First of all, define 'child'. Are we talking about 18 year old boys who have sex with their 15 year old girlfriends, or perverts who have sex with little kids?
I get that, but how young does the child have to be, and how old does the man/woman have to be before it is considere pedophilia? This is your poll so you have to set the options. As now, I can't vote because I don't know what your definition of 'child' is.
Pedophilia starts at 12-13 I believe. Just think of your classic case of a pedophile Mak, 30-50 yr old with an 8-10 or so year old...
You can't make the punishment more severe than the criminal act. What do I mean? If you make the punishment more severe than the criminal act then the criminal loses nothing by increasing the level of the crime. Eg. Rape a child, get executed. The criminal loses nothing by killing the child. In fact, they gain from killing the child because now there's less evidence. It's a game of finding the right level of punishment to crime.
Put the child rapist in a solitary cell with a very large homosexual rapist for a week. Let the punishment fit the crime. It would probably cut down on rehabilitation recidivism as well.
There is no ideal penalty for child rape. There are least worst options which will vary greatly depending on the specifics of the crime(s) and the offender. What they are ultimately depends on what the purpose of the penalty is. Suggests here seem to drift from deterrence through to satisfying the sick prison rape fantasies of messageboard posters.
This poll does not clearly define child rape. Is it child rape because its rape? Or is it child rape because its a child? Statutory rape needs to go back to the drawing board, to include different levels of statutory rape, with different penalties. For example, if you are 17, and your girl is 16... When you turn 18, techically you are guilty. All it takes, is for her parents to hate you, and you will be convicted of rape, and will be a registered sex offender for the rest of your life. I would guess that 30% of men are guilty of commiting statutory rape at some point in their lives. The policies should be as such... Adult and Minor less than 3 years apart. (NOT RAPE) Adult and Minor less than 5 years apart. (Up to 6 months in prison for adult - Still Not Rape) Adult and Minor over 5 years apart. (RAPE - Registered Sex Offender For Life + Prison Time) (If the minor is under 15 years of age, it is RAPE accross the board) Or something along those lines. Thoughts?
First, we have to be 100% sure that a rape occurred, I have read many reports where someone was tried and convicted with nothing more than the testimony of a minor child (under say 12). A childs words have a lot of sway on people, especially if they are saying they were abused and we all know that children have a tendency to lie (I recently learned this from my best friends kids - all 4 of them have starting lying about absolutely crazy stuff all the time). Second, we need to define what age range we are talking about and make the punishment appropriate for the difference in age of the individuals. A 45 year old and a 12 year old do not equal a 19 year old and a 16 year old. In the case of the scenario that the op has laid out (45 to 12) I would give them the option of either chemical castration or the death penalty if the issue is 100% proven. The mental effects of being abused will damage the child for life - effecting everything that they do from the point of abuse onward, they should suffer the same punishment.
really depends on many variables. an 18 year old man raping a 17 year old female child is an example of statutory rape, even if the sex was consensual. I don't really think there should be much of any punishment for this outside of a fine, or maybe some probation.
Before we discuss the ideal penalty, how about first considering how many innocent people have been falsely convicted? What do you do for those convicted on false charges, false testimony, fabricated evidence, prosecutorial or police misconduct? How do you restore the good reputation of those victims and their families?? Please consider all that as well.
sexually molesting a child in any fashion only proves you are a sick freak and have not a single place in society. and since the tax payers should not be burdened with paying for the welfare of such a person they should just be shot.
Many of these cases involved ''solid proof'' and a long period of time transpired before this was proven false: http://truthinjustice.org/child-abuse.htm
