I'm okay with this

It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

Baliff, whack his pee pee

cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

I do knot see a problem with this either.

This is the right way to handle convicted pedophiles and rapists, way to go Germany! To all those who think it's wrong, you should have to bunk with these bastards in jail a year before their scheduled castration, see how that goes.

cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

I want to know what the other offer on the table is.

As long as they keep to using the sexual offender tag for people who actually deserve it.

'So you were arrested for urinating in a public space? CASTRATION!'

My answer would be:

Sure. I'll get right on that.
Just as soon as sex offenders stop doing all the things they do.

"In the CPT's view, surgical castration of detained sexual offenders could easily be considered as amounting to degrading treatment," it added.

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cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

I think the choice is chemical castration or literal castration. California does the chemical castration choice for early release in some cases.

According to the report, authorities in Germany cited the low reoffending rate for those who have opted for physical castration in their defence of the practice.

Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation.

Voluntary and effective. Win-win, unless you're nuts.

Schleiße...

Loucifer: Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation

wait a second.... in 10 years they only had 157 sex offenders ?????


Me thinks what they are doing to get those kinds of numbers is far more interesting then what they do to the morons that do offend.

Do they spread the dude's legs and use a sledge hammer?

You know who else was in favor of forced castration of German prisoners?

But will they grow back?

The Zimbabwe option is just too risky.

cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

nice display of empathy. I'm sure if it were your balls in question, you would feel differently. oh, you've never offended anyone? careful, god is listening.

German court scares Pedobear!

When will they learn learn? The only way to stop sex offenders is to read everyones email and monitor their interwebs activity.

Eh?

Don't do the crime and you can keep your jewels.

Loucifer: According to the report, authorities in Germany cited the low reoffending rate for those who have opted for physical castration in their defence of the practice.

Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation.

Voluntary and effective. Win-win, unless you're nuts.

Makes sense to me.

So do they go after the ovaries of the female sex offenders?

Germany offers sex offenders aged over 25 the option of surgical castration or orchiectomy

Article needs more details. What's the other option, is this a requirement to get out of prison or out on parole, if the alternative is chemical castration is that permanent? Generally speaking, I disapprove of legal punishments which can't be reversed, under the principle that everyone farks up occassionally - but it can be really hard to apologize after you've mistakenly gassed somebody or cut their nuts off.

Very, very OK with this.

Loucifer: According to the report, authorities in Germany cited the low reoffending rate for those who have opted for physical castration in their defence of the practice.

Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation.

Voluntary and effective. Win-win, unless you're nuts.


Not anymore.

Remind me not to go to germany anytime soon.

kvinesknows: Loucifer: Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation

wait a second.... in 10 years they only had 157 sex offenders ?????


Me thinks what they are doing to get those kinds of numbers is far more interesting then what they do to the morons that do offend.

Or perhaps what they're not doing, such as classifying people who take a whiz behind a dumpster as a "sex offender". Apparently, Germany has not seen Corrections as a "job creator" for shrinks and social workers.

I just like how this story is filed under "misc.". I LOLed at that for some reason.

Doc Daneeka: You know who else was in favor of forced castration of German prisoners?

dammit, came here to say this.

/Stalin?

TheGreatGazoo: Do they spread the dude's legs and use a sledge hammer?

Ahh... you may be confusing this with the stage play, "The Nutcracker".

"Balls!" said the queen. "If I had any I'd be king."

The king laughed. He had to. He had two.

LarryDan43: When will they learn learn? The only way to stop sex offenders is to read everyones email and monitor their interwebs activity.

Eh?

Hi Vic!

Jingle Strangle: cgraves67: It appears to be voluntary choice by the convicted offender. I don't see a problem.

nice display of empathy. I'm sure if it were your balls in question, you would feel differently.

If I were ever to be convicted of any such offense (wrongly, as I'd frankly rather die than do something that vile), I would choose the option that does not involve being castrated. It sounds to me like existing offenders could do the same, if they so wished. What is lacking in empathy about not feeling sorry for those who choose to take this option? What you're talking about here sounds more like pity than empathy.

oh, you've never offended anyone? careful, god is listening.

Certainly not that sort of offense.

Sanduskyed In The Shower: Remind me not to go to germany anytime soon.

So what are you saying- you're actually Sandusky inThe Shower?!?

TheGreatGazoo: Do they spread the dude's legs and use a sledge hammer?

I'm home sick and just finished watching that movie.

Gah, couldn't even understand what was happening for the first 20 minutes. Why are they all ken and barbie dolls?
I hate when movies cast actors that look so generic I cannot tell who is doing what. And it's so dark I had to turn the black level up to see what was going on half the time.

Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended

That's 3 people then? 3 people who have had their balls removed, and thus no longer have any need for anything sexual, still kept sex offending? That's dedication right there.

The only problem I see here is Germany doesn't go far enough. They shouldn't offer the treatment, they should impose the treatment. If someone is a habitual sex offender they should forfeit their right to freedom and/or their nuts.

Amos Quito: So do they go after the ovaries of the female sex offenders?

I was wondering the same thing.

/genital mutilation?

It really depends on how they define "sexual offence".
Chemical castration was used on Alan Turing (as an alternative to prison).

kvinesknows: Loucifer: Of 104 people who were operated on between 1970 and 80, only 3 percent have reoffended, compared to 46 percent of the 53 others who refused castration or who did not secure expert approval for the operation

wait a second.... in 10 years they only had 157 sex offenders ?????


Me thinks what they are doing to get those kinds of numbers is far more interesting then what they do to the morons that do offend.

Probably not locking up 17 year olds for having sex with their girlfriends helps keep the numbers down significantly.

Isn't the Pope German?

Hmmm...