La Shawn Barber is in touch with her wild side:
And here's the kind of death a pedophile should face: After he's found guilty and sentenced to death, he should be tied to a pole in the public square. Every day, all day, until he's dead, people are allowed to throw at him whatever they can lift. They can spit on him, throw rocks, cans, glass, shoot him with arrows (but no bullets), baseball bats, knives - and he stays tied to that pole in the heat, wind, rain, or snow with no food and only a little water to prolong his misery. And he receives no treatment for his wounds. How long can a person survive that? Days? Weeks? Who cares? His suffering is the focus. People who rape children should suffer a painful, humiliating death.
There is a delicious irony in someone simultaneously going atavistic about the rape of a child, then calling for a punishment that is so cruel and inhumane that carrying it out would make you a posterchild for Romans 1:18-32. Don't get me wrong, I don't think stoning someone who rapes a child is inherently cruel or unjust, I just think it is a wee bit ironic that someone can flip flop between denouncing someone for a heinous crime, then call for a punishment that is based on appealing to barbaric, depraved instincts in human nature.
Ah, but she said she'd do it somberly, so that changes everything. With tears in her eyes, she would hurl glass bottles at them; her lips quiver as she pulls another arrow from her quiver. Ok, so I'm pickin at her there.
I've had two of my comments deleted and two more partially or completely edited. The best part is, she tells me to "lighten up." Reminds me a lot of this Dilbert comic, actually.
And for the record, I have argued that execution for child rapists is not only humane, it is actually significantly more civilized than what we put them through today with all of the contemptible legal restrictions from sex offender registries, to "sex offender-free zones" that make them live like lepers rather than just get the punishment right the first time.
The main difference I see is that a child doesn't do anything to deserve being molested or tortured. I don't believe in torturing people either, but I can see the point of people that want more punishment than being locked up for awhile.
I also don't see capital punishment as an answer to this particular crime. It would most likely result in more dead victims since the punishment would be the same and it's harder to get a conviction without witnesses.
I see where you're coming from on the last part. I don't think I would make it mandatory, but an option for the jury/judge to contemplate. WRT the torture issue, the part that bothers me here is the "torturing them to death" approach. It's wrong, and you can't justify it if you're a Christian. God's eternal law is pretty clear that the sins of others do not enable us to repay them in kind; heinous crimes cannot be met with heinous, sadistic punishments.
I kinda agree with the whole making them suffer - "a punishment that is so cruel and inhumane"...
A child will hold such horrific memories until forever, perhaps never fully healing from such an ordeal. Whereas the pedophile goes along, most likely repeating his/her behaviours until forever. To add to this whole mess of a society, the child then may act out behaving similar towards other children...
Oy vey, stop the insanity.
Sweet irony in torturing the broken and lost, ain't it?
I have to agree with you on this.
The only possible benefit to society of torturing a molester is to help identify the kind of people who would enjoy torture. They should be watched.
Despite the depravity of man, I expect most Americans would reject the chance to torture even the most ehinous of criminals.
ehinous = heinous.
Pardon my dyslexai.
An easier way of spotting people that enjoy torture would be asking them if they watch American Idol. Those are the ones I worry about.
LOL @ American Idol... I guess I should be watched over very carefully.