Thank you, Light, that was very enlightening. But what is your opinion? Do you think that the Death Penalty should be based on these moral and mental dysfunctions? After all, people with these particullar dysfunctions can not be released back in to society without being a danger to all those around them... or do you feel that they should sit in prison and rot? There is no real right or wrong answer here, it's all opinion. One the one hand, you will not be doing to them the thing that you told them was so wrong they would be locked away; killing. On the other, you would not be spending money keeping them alive and comfortable. (most western societies keep prisoners very comfortable. Supply them with 3 healthy meals a day, time to exercise, socialize and provide entertainment for them)
Mark, I totally agree with you that some sex offenders are simply victims of circumstance, such as the boy who is dating a younger girl, then turns 18 and is arrested for statutory rape. I also agree that offenders who target young children should never be released, and should in fact be put to death. People in the past have been castrated for these crimes, but then came back into the world to become killers because they found that killing was a new way to get off, sexual sadists we call them. There should be no life for these people, in my opinion, and they often offend while in jail using memories of the abuse they have inflicted on children as fuel, so they can rape fellow inmates.