It’s an uncomfortable question. Under socialism, I think non-offending pedophiles should be encouraged to discuss the issues they’re having with state-appointed counselors, and potentially interned in a (humane) facility where they can undergo evaluation and treatment - not the chemical castration, inherently psycho-pharmaceutical people think of, that should probably be a last resort. Talk therapy, DBT, etc. should be attempted first, always.
On the other hand, proven offending pedophiles should probably just be put to death. This may be the carceral-state, punishment-over-rehabilitation brainwashing talking, but I don’t think there’s any coming back from that and there probably shouldn’t be. Nigh any lens I apply to this issue comes to the same conclusion. Utilitarian? They obviously take more from the people than they give. Ethical? They inflict irreperable trauma on the most vulnerable population there is and are statistically likely to do so again.
I remember reading about a pedophile in an area controlled by Filipino communists. They asked his victim what she wanted to be done, and held a trial wherein her voice carried more weight than the rest of the people involved. They hanged the pedophile. Good.
(Note: I’m speaking as someone who endured CSA for 5 years. This is not to “lane” anyone, just context as to why I’ve personally thought about this.)
There was a case like this in the LNR back in 2014 or 2015. A soldier was convicted, by a people’s court, of raping a 12 year old girl. Since the LNR didn’t at the time have a truly functioning legal system, and couldn’t legitimately put anyone to death, the soldier was given a choice: either rot in prison for the duration of the conflict, to face sentencing during peacetime, or be sent under guard to the heaviest part of the front. He chose the latter, and I believe died in combat a couple weeks later.
Interesting. A solution like that makes sense in the midst of fighting a war against imperial aggressors. I’m not sure how it’d look during peacetime. I’d personally say that being in the socialist military, during peacetime, should be viewed as an honor rather than a punishment. I also understand that said socialist military can only exist through enduring a period of conflict. Sometimes more pragmatic approaches are needed, and it seems to me like they made the right call.
Honestly IIRC it was a comment on FB from a Filipino communist who allegedly fled after some shit went down. So not exactly a source I’d use without further investigation, but still interesting.
It’s an uncomfortable question. Under socialism, I think non-offending pedophiles should be encouraged to discuss the issues they’re having with state-appointed counselors, and potentially interned in a (humane) facility where they can undergo evaluation and treatment - not the chemical castration, inherently psycho-pharmaceutical people think of, that should probably be a last resort. Talk therapy, DBT, etc. should be attempted first, always.
On the other hand, proven offending pedophiles should probably just be put to death. This may be the carceral-state, punishment-over-rehabilitation brainwashing talking, but I don’t think there’s any coming back from that and there probably shouldn’t be. Nigh any lens I apply to this issue comes to the same conclusion. Utilitarian? They obviously take more from the people than they give. Ethical? They inflict irreperable trauma on the most vulnerable population there is and are statistically likely to do so again.
I remember reading about a pedophile in an area controlled by Filipino communists. They asked his victim what she wanted to be done, and held a trial wherein her voice carried more weight than the rest of the people involved. They hanged the pedophile. Good.
(Note: I’m speaking as someone who endured CSA for 5 years. This is not to “lane” anyone, just context as to why I’ve personally thought about this.)
There was a case like this in the LNR back in 2014 or 2015. A soldier was convicted, by a people’s court, of raping a 12 year old girl. Since the LNR didn’t at the time have a truly functioning legal system, and couldn’t legitimately put anyone to death, the soldier was given a choice: either rot in prison for the duration of the conflict, to face sentencing during peacetime, or be sent under guard to the heaviest part of the front. He chose the latter, and I believe died in combat a couple weeks later.
Interesting. A solution like that makes sense in the midst of fighting a war against imperial aggressors. I’m not sure how it’d look during peacetime. I’d personally say that being in the socialist military, during peacetime, should be viewed as an honor rather than a punishment. I also understand that said socialist military can only exist through enduring a period of conflict. Sometimes more pragmatic approaches are needed, and it seems to me like they made the right call.
I’m curious, do you have a link to where you read that?
Honestly IIRC it was a comment on FB from a Filipino communist who allegedly fled after some shit went down. So not exactly a source I’d use without further investigation, but still interesting.