WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland on Friday approved a law making chemical castration mandatory for pedophiles in some cases, sparking criticism from human rights groups. Under the law, sponsored by Poland's center-right government, pedophiles convicted of raping children under the age of 15 years or a close relative would have to undergo chemical therapy on their release from prison. "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," the government said in a statement. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said late last year he wanted obligatory castration for pedophiles, whom he branded 'degenerates'. Tusk said he did not believe "one can use the term 'human' for such individuals, such creatures." "Therefore I don't think protection of human rights should refer to these kind of events," Tusk also said. His remarks drew criticism from human rights groups but he never retracted them. "Introducing any mandatory treatment raises doubts as such a requirement is never reasonable and life can always produce cases that lawmakers could never have even dreamt of," said Piotr Kladoczny from the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights. "If somebody is of sound mind, we punish him. If he is sick, we try to cure him -- that's how it works in Polish law. This bill introduces both approaches. As far as I know, this makes our law the strictest in Europe on this issue," Kladoczny said. The bill, which also increases prison sentences for rape and incest, must still be approved by the upper chamber of parliament. This is seen as a formality as Tusk's Civic Platform party holds a majority of its 100 seats. Source
I like the direction this bill is going. However, if you are accused and punished without it being proven, may get out of hand.
If some one was found to be incident later on, wtf are you going to do or say? Oh my bad, we made a booboo. But I do like the idea in some ways cause these pedo people will keep doing what they do if they are allow to free on the streets.
GREAT idea. I always support harsh punishment for crimes. The PM is right .. pedo aren't humans but creatures and thus have no human rights. Like any laws, someone somewhere will get punished when they're really innocent. Mistake happened .. nothing is perfect. However, I think the benefits from this will outweigh the risks and stuffs.
of course, it sucks to be wrongly prosecuted but there is no perfect judicial system. everything - all the laws - have a fair share of mistake to a certain extend. if the law (like this one) can potential deter pedo or whatever, then ppl gotta embrace for "that" potential ... mistake bound to happen. seriously, can you tell me one law that is absolutely 100% mistake free ...
Well then, we can agree on the law being flawed. Though i agree with the punishment, does it need to be this vigilante to deter paedophilia? There is a reason why this isn't adopted by other countries (as i haven't heard any such law being passed, though i could be wrong) I am all for this being implemented, but a strict oversight committed must be involved and all methods of proof exhausted before sentencing is passed. Knoc
With pedophiles, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Read this article: Serial Pedophile Who Bought 5-Year-Old Vietnamese Sex Slave is Up For Parole. You will be sick to your stomach. It has very graphic descriptions of his crimes, so beware.
