Some people just don't get it
And while stiffer penalties might deter some would-be sex offenders, Mr. Church said they probably wouldn’t give a psychotic person pause for thought.
"Not for somebody that’s been driven by the hormones where he’s got this compelling need to do something — that’s the least of his worries," he said. "If somebody (like that) is going to go commit a crime, they don’t care about the consequences. They really don’t."
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Stiffer penalties for repeat sex-offenders should not be about deterrence. They should be about incapacitation.
Stiff penalties will not deter a repeat sex offender. They would, however, keep them away from potential victims for a longer time and also allow for more institutionalized treatment. They would also make it easier (possible?) to designate the ones deemed to be at a "100 per cent" risk to reoffend, like Whitmore, as dangerous offenders.
