Comments on: In for a penny, in for a pound http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: matthew ortego http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-11303 matthew ortego Wed, 07 May 2008 17:42:33 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/#comment-11303 I feel that raping a young child is not only wrong it’s despicable. I know the person has to die but what does that solve? I think the person should spend the rest of their life behind bars with the fact that they physically and mentally abused a child. I would hope that is punishment enough. My psychology teacher was telling us that a few years ago that a state was using a type of behavioral modification that proved successful but was shut down because it was considered inhumane. This behavior modification, in my opinion, should be brought back if it saves just one child the torture of being raped by anyone. If there was some way the marginal penalty could be raised then there may be a deterrent to the crime as well as the killing of the victim. I am concerned that if the death penalty is applied for rape of a child more criminals will consider taking the life of the child since there is nothing more at stake for them to lose. If the justice system could make their stay in jail a miserable one, it may deter the criminal from actually committing the crime. I feel that raping a young child is not only wrong it’s despicable. I know the person has to die but what does that solve? I think the person should spend the rest of their life behind bars with the fact that they physically and mentally abused a child. I would hope that is punishment enough. My psychology teacher was telling us that a few years ago that a state was using a type of behavioral modification that proved successful but was shut down because it was considered inhumane. This behavior modification, in my opinion, should be brought back if it saves just one child the torture of being raped by anyone. If there was some way the marginal penalty could be raised then there may be a deterrent to the crime as well as the killing of the victim. I am concerned that if the death penalty is applied for rape of a child more criminals will consider taking the life of the child since there is nothing more at stake for them to lose. If the justice system could make their stay in jail a miserable one, it may deter the criminal from actually committing the crime.

]]> By: Jerrell Johnson http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-11252 Jerrell Johnson Thu, 01 May 2008 01:04:03 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/#comment-11252 The penalty for child rapist should a harsh and deterant one. Usually, though child rapist tend not to kill the child hoping that they will not tell, but the death penalty I do not think is best policy for child rapist because the door for mercy and continuance of life should always be the goal. The punishment should include life improsonment at hard labour. Why let child rapist get off easy and just kill them, the hard labour sentence will save money. However the sentence for the child rapist should make the offender eligible for parole, atleast after 10 years, in hopes that the offender may have been reformed and be released on the victom child's testimony that he forgives the offender. Eligibility for Parole I think should be granted in such cases involving an offense whereas the victom still lives, and may plea for the release of their offenders after or if they have been changed, for example, they may have to faith and become a God- fearing morale person. The penalty for child rapist should a harsh and deterant one. Usually, though child rapist tend not to kill the child hoping that they will not tell, but the death penalty I do not think is best policy for child rapist because the door for mercy and continuance of life should always be the goal. The punishment should include life improsonment at hard labour. Why let child rapist get off easy and just kill them, the hard labour sentence will save money. However the sentence for the child rapist should make the offender eligible for parole, atleast after 10 years, in hopes that the offender may have been reformed and be released on the victom child’s testimony that he forgives the offender. Eligibility for Parole I think should be granted in such cases involving an offense whereas the victom still lives, and may plea for the release of their offenders after or if they have been changed, for example, they may have to faith and become a God- fearing morale person.

]]> By: Kiley Kliebert http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-11248 Kiley Kliebert Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:56:50 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/#comment-11248 The death penalty is not they way to go with this kind of case. This would make the world worse than it already is because rapist would not only rape innocent children, they would kill them as well. This would actually give them a reason to kill their victim because if the victim is dead, he or she cannot testify against the rapist. My Psychology class recently talked about rape cases and we talked about the new law to castrate convicted rapist. I personally think that this is a better way of handling rape cases. I think that they should SUFFER for what they did! The death penalty is not they way to go with this kind of case. This would make the world worse than it already is because rapist would not only rape innocent children, they would kill them as well. This would actually give them a reason to kill their victim because if the victim is dead, he or she cannot testify against the rapist.

My Psychology class recently talked about rape cases and we talked about the new law to castrate convicted rapist. I personally think that this is a better way of handling rape cases. I think that they should SUFFER for what they did!

]]> By: David Dominique http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-11239 David Dominique Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:21:52 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/#comment-11239 To say that the marginal penalty for committing murder in the case of a child rapist is "0", assuming the death penalty is instituted for child rapists, is resting on the assumption that child rapists sets out to murder but chooses to rape because if caught, he will get less time in jail. I am arguing that murder and child rape are independent of each other and equally wrong. If someone would rape a child, then someone who would kill a child would be equally wrong but independent of the rapist. Therefore, since both crimes are equally wrong, both crimes should deserve equal penalties. If it's true that rape and murder and independent of eachother. Then the only way you can justify not instituting the same penalty for each is to say that rape is less of a crime than murder, which i would argue against. S To say that the marginal penalty for committing murder in the case of a child rapist is “0″, assuming the death penalty is instituted for child rapists, is resting on the assumption that child rapists sets out to murder but chooses to rape because if caught, he will get less time in jail.

I am arguing that murder and child rape are independent of each other and equally wrong. If someone would rape a child, then someone who would kill a child would be equally wrong but independent of the rapist. Therefore, since both crimes are equally wrong, both crimes should deserve equal penalties.

If it’s true that rape and murder and independent of eachother. Then the only way you can justify not instituting the same penalty for each is to say that rape is less of a crime than murder, which i would argue against.

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]]> By: Stuart Kelton http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/comment-page-1/#comment-11214 Stuart Kelton Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:20:58 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/04/25/in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pound/#comment-11214 Although I believe that child rapists are possibly the sickest criminals alive, I do have to agree that killing them is not the answer. By doing so I too believe rapists would merely kill their victims due to the knowledge of receiving the same punishment rather than letting them live. However, from what I understand, there has recently been a law passed that allows chemical castration to be administered to convicted rapists. I am not sure of the specifics of the new law but it does sound like a positive solution. Instead of just giving a rapist a few years in jail and letting them back into society where they can harm another, this will enable them from raping another person. Although it is harsh it is not as bad as the death penalty and therefore will hopefully prohibit rapists from transforming into murderers. Although I believe that child rapists are possibly the sickest criminals alive, I do have to agree that killing them is not the answer. By doing so I too believe rapists would merely kill their victims due to the knowledge of receiving the same punishment rather than letting them live. However, from what I understand, there has recently been a law passed that allows chemical castration to be administered to convicted rapists. I am not sure of the specifics of the new law but it does sound like a positive solution. Instead of just giving a rapist a few years in jail and letting them back into society where they can harm another, this will enable them from raping another person. Although it is harsh it is not as bad as the death penalty and therefore will hopefully prohibit rapists from transforming into murderers.

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