Child Molesters
The Problem: Can child molesters be rehabilitated?
Most people would say that it is impossible for them to be treated. If you were to ask anyone walking down the street about this subject, they would most likely agree that pedophiles should be locked up forever. If this is the case, then why do many get out of prison, why do they even get the ( Read more... )
I also don't understand the "more rights" question. The community can protect the children by informing their kids about child sexual abuse... and if they want they can keep an eye on the RSOs they know about. Are you asking if I think the community should be able to harrass and ostracize certain memebers of their community and get away with it? No. It doesn't make it okay that they were convicted of a sex crime and more than it would make it okay if it was the 1950s and they were black.
As for "potential harm". Before they were arrested and convicted they were a "potential harm". Guess what? Most people haven't been arrested and convicted of a sex crime... but they are a "potential harm". If anything a RSO has less potential on account of being the evil that you know... unless of course the community alienates them making them want to strike out.
As for the "reoffending pedophile." If someone has already shown that they cannot (or will not) be rehabilitated, then the only option is seperation from society... either plain imprisonment, confinement in a controlled treatment facility, or more extreme measures.
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This topic would be great if you'd focused on online sex offender registries and the fact that we don't have registries for any other type of felon. Should we have an online look-up of any persons's criminal record? Where do we draw the line on what should be publically accessible? Why draw it there?
As it is, there just not much room for anything besides proving a generalization and opinion.
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