Comments on: Reason: Penis Measurements Cannot Justify a Sex Offender’s Indefinite Detention, South Carolina’s Top Court Says

By: FAC-3

FAC-3 — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:17:40 +0000

In reply to Cookie. Which studies are you referring to? Please share them so we can refute their findings. The studies we rely on in our advocacy and in litigation are peer-reviewed. If you're seeing this more and more, you need to share these with FAC immediately.

By: obvious answers

obvious answers — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:03:09 +0000

Just because smart people have stupid ideas doesn’t mean we have to adopt or try them.
History is full of examples where highly intelligent, respected figures and entire scientific or intellectual establishments promoted ideas and practices that were not only wrong but actively harmful. The fact that “the experts” or “the smart people” endorsed them at the time didn’t make them true or worth implementing. We should judge ideas by evidence, outcomes, and reasoning—not by the credentials of their promoters.
Your examples (refined and clarified):
Bloodletting with leeches: For centuries, this was mainstream “science” and medicine. Doctors believed illness came from imbalances in the four humors, so draining blood (often with leeches) was standard treatment. Benjamin Franklin was among those who supported or experienced variations of these practices; many patients, including prominent people, were weakened or killed by excessive blood loss. It persisted long after better evidence emerged because it was backed by tradition and authority.
Crude electric shock treatments: Early versions of what became electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and other shock-based “therapies” were sometimes barbaric. They were promoted as cures for mental illness or to “reset” the brain.
Drowning tests for possession/witchcraft: In various historical periods, intellectuals, clergy, and authorities used water ordeals—submerging people to see if they floated (guilty) or sank (innocent, but often drowned anyway)—as a supposedly rational way to test for demonic possession or witchcraft. These were treated as serious diagnostic methods.
Additional examples:
Lobotomies: In the mid-20th century, Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz won a Nobel Prize for developing the prefrontal lobotomy. Many psychiatrists and surgeons enthusiastically performed thousands of these operations, destroying parts of patients’ brains with ice picks through the eye socket. It was hailed as a miracle cure for mental illness until the devastating long-term damage (personality erasure, disability, death) became undeniable.
Phrenology: “Reading” the bumps on someone’s skull to determine intelligence, character, and criminal tendencies. It was popular among 19th-century scientists and intellectuals and used to justify discrimination and bad policy.
Eugenics: Promoted by many leading scientists, intellectuals, and progressives in the early 20th century (including some Nobel laureates). It led to forced sterilizations and influenced horrific policies. The smartest people of the era treated it as cutting-edge science.
Thalidomide: Marketed as a safe sedative for pregnant women in the 1950s–60s by respected pharmaceutical companies and regulators. It caused thousands of severe birth defects before being withdrawn.
Mercury treatments (for syphilis and other ailments): Used for centuries by physicians, including “blue mass” pills that contained mercury. Figures like Abraham Lincoln took them. The toxicity was profound.
Other medical/intellectual fads: Heroin marketed as a safe cough suppressant, radium water as a health tonic (drunk by wealthy and “scientific” people until it caused radiation poisoning), or the once-popular practice of trepanation (drilling holes in the skull to release “demons” or pressure).
The pattern is clear: Intelligent, educated people operating with the best knowledge and tools of their era still got things badly wrong—often for decades or centuries—because of groupthink, incomplete evidence, tradition, financial incentives, or overconfidence. Authority and intelligence are not guarantees of correctness.
This doesn’t mean all new or expert-backed ideas are bad. Science and reason do progress, precisely by testing claims, demanding evidence, and discarding failures. The key is skepticism and empiricism: Don’t outsource your critical thinking just because someone has a fancy degree, a Nobel Prize, or consensus behind them. Demand reproducible results, weigh risks honestly, and remember that today’s “settled science” can become tomorrow’s bloodletting.
We are not obligated to try every “brilliant” idea pushed by smart people. A healthy society questions. Pecker measurements is just another labotomy.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:53:43 +0000

In reply to Cookie. Cookie, I don’t think any of us on this forum are aware of any study concluding “that those forced to register are irredeemable and should be subjected to ongoing ostracism.” Where are you seeing this?

By: Cookie

Cookie — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:42:33 +0000

Just because someone with a degree at a University says it’s a good thing doesn’t make it true. We’ve all seen what our grand Universities are turning out. If someone has a particular bias already determined their studies will lean towards that bias. I’m seeing this more and more with studies meant to convince and scare the public that those forced to register are irredeemable and should be subjected to ongoing ostracism.

By: Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:10:28 +0000

Had to do a costly psychosexual evaluation in Florida which is a comprehensive assessment that reviews an individual’s psychological, biological, and social history to determine their mental health status and construct an actionable treatment plan. Even therapist said to judge normal adult citizen for my age but didn’t help

By: Michael Pierce

Michael Pierce — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:08:27 +0000

Penile plethysmography (ppg) is a diagnostic test used to measure changes in blood volume in the penis, typically in response to sexual arousal. It assesses erectile function and is often utilized in research contexts, especially in studies of sexual behavior and arousal patterns.

Problems occur when sick twisted maniacal masochists are placed in positions of authori-tie and bye and bye abuse that authori-tie.
Im happy that my case was ajudicated in the 9th and these barbaric witch hunts are not allowed.

By: Rachel d

Rachel d — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:42 +0000

Are you freaking kidding me??!!

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:35:04 +0000

I think this the is the #1 weirdest posts I have ever seen on F.A.C. (No not bashing FAC).

Folks, we just cannot make this stuff up. Even though none of us were alive then, remember the stories where they burned witches at the stake? If they lived, they were confirmed a witch, if you died, they were wrong and they were not a witch. But how many were found to be a witch? Probably none because they all died from the burning. (I assume they all died; I wasn’t there that day)

How is this related to the posted story? Well, a witch hunt is a witch hunt no matter how you slice the salami, (Pun intended) But nothing is funny about someone staying in prison longer or having to stay on the registry because their manhood makes them a threat. We did our time, and yet we are still doing time well past our release.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:19:20 +0000

These “scientific” findings sound like a modern version of Mengele’s experiments with no findings based in fact. Just pretexts for keeping people they don’t like confined.