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Oneironaut

(5,830 posts)
4. Draconian punishments make it more likely that rapists will kill their victim, or, the victim won't report it.
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 09:38 AM
Aug 2024

On the surface, “cutting it off” or killing pedophiles seems like it would work. It doesn’t. Most predators aren’t jumping out of the bushes to attack victims. CSA is a very complex problem.

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While half of me thinks they deserve it nini Aug 2024 #1
Gotta agree with you berniesandersmittens Aug 2024 #16
Start with Trump the child rapist. Sky Jewels Aug 2024 #2
Because Buck v Bell is still ENFORCEABLE!!! It's never been overturned. no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #3
Not wrong Ferryboat Aug 2024 #7
And thieves "deserve much more than removal of the right hand." Torchlight Aug 2024 #12
Draconian punishments make it more likely that rapists will kill their victim, or, the victim won't report it. Oneironaut Aug 2024 #4
The punishment fetish is strong in this country. Iggo Aug 2024 #19
As far as I know that removal doesn't prevent erections dickthegrouch Aug 2024 #5
My cynical self thought Marthe48 Aug 2024 #6
Meh osteopath6 Aug 2024 #8
State mandated bodily mutilation has no place in a civilzed nation DBoon Aug 2024 #9
This is stupid Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #10
Locking them up and throwing away the key wasn't good enough? Iggo Aug 2024 #11
Start with speaker Johnson? LiberalFighter Aug 2024 #13
Inevitably an innocent person is going to end up on the recieving end LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 #14
will that republican mayor be the first? ecstatic Aug 2024 #15
Popular, but very wrong. Surgical mutilation is a throwback to some very dark times indeed. Hekate Aug 2024 #17
No one has mentioned the victims Ferryboat Aug 2024 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 2024 #21
Guess angrychair Aug 2024 #20
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