Crime and Punishment, Part 1

Sexual Assault, Child Molestation, and Rape are all versions of the same kind of crime. They have very little to do with sex, and a lot to do with absolute control of another person. Studies show that a person who has committed one of these crimes is almost sure to be a repeat offender (around 98% ). What we have here is scientific support of mandatory life sentences for these crimes. I personally believe that the death sentence would be appropriate, but I really don't want to talk about that right now.

If we aren't going to put these people behind bars, then we should tag them with a device that will allow us to track them for the rest of their lives. When a child goes missing, the first thing we should be able to do is accurately locate all known pedophiles and sex offenders in the area. If we can track sharks and sea turtles, we can do this. As a parent, I am perfectly willing to pay more taxes to support this, though that wouldn't be necessary if everyone would just read my post titled "One Simple Solution". (blatant self-promotion)

I don't think there are too many people out there with sympathy for these people, so I'm not presenting a long winded argument here. If you have an argument, please be sure that it is a good one, or I'll just tear you up. I f you have any ideas to add, I would love to hear them. I am hoping to come up with a practical way to make this happen over the next few years. This is one change that we can and should make.

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