TN: Lawmaker Files Bill To Chemically Castrate Convicted Sex Offenders
Tennessee Republican Bruce Griffey introduced a bill that would require anyone convicted of a sexual offense against a child under the age of 13 to be chemically castrated,
Under the language of the bill, which is nearly identical to that of a similar law approved last year in Alabama, those sentenced for the crime would undergo a chemical injection that “reduces, inhibits or blocks the production of testosterone, hormones, or other chemicals in a person’s body.” If the person refuses, he would be considered to be in violation of his parole and would be “immediately remanded to the custody of the department of correction for the remainder of the person’s sentence,”.
Further, the condemned would be required to pay for the “treatments” himself.
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Shouldn’t such a stupid law be applied to everyone who commits a violent crime? Since their argument is that testosterone is the cause of aggression, it only makes sense. Maybe lobotomy is the “cure” for all recidivism. Maybe they can come up with brain implants to control us all. Where will it end? I encountered a nurse practioner last year who refuses to give any hormone therapy to males on the sex offender registry, despite the fact that testosterone is necessary for males for a whole lot more reasons than sex.
Cool, but what about those who are wrongfully accused and convicted.
Oh right nobody ever thinks about that one. Why are these “geniuses” trying so hard to shoot themselves in the foot?
I think we’ve reached the status of a rso legislative crisis and The People and their representatives need to stop running around with scissors.
I wonder what would happen if we had a drug that would suppress the urge to car-Jack or deal drugs or rob banks. Or maybe suppress the urge to drive your car after you got mad or work as a drustore employee working the register or make perfectly legal banking transactions?
But wait, wouldn’t that be a constitutional challenging situation?
Please remember that (Politicians do what we allow them to do) is my rallying cry to remind citizens that politicians like humans can be very inhumane if we allow them.
Oh wait, I’m using the same argument to not allow them to do to us that they’re using to not allow us to do what we have done to our victims.
So am I saying that two wrongs dont make a right?
Please dont misunderstand my stance. I’m not advocating for sterilization.
Here’s a good argument; Recidivism.
The politicians say we must do this to prevent future crime however as we all know statistics show that recidivism in this area are low enough to negate that stated reason. I say stated reason because if they actually believed the hogwash of not if but when then the politicians are either too daft or lying. Either case being reason enough to vote them out of office.
Okay so there it is. The argument doesn’t hold water. Recidivism statistics clearly indicate sterilization is not a reasonable reaction to this problem.
Next?
This law is the b****slap response to the fact that the last law they passed to deter Alabama sexual offenders from moving into TN got stopped cold in its tracks by a preliminary injunction. As a refresher, last year TN passed a law that would not only proactively prevent those with sexual felonies against children 12 and under from living with their own biological children whom they never abused in the first place, but it would have also RETROACTIVELY forced those individuals with qualifying offenses who HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ALLOWED TO LIVE WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN BY AN EXCEPTION CARVED OUT IN LAW.
Those of you who regularly listen to “Registry Matters” with Andy and Larry, you know Larry is a realist and always emphasizes the fact that IF POLITICIANS LOSE ONE BATTLE, THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO JUST THROW THEIR HANDS UP IN THE AIR AND QUIT. THEY ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE AND THE PROCESS NEVER ENDS.
This latest bill reflects that reality so vividly.
The article rightly points out the violation of the 8th Amendment, prohibiting cruel and inhuman punishment.
The effectiveness of this move is highly questionable, and I believe further underscored the danger of any “one size fits all” approach.
I wonder if anyone has or will make a comparison of this forced/ compelled action to the forced/compelled female genital mutilation certain societies have dictated?
Are they making it retroactive? Would it affect those already sentenced? What about those off probation?
The only good thing is, chemical castration is not permanent and reverses itself after treatments are stopped.
* NO longterm study has been done on the after affects of chemical castration after being stopped.
The language of this bill is only prospective. IT WILL NOT AFFECT PRE-ENACTMENT INDIVIDUALS. ONLY THOSE CONVICTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2020.
After “chemical castration” is stopped, the effects of the testosterone blockers wears off after a period of time and the person is “fully functional” once again.
Yet, while scrolling down the “source” to find the comment section, I came across about 100 articles/ads exploiting women and/or children. SMH What a joke the inquisitr is.