by Kate O'Leary

Created on: October 07, 2009   Last Updated: October 09, 2009

When you combine a sex offender with a child abuser, you end up with a pedophile and there are really only two options for convicted pedophiles: life in prison without parole or the death penalty. As the United States Supreme Court has decided that an adult who sexually abuses/rapes/destroys a child cannot be put to death here in America, we only have one option, life in prison without parole.

The facts in the case decided by the Supreme Court which determined that an adult could 'not' be put to death for the rape of a child were as followed. A young girl (I believe between eight and ten) was raped by her stepfather. The rape was so violent that she needed a number of operations to repair her body, it will take a lifetime to repair her mind.

There was physical evidence that the stepfather raped her and I do not believe there was any question of guilt. However the United States Supreme Court in their infinite wisdom decided that the death penalty in this case was cruel and unusual punishment. I was personally disgusted by the decision.

This is the same court that decided that pictures of youth over the age of eighteen that have been digitally altered to make these youths look like children including prepubescent girls and boys, was an activity that was protected under the the First Amendment.

If you want to be totally and completely disgusted with humanity, you can do a search and find these pictures on the internet - all it takes is one goggle search - it is 'disgraceful' and while President Bush signed new law into effect in 2004 that attempts to ban virtual child pornography, the reality is that it is still out there and 'very easily' accessible.

There are also a number of perverts who run sites that provide "information" to other perverts and sexually deviants with information about the best places to find and look at little girls. This is not considered a crime and there is nothing anyone can do to shut down the sites.

As someone who has worked as an advocate for children for the past thirteen years, I have seen the devastation and destruction that is left in the paths of pedophiles. The destruction includes victims who turn into perpetrators continuing the cycle, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, mental health issues, suicides, rage, and the list goes on.

Additionally while there are doctors out there who say there are programs and procedures that will rehabilitate a pedophile, this is 'not true'. A true pedophile is aroused by children and they 'do not get better'

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