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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Nothing ever happens to people unless they want it to
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Date: Wed, 18-Jan-84 10:13:08 EST
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I can't help posting a reply to the above.  Did anyone watch 60
Minutes on the 15th?  There was a very interesting segment on rape
and the men who have been caught.  The premis of the segment was that
some of these men could not control themselves due to high levels of
testerone(sp) in their systems.  The men on the show were under treatment
to lower those levels through the use of a new drug.  Now I don't know if
the men were being truthful or not, but they said that they realized the
enormity of their crimes, and welcomed the drug treatments as it seemed to
lower their urges.  It seems that the drug used was El Dopa or something
like it.  In Texas, it was noted that some rapists were being let out
as long as they continued their treatment.

I am not condoning rape or any sex crimes on the basis of hormonal levels,
but am just interested in seeing other comments concerning this facet
of the problem.  If the body's chemical levels is a valid explanation
for behavior, what should be done to discover who has the problem and
what should be done to control the person?  I just thought I would
throw this in for discussion.

		T. C. Wheeler