Comments on: TN: Lawmaker Files Bill To Chemically Castrate Convicted Sex Offenders

By: Yasmin U. I. Davidson

Yasmin U. I. Davidson — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 13:48:45 +0000

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By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:00:52 +0000

According to one study I’ve read before, chemical castration could make the person’s drive worse. Because when testosterone goes down estrogen goes up. Furthermore, other studies have shown that most sex crimes are about power and control, so trying to lower someone’s drive isn’t going to make any difference because their crime had nothing to do with their drive. The Missouri SOP teaches that sex crimes have nothing to do with sex or sexual drive. Basically their drive is not why they committed their crime. And many sex crimes didn’t involve penetration with that body part.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:26:15 +0000

It’s sad to see the way our country is going, we are supposed to be getting better as humanity moves forward. The problem that I see is that the people they are targeting are the most violent of offenders but as we know most if not all of them will never see outside of prison again. It’s that one bill fits all offenders and not putting people in tiers based on offence and actual threat to society, I dont think the registry is a good idea but it wont ho away anytime soon. As for the chemical castration, I dont think it’s a good idea. Eventually it will be mandatory for all offenders regardless of the crime. Now I wouldnt mind it to get off the registry, since the age of 22 my testosterone lvls have been equal to a 100 year old males and then I got a vasectomy on top of it 3 months before my bs charge.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:01:24 +0000

In reply to Media. If it’s a convention rather than a treaty, it may have some moral authority but not necessarily enforceable.

By: Media

Media — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:55:31 +0000

In reply to RM.

Very interesting. Thanks.

It states the drug cannot be administered involuntarily. These states will not be doing it involuntarily but will not allow these inmates out of prison without using the drug. Is that how they will get around this treaty? Or is the treaty even binding? My guess is not.

The treaty states the lack of administration of the drug cannot be used as a sanction against the inmate. Does that mean that prisons cannot refuse to release an inmate simply because he/she refuses to take the drug?

By: Media

Media — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:41:44 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

In the article, where does it say “only for men”? I am sure you are correct — I just did not find it as I was quickly glancing over the article. I did see where it mentioned men in Indonesia, though.

If you are correct in saying that the bill would only apply to men, I would think that would open a lawsuit for discrimination against men.

By: Bill 1

Bill 1 — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:08:20 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee.

Here is a Florida case discussing whether the castration statute is constitutional or now as applied to the specific case facts.

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16333163779130226829&q=794.0235&hl=en&as_sdt=40006

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 22:38:43 +0000

Only for men? Not for women sexual offenders? How is that constitutional?

By: RM

RM — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:17:38 +0000

The United Nations Convention against Torture, to which the United States is a signatory, specifically bans degrading treatment. The UN has determined that chemical castration constitutes “degrading treatment.”

See http://www.un.org.tr/humanrights/images/pdf/White-Paper-on-Chemical-Castration-and-Life-Imprisonment.pdf

To the extent that these laws are actually applied, the states that apply them (and the United States itself) are committing acts of torture specifically banned by this treaty.

By: HadEnough

HadEnough — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 15:25:34 +0000

In reply to Bill.

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?