New law passed in Texas for those darn sex offenders

[Pink Angel]

so i was surfin the interweb and came accross this article. I know that as linked to another thread about sex offenders we had on here that i started as far as what everyone thought should be done with sex offenders....well if some were praying about it, Texas just now passed a new law to give the option of the death penalty for repeated sex offenders....here is the link what do yall think??

http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6094c96d67cb765b

 

[Sketcher]

Good. If they don't learn the first time, they won't learn ever.

 

[puffca]

so i was surfin the interweb and came accross this article. I know that as linked to another thread about sex offenders we had on here that i started as far as what everyone thought should be done with sex offenders....well if some were praying about it, Texas just now passed a new law to give the option of the death penalty for repeated sex offenders....here is the link what do yall think??

http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6094c96d67cb765b

“I honestly think the death penalty should be reserved for killing another human being,”...

So, I think it is the killing of the child that brings the death penalty, not the sexual offending. Did I miss something?

I should add that I don't think death penalty is suitable for any case that doesn't involve killing. No matter how evil a sex offender is, as long as nobody died, to kill him is leading the legal system to a strange direction.

 

[alfrodull]

“I honestly think the death penalty should be reserved for killing another human being,”...

So, I think it is the killing of the child that brings the death penalty, not the sexual offending. Did I miss something?

I should add that I don't think death penalty is suitable for any case that doesn't involve killing. No matter how evil a sex offender is, as long as nobody died, to kill him is leading the legal system to a strange direction.

I agree. Honestly, I'm against the death penalty entirely, but in the case of murder, at least it's "an eye for an eye." Applying the death penalty for a sex offense, as horrible as it can be to a victim, is going beyond that.

 

[Sketcher]

I agree. Honestly, I'm against the death penalty entirely, but in the case of murder, at least it's "an eye for an eye." Applying the death penalty for a sex offense, as horrible as it can be to a victim, is going beyond that.

A sex offense, depending on its severity, can be worse than death.

 

[Laurie919]

Good!!!!! I really don't think there is rehabilitation for them.

 

[Laurie919]

A sex offense, depending on its severity, can be worse than death.

Yes it can. It also can screw a woman up for life. She either becomes fidgid or easy, gets into something like BDSM. So they deserve to be hurt like they hurt the person.

 

[CoachR64]

All I have to say is God Bless Texas.

The only thing that could make it better would be if it was mandatory and not optional.

Coach

 

[Sketcher]

The only thing that could make it better would be if it was mandatory and not optional.

Given the wide range of sex offenses, I will disagree with you there. There's a difference between an inappropriate touch and the Channon Christian treatment.

 

[CoachR64]

If you read the op, it is speaking of repeated sex offenders. We are not talking about minor crimes. For rape and molestation, I am all for the death penalty.

Coach

 

[Sketcher]

If you read the op, it is speaking of repeated sex offenders. We are not talking about minor crimes. For rape and molestation, I am all for the death penalty.

Yes I know, and not all sexual offense is rape. Groping can make you a sex offender, for instance. A guy that has a groping habit isn't the same as a rapist. He's a sex offender, and he probably can't be cured, but he sure shouldn't be executed. A repeat rapist on the other hand, I can see executing.

 

[CoachR64]

If the person is a repeating sexual offender, then rehabilitation obviously isn't working. No matter how minor the preceived crime.

On the groping issue... that is generally how molesters start. They then move on. So if a person is repeatedly molesting (groping) children, then I have no problem putting them to death. If they are constantly repeating the behavior after each time they are released, rehabilitation isn't working.

Coach

 

[Sketcher]

Rehab may not be working, but I would just lock them up for life if that is the case. I wouldn't put them to death. I'd be content to let the Sisters deal with him for the rest of his life.

 

[CoachR64]

What good is life in prison? I am firmly against life in prison because it is pointless. If we are never going to let these people out into society again, what is the point of keeping them alive? We need to rehab and give skill training to the ones we can, and put the rest to death. Life without parole is pointless. It serves no purpose. What good are these people to society? None. Kill them or rehab them.

Coach

 

[justaGUYnamedROB]

I think I'd castrate them before I'd kill them. Actually come to think of it, I think that would be a fate worse than death.

 

[HunnyBee]

I'm not a fan of capital punishment but I have no sympathy whatsoever for sex offenders. I think they should spend the rest of their lives in jail without parole, that way there wouldn't even be any repeat offenders.

 

[CoachR64]

Life without parole serves no purpose to anyone. It is the dumbest punishment a society could come up with. It is a huge burdon on the society with no positive results to show for it.

Coach

 

[Sketcher]

Criminals not being on the streets is something to show for it. And while it shouldn't be this way, it is more expensive to execute someone than it is to put him away for life.

 

[HunnyBee]

I agree if it is keeping them off the streets for life then it's something to show for it.

 

[CoachR64]

It is only more expensive because life is an option. The appeals and fights for life without parole eat up all the money. It wouldn't be near as expensive if they simply carried the sentence out swiftly. Give them 90 days to get their affairs on order, then execute them. This is one of the those problems that truly does have a simple solution.

Coach