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From: wombat@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Castration for Rape?? - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 22:47:37 EST
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uicsl!wombat    Jan 20 13:30:00 1984

I assume that whoever mentioned castration as punishment for rape had it
in mind for repeat offenders, those who have been convicted several times
for different rapes by different juries, not for first-time offenders.

As for the testosterone tests in Texas, there's a guy who'd been doing
similar research on prisoners jailed for violent crimes. He takes
samples of hair and checks the levels of various metals, and claims
there is a correlation between particular levels and violence. It was
in Science News a few months ago. He thinks that by adjusting the levels
of metals in their bodies their behavior can be altered. Could parole
officers throw someone in jail for forgetting their medication? Could
this be used to produce a nation of mindless sheep? I sure don't know,
but it's an interesting theory.
						Wombat
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