CONVICTED PAEDOPHILES TO BE CASTRATED

Recent media reports advise of President Widodo seeking legislation to castrate paedophiles convicted of sexually molesting children.

It is not the castration we know with animals having their testicles removed by a knife. The offenders are to be injected with a female hormone to weaken their sexual urges permanently.

This need not be termed as punishment for sexual crimes. It is more that sexually impaired men are being given treatment to protect children from unwanted abuse by adults.

Other countries have brought in this form of treatment. If paedophiles are convicted in Indonesia, it will mean that foreign paedophiles are subject to such treatment, just like the drug traffickers recently executed.

These will include teachers at International schools, priests in the local diocese and tourists on  sex holidays.

Suddenly the bomb drops on the gay and lesbian issue. Paedophiles may be castrated rather than given rights to abuse children. They will include those hiding behind the gay and lesbian lifestyle.

It may be that chemical castration becomes the standard treatment for the paedophiles of the world. It may become an alternative to prison if the person is cured permanently.

After all, prison is the present solution to putting paedophiles away from children. Castration may turn paedophile predators into pussy cats. 

The law needs to be careful with such punishment. The procedure must include the right of appeal. Underage boys can not be charged with paedophile sex. 

Other countries have the Romeo and Juliet laws. Men should be punished only for serial paedophile sex, not a father in a moment of weakness. He has done wrong but should be left sexually intact.