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Is castration cruel and unusual punishment?
Title: Is castration cruel and unusual punishment?
Category: Social Sciences / Current Issues
Details: Words: 255 | Pages: 1.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Is castration cruel and unusual punishment?
Castration is cruel and unusual because it is taking away the right of a man to bear children but at the same time it may prevent him from being a repeat offender. The idea of castration is to dramatically reduce the libido and to significantly reduce the testosterone level of a man. Unfortunately, men can no longer perform sexually because they can not get erect. However, who is to say that they will not still …showed first 75 words of 255 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 255 total…be surgically castrated. But in the case of first time or juvenile offenders, chemical castration should be considered.
The offender, the judge and any other parties involved should be given the opportunity to have an effect on sentencing. In cases of juvenile victims, either form of castration would be acceptable. However, in cases of adult victims, where intoxicants are involved and consent cannot be completely ruled out, castration of any kind should not be warranted.
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