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2024-05-29 Home Front: Politix

Louisiana bill to castrate sex offenders moving toward governor's desk for signature

[FoxNews] A proposed Louisiana Senate bill allowing judges to sentence convicted child rapists to surgical castration may become law.

Reversible chemical castration through medication is already approved as a criminal punishment in the state, but earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed Democratic Sen. Regina Barrow's bill by a vote of 74 to 24, which would take the punishment a step further.

The law would allow judges to order the procedure for men or women who have committed an aggravated sexual offense against a child under 13, assuming that they are a viable candidate. The procedure would take place no less than one week after a convicted person finishes their prison sentence. If they don't show up or refuse, per the proposed bill, they could be sentenced to an additional three to five years behind bars.

"We have to stand and fight for the children," Democratic Rep. Delisha Boyd said when carrying the bill to the House, according to the Louisiana Illuminator.

Boyd cited reports of a 51-year-old Baton Rouge man recently arrested for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The man was already on the sex offender registry after a previous offense in 2007, suggesting that the proposed bill could thwart repeat sexual predators.

The House approved the bill on several conditions, most notably that offenders younger than 17 would be excluded from the harsh new punishment, the outlet reported. Provided that the Senate approves the changes, the bill will be sent to the governor's desk.

Louisiana's state Department of Corrections and Public Safety said the cost of castration per prospective inmate would be $550 to $680 per offender, but did not provide a total yearly cost for the shift, per the outlet.

The bill is expected to face a legal challenge over its constitutionality, with Democratic State Sen. Edmond Jordan claiming that defending the statute in court would cost the state at least $100,000, per the outlet, citing conversations with opposing organizations.

Jordan also objected to the bill's "historical context," arguing that it was reminiscent of unwarranted lynching and castrations of Black men in the Jim Crow era and that the punishment would inordinately be applied to Black men.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Marked as Politics rather than WOT because it's proposed as a law, even though I suspect any victim is terrorized during and after the offense.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-29 04:14|| 2024-05-29 04:14|| Front Page Top

#2 So what do they do to female teachers who diddle with their students? Asking for a friend.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-05-29 06:55|| 2024-05-29 06:55|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ They get the house and keep the children.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-29 06:57|| 2024-05-29 06:57|| Front Page Top

#4

Questions:
Ok, they can castrate MALE sex offenders
what about the Females?

If they castrate male sex offenders, will they remove it all or the testicles?

What about Transgenders?

Either way it doesn't these perverts from other acts like Oral sex.

A better solution. Put them in prison for 20 years, no parole. Then let the prison population know and deal with it.

Posted by NN2N1 2024-05-29 07:47|| 2024-05-29 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 They get the house and keep the children.

-muffled Will Smith sobs-

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-05-29 11:02|| 2024-05-29 11:02|| Front Page Top

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