I agree with this.
What I am about to say, however, may piss some people off, but it is in no way a defense of forced sex, pedophilia, or anything of the sort. I was perp'd on myself as a child, and think cutting nuts off would be appropriate in many a situation, but there are some things I don't like about the Sex Offender registry. My main issues are the way people are listed and what the public does with it. On the registry, it doesn't tell the whole story about the situation. A 17 year old male could have oral sex with a 15 year old female that he thought was 17, and be labeled a sex offender for the rest of his life. I'm not excusing the act, but "sex offender" for the rest of his life? What's fair about that? The laws also allow for someone to be put on The List who has been caught urinating in public 3 times, I believe under "indecent exposure." So you get drunk three times, pee behind a gas station, get caught, and are now a sex offender? WTF? If the sex offender list is going to exist, they should put more of the backstory on there so the public has a better idea as to what has happened.
And for those that did perp, the way the laws are now, with the restrictions of how many feet they can live by a bus stop, or school, this basically forces all sex offenders to live in and around selected areas. Does this make anyone any safer? The arguments with this could be that the sex offenders could all start buddying around, and encourage each others bad behavior, and start the perp circle all over again. I'm not saying we should make it any easier for anyone who has been convicted, but the true stories need to be considered. I know a common consensus is that the victims of the perps have to live with what happened to them forever, so why shouldn't it be hard? I agree, and I'm not saying make it easier for perps to live, but we need to look at what we are doing. I say this because I'm picturing a perp not being able to find a home, or a job, and basically becoming so desperate that they resort to crime, and perping all over again instead of trying to rehabilitate themselves. Some people are honest about their recovery, and I would personally rather help to rehab, than to be a part of an environment that just encourages them perping again because we think they should be punished.
I'm sorry if I offend anyone with my personal stance. Can everyone be rehabilitated? No. I'm all for castrating when it involves a situation like someone raping a child or something like that, but regarding The List, we need to look at situations individually before we pass judgment, or try some vigilante justice.