http://www.citizensugar.com/ Breaking News, Together. en http://www.citizensugar.com/1739906 <!-- no strip poll --><!-- no rss --><div id="epoll-view-1739906"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/1739906',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-1739906');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><!-- /no rss --><p><p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/26_2008/81616959.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image right preview" height="360"></span>Convicted rapists and other sex offenders now <a href="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/21656994.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">face chemical castration</a> in Louisiana, under legislation signed on the day <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1736420" rel="nofollow">the US Supreme Court struck down</a> the state's child-rape death penalty. California was the first state to subject its sex offenders to the procedure <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-506706/Why-I-believe-paedophiles-NEVER-cured-says-chemical-castration-expert.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> popularized by the Nazis</a> who wanted to prevent "undesirables" from procreating.</p> <p>Upon signing the law, Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal said: "I am glad we have taken such strong measures . . . to put a stop to these monsters’ brutal acts."</p> <p>On a side note, Governor Jindal is all sorts of interesting. Currently the youngest US governor, and the nation's first of Indian decent, the potential McCain VP has defended intelligent design and <a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/bobby_jindals_dance_with_the_d.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">written about his participation in an exorcism</a>. </p> <p>Not everyone supports chemical castration like Governor Jindal. While it can reduce physical urges, critics argue, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnists/wickham/2001-09-04-wickham.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psychological counseling is needed</a> to address mental addiction behind assaults. Do you favor sentencing sex offenders to chemical castration?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1739906" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>No Death Penalty, But Should Rapists Face Castration?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Definitely! They obviously can't control themselves.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> No way. It's not their privates that cause them to assault, it's their brains! </label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> Maybe. But we should pair it with psychological treatment, too.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="3" class="form-radio" /> Other. I'll tell you in the comments. </label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1739906" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://www.citizensugar.com/1739906#comment Bobby Jindal Citizen Poll Exorcism Louisiana Rape Sex Offender Sexuality Yay or Nay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:45:43 -0700 LibertySugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1739906