Turkey On The Brink Of Chemically Castrating Paedophiles and Rapists

[LeftEyeNine]

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's ruling party has proposed legalizing chemical castration as punishment for repeat rapists or pedophiles in a wide-ranging overhaul of sex abuse laws, according to a draft seen Thursday by The Associated Press.

The controversial proposal is part of a government-backed bill that foresees increased prison terms for sex offenses, especially against children. It was submitted to parliament on Wednesday but it was not known when it would reach the floor for debate.

The bill would require testosterone-supressing drugs for "habitual and persistent" sex offenders and make the procedure a condition for probation for others. Sex offenders would also be submitted to behavioral therapy.

It also would almost double maximum prison terms served for sex offenses to 10 years. Convicted pedophiles would serve up to 18 years in prison while sexual abuse of children by parents, stepparents, siblings or guardians would be punishable by 27 years.

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Our kuuuuuuuuute Moder4tez Islamz0rz government's scientifically dubious draft law's public-lynch-lusted orientation aside, as most of what is definitely wrong is forced to swallow in Turkey, AKP's (ruling party) sick politicians claim that such sentence is practiced in some European countries as well as in a couple of states of USA.

I'd say "how and under which circumstances" which would change a lot about their claims and I'd like to know what kind of practice is executed in your country, if something similar, how such decision was reached and is being practiced under what kind of conditions ?

Thanks in advance.

[Greyblades]

I'm not a doctor, but wont castrating them with chemicals only stop them from procreating and not stop them from being able to have sex?

[LeftEyeNine]

The doctors that tried to shed some light so far practically explained that such treatments which have to be repeated every month will lower their testosterone levels, hence theoretically dragging their lust for sex downwards.

[PanzerJaeger]

I'm not a doctor, but wont castrating them with chemicals only stop them from procreating and not stop them from being able to have sex?

Suppressing testosterone levels vastly reduces sex drive - the theory being that while they could have sex, they would have little interest in it.

[LeftEyeNine]

I'd like to repeat, by the way:

Which States of USA and countries has this as a form of punishment please ?

[Greyblades]

Hmm... I know I didnt get this from a realy good source, Law and order, but dont some rapists rape more for the pleasure gained by the victims pain than the actual sex? I'd be abit concerned that even without the sex drive they might rape just for that instead of any sexual feelings.

[Idaho]

I'm not entirely sure, but I think I saw some research that said this treatment wasn't really effective in stopping any impulse to commit these crimes. I could be wrong though.

[rory_20_uk]

Depending on the chemical used (either to competitively inhibit testosterone or kill the cells that make testosterone) the treatment would either have to be repeated or be a once off.

One's sex drive / libido / ability to have erections will dramatically fall without testosterone. But of course if the reasons for the crimes are not merely sexual desire but are a more complicated psychological matter it might not be enough. Some paedophiles / rapists have in some cases have requested surgical castration as they themselves view re-offence as highly likely without it.

Even if one were innocent, one might prefer having a monthly injection and otherwise be free than to languish in a Turkish jail (I stress this is a relative rather than an absolute preference). If the case is won, then they can just stop the injections.