You know sometimes I think if there was DNA evidence to prove the offence, and especially if the victim was a small child, castration is a reasonable penalty. 11 months is apallingly short, especially when the rate of repeat offenses is so high.

I agree that castration is the best form of punishment for rape. Also the lie-dectors test would also be another good choice to use. The flaw of that would have to be that anyone who has wires attached to their body will be scared and their heart will be faster, no matter what. In 1995 rapists were sentenced to 10 years in prison and now they are only sentenced to 11 months.11 months only makes the person think that they can do it again, and only have to stay in confinement for less than a year. One of my bestfriends was raped, and she has been put through alot of this, I feel if a man can ruin her life, then his life should be ruined in jail. But most judges don't agree with that, because they don't know if the girl or boy is telling the truth, but if a 5 or 6 year old boy or girl knows what sex is, then they probably know what's going on.

Lie dector tests are benefical for all areas of crime with the usual standard court system- trail by jury, when required. It could regarded as a time and money saver, but not to be used soley for the purpose of proving a person guilty, as there as so many factors (emotional) that could cause the system to fail.

if a man is convicted of sodomy with a 14 yr old,
raped and drugged and alcohol in a bar 6 other women in their 20s-30s-they ought to cut it off!
and that the system to let him out and say to concerned citizens who call the police to inquire:
"he served his debt to society" is an insult!
no convicted rapist should be allowed to work in
any line of business where he is allowed to enter
unsuspecting people's homes! they ought to have
a strict law-if contractors have to be finger printed and checked via FBI-so ought to handimen,
telophone workers, DWP, and those who work for
contractors! no excuse! a rapist never changes
his spots!

All sex offenders should get more than jail time. They need to get help because they obviously don't think right.

And what happens if it is difficult to change or control their sexual impulses?

THEY NEED MORE TIME IN JAIL. hmmmf.

I know a 60yo guy who raped both of his daughters. He began raping the younger of the two kids when she was only 8yo and it is still going on and she just turned 18yo. She has layers of issues and problems and is now a hopeless drug addict with a death wish. Yes, these types of crimes should be punished with severity. Not a slap on the wrist, so that they can get out there and continue to rape and abuse. There have been numerous studies and the results are always the same: THERE IS NO REHABILITATION OR CURE FOR SEXUAL OFFENDERS!!! They always will reoffend period! What is wrong with the sentencing in this country. My god, you get many years for having a small amount of weed, the jails and prisons are full of addicts but not child molesters, rapists and abusers. Statistics state that 1 out of 4 women have been raped at some point in their lives! Sexual assualt on a young girl, boy or anyone, leaves everlasting scars, you just can't see them. I think they should get life in prison on the FIRST offence. It's evil and disgusting what these perverts are capable of. It's beyond my imagination that there aren't stiff sentencing guidelines and mandatory sentences in place at this point. It's always happenning, on the news all the time, just watch Nancy Grace, Jane Villez Mitchell or others and you would be shocked. I am looking into becoming proactive and want this legal system to recognize the seriousness and repeditiveness of these types of crimes. I'm enraged about the 2 girls that I mentioned in the beginning of this comment. They are clearly suffering terribly.

The problem with rape is that it is still difficult to prove in a court of law. Most cases are still tried with only circumstantial evidence, which is very unreliable. Many men who have been convicted sit in jail for a crime they did not commit. I would rather see a guilty man (or many guilty men) go free than see one innocent man behind bars. Clearly, there are a lot of hysterical and emotional people who believe in draconian punishment, similar to the justice carried out in Muslim countries. I agree 11 months is too short, but let's not compare rape to murder or other really serious offenses.

i agree that 11 months is too short...but i disagree that people who rape always rape again...there has to be a statistic of the people who rape and then in jail/prison feel remorse and dont rape again. and i also beleive that they should have diffrent levels of sodomy...but im not going to get into that.

r u effin kidding!! 11 months is nothing and they should get a whole lot more!!! for the person who made the comment "but let's not compare rape to murder or other really serious offenses" has to be insane and have no insight on how serious a rape crime is and how effects a person. people who go through such pain deal with this for years and i mean years of there life. rapist robbed victims of not just there body but sometimes the mind and soul they take something from them that can never be replace there sick animals who need to be STOPPED and if a man or anyone is cable of raping someone putting them through such pain such embarrassment and make them feel such shame and guilt for no reason at all you tell what that person is also capable. i tell you this i dont understand how u could make such a comment