Europeans Debate Castration of Sex Offenders
“I can finally live knowing that I am no harm to anybody,” he said during an interview at a McDonald’s here, as children played loudly nearby. “I am living a productive life. I want to tell people that there is help.” ...“These people must be under permanent detention where they can be monitored,” he said. “There has to be a difference between the rights of the victim and the perpetrator.”
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How do we exit the panopticon? Is castration corrective? Interesting that the father of a victim invokes the notion of human rights.
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Very, very interesting article. Foucault is everywhere. The body of the prisoner is at once punished and regulated and the soul becomes the object of correction.
It is a heart wrenching article in many ways. What would Foucault have to say about the victim's family or would he not go there at all?
The question you've raised - "is castration corrective?" is an excellent example of how the human sciences come to be, that is, the psychiatrist has already invoked that knowledge-power and it seems that this is where psychiatry, at least in this context, is leading to.
It's interesting that you found this article! I was reading it the other morning and the same thoughts were running through my head...
This article shows a clear correlation between the legal system and the sciences in the discipline and punishment of social deviants.
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