Just out of curiousity, who here has dealt closely with this issue? And actually seen the damage these people cause? And still sticks up for the rights of these nonhumans?
Logjon, that would be me. I have had two close relationships with women who have confided in me that they were raped by members of their family when they were young. The first, raped by her half-brother. I was in my young twenties and wasn't in a position to help much other than as a distraction. I also had issues of my own at this time. She ended up overdosing on heroin a couple of years after we parted ways. I'd like to think it was an accident.
Later on, I was quite involved with a woman in her thirties that confided in me that she had been repeatedly raped by several of her male family members when she was a little girl (young as four). This did not sit well with me. I tried to get her to tell me where they lived so I could *. She knew better, and refused to tell because she was afraid of the consequences. She had a young daughter and that was her primary responsibility in life. She also said that she had gone through councilling for years, and had put it behind her. She wanted to live the rest of her life, not the first part.
This bothered me for years.
I have had much time to contemplate these situations. My arguements here are the result of years of contemplating this issue. Murder is simply not an option, even if it would feel good for a moment. This is definitely a job for the State, as one of the primary reasons governments exists as cited in the Constitution. Vigilantism here would simply ignite family fueds and many innocent people would be killed.
I agree that the Justice system needs to be improved in this area. Vicious child rapists like these most certainly deserve to be in prison for a very long time. I would even support execution (by jury, not by lunatic) for the most heinious of these crimes. But it HAS to be done with Due Process.
However, the present system has constructed a list that is frought with errors. People that have committed no real "crime", or those who have committed much, much lesser crimes, are also on these lists. Arguing that it is ok to murder these people is simply wrong, as wrong as the crimes mentioned above.
Fixing the list to include only the most heinous crimes may be a partial solution, but it is still frought with error. What if someone happens to have the same name as someone on the list? Who gets to decide what is a crime worthy of the "list"? Remember, there are plenty of people out there that think consensual sex between adults who are not married is wrong and should be a crime.
Saying that the lists makes you "feel" safer is non sequitur. If you look up on your computer and find that no one on the list lives nearby are you "safe"? Of course not! There are rapists that have not been caught yet, and those that have can travel to your town from afar. These lists not only violate the privacy of citizens, and encourage vigilantism that may result in murdering innocent people, but they also establish a false sence of security for parents.
There is NO good reason for such lists.
Arm yourself, take precautions around strangers and stay alert. That is the best you can do...no list required.
