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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Notice they don’t say convicted they say condemned death must be next
I am so outraged that I can’t even put my feelings down to make a comment. Sounds to me that Bruce Griffey has a sick passion for human torture. To bad there isn’t an injection for nuts like him and anyone that would condone and vote for his bill. God help his sole ! On the other side of the coin, if an offender wants this done to him or herself then they should be removed from all other restrictions that are put on offenders. If Griffey thinks castration is the answer, then there should be no restrictions on an offender that does this as a plea deal.
I hope his bill also includes the chemical castration of young boys who do sexual acts on younger girls like their siblings or classmates. I wanna see how THAT goes over with the parents.
Actually there was a story involving a sex offender who elected to undergo chemical castration in exchange for not having to deal with the registration.
My only response to this is that the lawmakers can take that syringe and inject it back to themselves.
The Constitution is crumbling more and more…and it needs to be stopped!
Bill
They made registries retro active so what is stopping them from doing the same with the chemical juice?
Also what if they add into removal from registry a clause that states if awarded release, you have to be chemically treated for life?
Totally agree Bill!
Seems like we are regressing back to the dark and Middle Ages? Where emasculation and brutal public executions were a normal form of entertainment.
Thought we were supposed to be an enlightened society? Seems the more knowledge and information we have, the dumber and more ignorant we become.
Just seems hard to believe that this day in age people are subscribing to this badly misinformed way of thinking.
Too much propaganda and false information put out there in regard to registered citizens! If I was not a registered citizen myself; I would believe the lies, propaganda, and intentional misinformation that is being propagated. Can’t blame the average person for feeling the way they do. Hopefully, things will start to turn around?
I noticed that Sweden and Denmark “suggest” the process can cut reoffending rates from 40% to 5%. The word “suggest” would have to be used since it would be a falsehood to state “research shows”.
Fortunately none of Bruce Griffey’s bills have passed so far, and if the people of Tennessee have any sense, this one will not pass either.
I am slowly no longer feeling that the USA is the greatest place in the world to live — at least not if you are on sexual offender probation and the registry at the same time. It is feeling more like a communist country from the 20th century. Forgive me for this, but I think idiots are taking over this country.
Hang in there, Sarah…State legislators have been doing this for as long as we can remember. In fact, at any given moment, there is a state legislator somewhere that is proposing some loopy bill that trampled on the rights of an unpopular group. That’s the constant downside of our democracy and it won’t change, I’m afraid. What CAN change, though, is the amount of credibility and influence such proposals have, so long as we keep fighting.
In our own state, I am grateful to the small number of FAC volunteers who track crazy legislative proposals and get people to help break their momentum. These volunteers hardly ever take credit!
What the article fails to mention about Sweden and Denmark— they do not MANDATE castration. In fact, they do not even have registries! And apparently don’t plan to.
Thank you, Jacob. I just went back to the source which is the Inquisitr and see the incorrect info on Denmark and Sweden has been taken out — the 40% recidivism rate.
On the plane now to Denmark lol Good thing is, most of them speak English. Not to please us but because there are so many connecting countries with different languages, it is easier to learn your own language plus the common language of English.
I have been to both Denmark and Sweden. The only deal breaker for me is the extreme cold weather and when they have the midnight sun.
So this is what this country boils down to, I don’t suppose this also applies to minors hmmmm? This country is a load of crap.
So it seems this unconstitutional punishment is only for contact offenses. More “do-gooder legislation” at the peril of the citizens