Louisiana: Will child sex offenders be castrated? Why are Democrats against it?
Louisiana has come out with an innovative way to fight the menace of child sex offenses. Its House of Representatives passed a bill 74 to 24 Tuesday, authorizing the judges to sentence the convicted child sex offenders to surgical castration, reports 'The US Sun'. Originally, the bill required the sex offenders to undergo surgical castration, but an amendment left it to the decision of the judges.
Surgical castration
Senator Regina Barrow introduced the Senate Bill 371. According to the 'Louisiana Illuminator', this bill will authorize the judges to order surgical castration for men or women who committed a sexual offense against a child under the age of 13. Ovaries will be removed from the body of the female offenders. This process will be done a week after the convict completes the jail term. If he fails to come for the surgical castration, he will have to remain in jail for three more years.
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An amendment was introduced to the bill allowing offenders younger than 17 from the castration procedure. Besides, the sex offenders would not be able to live near a school if their victim was 14 or below it. Representative Delisha Boyd, who sponsored Barrow’s bill in the House, cited the recent alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl by a 51-year-old man in Baton Rouge. Governor Jeff Landry’s (R-LA) is yet to sign the bill, approved by both houses.
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Democratic state Senator Edmond Jordan opposed the bill. He claimed
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