tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post4988367580784798107..comments2023-10-21T01:54:29.888-07:00Comments on Feminist Christian Socialist: Rape treated lightly, yet again.Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068882913386501048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post-2745629388418232942010-06-16T09:55:14.391-07:002010-06-16T09:55:14.391-07:00LOL Chasong. I find it hilarious that you would as...LOL Chasong. I find it hilarious that you would aspire to be loud and opinionated. :)<br /><br />I looked at your blog, and I suspect we won't agree on plenty, but you're welcome here anyway.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068882913386501048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post-14517475351809426962010-06-16T09:17:39.310-07:002010-06-16T09:17:39.310-07:00Hi.
I'm just a friendly christian and upcomin...Hi.<br /><br />I'm just a friendly christian and upcoming blogger passing by.<br /><br />You have very 'strong views' and even stronger ways of expressing them...well, one more of God's children, innit?<br /><br />My blog is http://chasong.blogspot.com/ and if you do have the time, do come by and give me tips on making it better.<br /><br />Maybe one day, I'll grow up to be like you<br /><br />cheerschasonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05118701752837375789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post-4211122486554117382010-06-09T05:55:34.989-07:002010-06-09T05:55:34.989-07:00That's a tough one - especially since you are ...That's a tough one - especially since you are trying to prove a negative.<br /><br />As I understand it, the therapy processes involved in situations where harmful drives are involved (rape, child molestation etc.), the idea is not to excise the drive but to help the patient develop coping skills that enable them to get through the times when the drive is at its most overwhelming.<br /><br />Trying to excise the offending drive is already known to be impractical given current methods of treatment, and techniques like so-called "chemical castration" are also of dubious value.<br /><br />That leaves it very much in the hands of psychologists and the offender (who has to be a willing participant in the process) to mitigate the risk as much as is possible.<br /><br />I am of the opinion that it is a matter of tight supervision once released, with the constraints on that supervision only removed with demonstrated long term stability.<br /><br />Breaching the terms of release, or even the slightest hint of instability should result in a return to tighter controls, or even back to incarceration.<br /><br />Repeat offenses, after treatment and controlled release, should result in incarceration. (At which point a determination should be made as to whether rehabilitation is practical or not - an automatic dangerous offender evaluation, in essence)<br /><br />The unfortunate part here is that because we are trying to prove the absence of an offending behaviour, we can never be completely sure that it will not resurface - which does raise the prospect of future victims no matter what we do.<br /><br />It's one of those "acceptable risk" calls that has to be made on a case by case basis.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post-53874071262290204652010-06-08T21:07:43.889-07:002010-06-08T21:07:43.889-07:00Yes, that is fair, and I agree. I definitely thing...Yes, that is fair, and I agree. I definitely thing rehabilitation is a good goal. How do we know if someone is rehabilitated though?Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068882913386501048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067817219216094782.post-9836490185876971752010-06-08T19:37:06.494-07:002010-06-08T19:37:06.494-07:00Hmmm...where to go with this?
I can't argue...Hmmm...where to go with this? <br /><br />I can't argue with your foundation argument - there is no excuse for rape, and there should be no excusing it either.<br /><br />But, I can't say I'm comfortable with "lock 'em up and throw away the key" justice in these cases, either.<br /><br />I personally think that there is a legitimate need to make a sincere effort to rehabilitate any criminal - and that includes rapists and others whose acts I cannot even begin to understand. That said, if during the course of rehabilitation it becomes clear that the offender is incapable of rehabilitation, then yes, by all means make them subject to dangerous offender status. <br /><br />I very much doubt that a serial rapist is going to be successfully rehabilitated ... but we should at least make the effort.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.com