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Poland OKs Chemical Castration for Pedophiles

Controversial new law also covers incest

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 26, 2009 2:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new law in Poland will require convicted pedophiles or those who rape family members to undergo chemical castration when their prison term is up. Human rights groups immediately raised objections, but Poland's prime minister isn't budging—he says the criminals in these cases don't qualify as "human," notes Reuters. "Therefore I don't think protection of human rights should refer to these kind of events."

Pedophiles in Poland will have to undergo chemical castration.
Pedophiles in Poland will have to undergo chemical castration.   (Shutter Stock)
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The purpose of this action is to improve the mental health of the convict, to lower his libido and thereby to reduce the risk of another crime being committed by the same person. - Polish government

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cognitivefilter
Sep 29, 2009 3:39 AM CDT
agree w/ early posts.....this is not a moral issue, it is a matter of law
Aelius28
Sep 28, 2009 11:12 AM CDT
Homosexuality and pedophilia are both sexual preferences. Neither can be controlled or chosen, both of them are abnormal, both of them are perfectly legal, both of them are harmless on their own, they're the same in every aspect except one of them is illegal to ACT on. By the way, viewing child porn only indirectly harms kids when it's paid for or when the person viewing it had some part in its production in some way. Just like viewing an execution doesn't make you an accessory to murder. If someone is molesting kids, they are a danger to kids that is correct. But a pedophile is not intrinsically a danger to kids, it's only if he acts on his desires which most don't.
Aelius28
Sep 28, 2009 11:08 AM CDT
I should point out that teens ARE supposed to have sex because, as you admitted yourself, they are in their prime. That's what puberty IS, it's your body saying "let's get busy!".

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