Take some fucking responsibility!

[abaris]

Why don't we castrate rapists? Seems we just throw them in jail for a short amount of time, put them on a register when they get out and that's it. No actual punishment.

Sometimes you fall back on - I don't know what to call it - so I call it your youth.

First, the practical aspect. Castrating them doesn't solve the underlying aspect. Rape isn't about lust, it's about a power trip for the perp. This according to forensic psychologsts and profilers. It's about excercising power over the victim.

Secondly, castrating them doesn't solve the issue because the drive isn't lost. They merely can't perform anymore and will seek another outlet, such as killing or torturing. Again, according to people having studied the issue extensively.

Third, our society doesn't live in the Middle Ages anymore where you inflict bodily harm as a punishment. We lock them away. Usually for a pretty long stretch. Our European societies also have the instrument of security custody, which makes it possible to keep a perp in captivity, even if they already served their time. If trained professionals deem them unsave to release to the public. Breijvik is such a case. He's sentenced to 20 years because that's the maximum punishment in Norway, but there's no chance he will ever walk the streets again. There are numerous others, of course. One of them a case from my youth. In 1988 there has been a scandalous hostage situation, with several casualties. Scandalous because of the role the press played back then. The main perp served his sentence, but they don't release him because he's still considered dangerous. Interesting case, by the way, might want to look it up. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladbeck_hostage_crisis