even though they say rape is not about the sex I say if they are a repeat offender then castrate them!! if they don't have the tool it may be a little harder to do the crime! people don't seem to realize the devastation it brings on a person, mentally scarred forever. I'm not sure if it would heal the rapist but Id bet it would make the victim feel allot better especially if they were handed the instrument to do it!!!! My name is Michele I am 37 a widow and am a Christian.

  • 1 decade ago

    My stats; female,married,43 years old,Prodestant, Name kathy

    I do not feel that casteration is punishment for rape, rape is not about sex, its about controle so if you casterate a man for rape then he would just find some other form of violence to use against a victom.

    I,m not sure what the answer would be to approperate punishment for rape, because studies have shown that even with conselling offenders often do it again, especially phedofiles

    so to me punishment should be sevear maybe if you are convicted a second time death by legal injection would do, that may deter the offender, knowing that if you are going to die you may think twice before you use sex as power.

  • 1 decade ago

    First of all, are you talking about chemical castration or physical castration?

    Secondly, since rape is NOT a sex crime, but a POWER crime, and the power trip all comes from the mind, what is to stop a rapist from using a foreign object as opposed to the penis to rape?

    Name: ReDesign Diva

    age: 40's

    status: separated

    religion: catholic but not practicising

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. I believe that rapists and child molesters should be castrated so that they will never be able to hurt another person. It seems like every time you hear about these criminals, they've been in jail for the same thing before. As long as they can be sexually aroused, they are a danger to society. My name is Van, I'm male, 33 yrs old and married. I am a Christian.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes that will stop them from doing it ever again. i mean come on stop with this not allowed to use the interner or leaving the state end it right then and there castrate them and i gurentee you the rape crime will go down 60% at the least that area is a man's pride and castrating will take out his pride

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, rapist should be castrated. Because raping is like killing, except for when you rape someone you hurt them physically and mentally.

    Jackie, 29, female, married with two kids and i am Christian

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes I think they should. I worked at a jail, and you see Rapists come in, do their time and leave and then...they are back for raping someone else. If we can kill a man for murder, we can castrate one for rape!

    Virginia

    26

    Female (obviously)

    Christian

    Married with children

  • 1 decade ago

    yes i think they should be cause they just simply deserve it! The people they rape have to live with that permanent mental scar for the rest of their life so they should be left with one too!!

    Casey

    19

    female

    not married

    no religion

  • 1 decade ago

    If you can prove it clearly, I have not problem whatsoever.

    Preferably without anesthesia!

    Or sterilized instruments.

    I'll loan my hedgeclippers for the job.

    Male

    52

    Married

    Buddhist

    3 children

    I have 11 female friends who have suffered the horror of being raped.

  • 1 decade ago

    name: lee

    religion: pentecostal

    sex: woman

    age:35

    'yes they should be if they r repeat offenders 2nd offense yes same goes 4 peodophiles and molesters.

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