Louisiana Rapist Castrated
A Louisiana man convicted of raping two sisters, ages 11 and 13, in 1999 will be castrated as part of his plea bargain.Keith Raymond Fremin, 42, admitted raping two young girls . . . [and] has agreed to be castrated to avoid serving a life prison sentence.According to the AP wire report, the victims--their word, not mine--agreed to the plea bargain as well. While I'm all for less dicks in the world, rape can occur without one and the psychological tendencies that compel rapists, correct me if I'm wrong, aren't housed solely in the sexual organs, but also in the brain. If this is in fact true, then why does our fucking judicial system continue to circumvent rehabilitation and/or psychological treatment? Am I completely insane to assume that cutting off a man's dick or balls is in NO WAY going to prohibit him from sexually assaulting and/or raping anyone? |
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post a commentI agree with you that castration isn’t necessarily an effective rehabilitation strategy and that the criminal justice system is really off-target in terms of how it deals with all types of sexual predators. I also agree wholeheartedly that assaults can happen to everyone and can be perpetrated by everyone.
However, as was discussed in your VAWA entry/comments, violence like this is predominantly perpetrated by men on women/children. Thus, I have to say though that part of me is thankful that – finally – the punishment in this kind of case is closer to matching the egregiousness of the crime. Recalling that less than twenty years ago, men were exempted from prosecution for raping their wives and that punishments in all rape cases is still notoriously light, is it wrong to question what our society would be like if men knew they’d lose their balls if they committed such offenses?
Amber, you make a smart and valid point, however, I don't know how long castration would work as a viable alternative to psychological rehabilitation (if that even works). All I know is that castration is a sexual fantasy for some men and that is one reason not to revere it as a legal consequence.
oh, my...castration as a sexual fantasy?!
i thought castration caused a marked decrease in testosterone, which in theory would help decrese violent tendencies (if you've ever read any of the insanely interesting stuff about double y chromesome-d individuals, you should check it out. it's pretty scary). i could be *totally* wrong on that, though!
Anya, theoretically castration should cause a decrease in testosterone and sexual drive; however, it hasn't proven as successful as the courts had hoped and sometimes, fulfills the sexual fantasy of castration mentioned above.
i don't know whether to be more disturbed or saddened that castration is a sexual fantasy for some men. it really makes you wonder just *how* abused they were in their childhoods to not only molest young children but also fantasize about such a disfiguring practice.
i wonder if there will ever be a more effective physical/chemical treatment for men with such sociopathic disorders (one that wouldn't be, in some sick way, attractive to them). hormone treatments, maybe? it has been a *long* time since i've read anything on the subject, but it would seem that one might be able to mimic some of the expected effects of castration with a much less...drastic procedure. it might be a nice addition to a regimen combining hormonal and psychological therapy.
however, as you noted, to expect someone to stop their behaviour without serious, in-depth psychological counseling is just ludicrous.