[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Not "happy" as such but if you're asking me should all paedophiles be forcibly sterilised my answer would be no. This article here makes some interesting points about this

I am not aware of your views, but I would quite happily allow for the sterilisation of all convicted paedophiles in extreme cases.

With regards to the article, there are so many flaws in that:

1. "Ms Reece, a barrister and leading expert in her field, argues that strict regulations surrounding sex offenders adopting or fostering children should be relaxed to enable cases to be judged on their individual merits. A blanket ban, she argues, contravenes Article 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and therefore the government could be open to legal challenge if it does not recognise this."

As far as I am concerned, they do not have, or deserve the same rights as everyone else. Same as anyone convicted for a serious crime.

2. Ms Reece says that Parliament has already recognised that some sex offenders are suitable to look after children. This recognition has so far only applied to sex offenders who are related to the children or are pre-existing foster carers.

I still would not be happy with that. Is she saying that children are at less risk of being abused by someone they are related to? I think we all know that is not true.

3. Ms Reece argues that there is no reason why all sex offenders should not be considered as potentially suitable to adopt or foster children, or work with them.

I regard that as totally ridiculous.

She goes on to say "When someone has served a sentence, as far as you can, you should treat them the same as anyone else." I don't actually think most people can. The trust is not there. And I agree that all cases should be decided on their own merits, as should be the norm in most aspects of life.

"Three-quarters of sex offenders are never reconvicted." - not necessarily true. Statistics only come from known incidents.

Most of it is personal opinion.

What are the points you are referring to as particularly interesting?