I don't know about the constitution..
but then, that is just a legal document, easily circumvented.
Just make an amendment.
It is unusual and cruel..
I'm torn on it.. on the one hand, it's simply horrible.
on the other.. Some sex offenders, who survive prison, prolly deserve it?
Maybe, in those cases where a sex offender gets a huge sentence... it could be something they opt-in for.. as a means to qualify for early parole?
of couse.. the other side.. what is the fair female equivalent to this?
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Forget the US Constitution. The UN classifies forced castration (and other typically male-on-male sexual violence) as a war crime.
its cruel because men are proud of their d**ks. its the same as removing someone's air or their head from their body
Even if it's not against the US constitution, it certainly is very barbaric, unnecessarily cruel and unworthy of a developed, democratic republic. I consider it pretty much the same as countries such as Saudi Arabia stoning women to death if they cheat on their husband.
I also believe castration as a punishment is against the UN Declaration of Human Rights because it could be regarded as an act of torture (not that the US ever cared much about that...).
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technically, cruel punishment is OK. And so is unusual. The problem is with both, which is why it says "cruel AND unusual."
that said, permanent physical harm or damage falls more into the realm of torture than anything else. If you think someone will sexually assault others again, you need provisions to make sure they are never free from prison to do so, not permission to irreparably destroy part of a person's body.As a rape survivor, I wish that my attacker had been castrated.
I'm not American and don't know shit about the constitution but it's a very immoral and cruel punishment we should be above mindless violence as a society and this is basically torture which was left behind in the middle ages.
Castrastion should be used on people who rape children I say it' would be a perfect punishment.
If castration and full penectomy was mandatory for male rapists it would be a permanent prevention and prison would not be necessary. However, to be fair a proper urethra relocation would be necessary. However, would there be a comparable punishment for a female rapist?
Counts as mutilation, similar to chopping off hands, feet, tongue and blinding by burning the eyes. Not unusual by human standards but pretty much cruel.
That actually sounds like a good punishment for rapists.
I would support it... especially with respect to male sex offenders. It would have to be beyond reasonable doubt though!
These people can't ever be cured and they keep abusing kids and other people
It's both unusual and cruel, but better to be castrated than for a child to endure whatever unusual and cruel treatment a child predator would do.
It would be better to just kill the offender.. But on that same token, if you castrate male sex offenders, what do you do with female sex offenders? And dont deny it, they do exist.
I suppose it would depend on the crime but even if it wasn't against the constitution it is one of the most barbaric things you could do to a man.
Unconstitutional or not I know of 3 I wish would have been castrated.
Generally they use chemical castration, which removes the sex drive without physically removing the apparatus.
But I think physical castration would be considered cruel and unusual.Yes, amendment 8 prevents cruel and unusaul punishment or excessive bail.
Capital punishment is constitutional, modern society should have confiscation and penectomy nullification surgery become a deturant to crimes that victimize people.
It is indeed considered cruel and unusual punishment and is indeed unconstitutional.
psycho feminist that wants to chop all males' members detected... .
i don't think it's unconstitutional. and i also think it would be an useful way to help pedophiles to control their urges and to come away from their sexual compulsions.
Obviously it is. Anything who says it's not has some serious issues.
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