http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7946129/

 

 

Talk about one hand not knowing what the other is doing...

 

typical government oversight. If there were a book published that contained all the instances of this type of government 'ooops', there would be a revolt.

 

I see nothing wrong with it. It's a medical problem and if we've "reformed" these people then they should be doing anything wrong anyway. If we havn't reformed these people why are they out in society?

 

One problem with your theory is that the primary function of our prison system has become warehousing, not reform. Another issue is that while sex offenders are categorized by chance of recidivism, we cannot keep someone in prison indefinately for a rape charge. Our legal system demands proof of a crime before punishment, and that the punishment fit the crime, not the crimes we fear they might commit. In other words, they are "out in society" because they have served their time, not because there is any guarantee of their "reformed" nature.

I'm not about to suggest we imprison people for things they might do, but I am not foolish enough to think a stint in jail does any more than punish - it does not change behavior. Not everyone who goes to prison re-offends, but I don't know if we have our prison system to thank for that, or just people getting on with life.

I'm not particularly disturbed by this news, because it wasn't accompanied by reports of "scores" of sexual crimes committed with the help of Viagra. And I am not so sure it is the job of Medicaid to run a background check before approving coverage of each prescription. I don't want medical benefits tied to legal records.

 

This is my whole theory in a box.

If the crime commited is such that a person cannot be reformed then the sentece should be life.

If the criminal can be reformed then we need to do that before we send them back out into society.

Once we send them back out then that should be that. However, I don't want a rapest voting for president.

 

well, in a perfect world there wouldn't be any crime anyway

 

punishment should fit the crime, well then the punishment should be for however long it takes to make sure this person has learned their lesson and not do it again.

 

Wait how is Viagra helping to reform these sexual offenders? If they can't get it up, isn't that a good thing for society?