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Va. Lawmaker Pushes for Castrating Sex Offenders

By "eAdvocate"

I guess I am not sure why this particular lawmaker wants this form of body multilation. Is he saying, cut-out the portion of the body that the crime represents. Maybe he hasn't yet compared the cost of all the surgery and lifetime followup that physical castration would take, and the lawsuits and damages such a procedure could cause taxpayers in the long run. Now, if a teenager is convicted of a sexting type crime, what part of the physical body would be targeted. Insanity in lawmaking!1-26-2011 Virginia: GOP State Sen. Wants Study of Physically Castrating Offenders Who Have Served Their Prison Terms; Says Treatment Too Costly RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia legislator is renewing his push to allow castration of sex offenders as an alternative to the increasing costs of detaining and treating them after they've served their prison sentence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 26, 2011 (boomark / email).