14 Aug 2009
America's unjust sex laws

This is an important article from an increasingly important publication. But what just appalled me was a suggestion in the comments section that I Google terms related to the treatment of juvenile offenders. I did, and came across arousal reconditioning. "Appalling" doesn't do this justice: it's Stanley Kubrick's dystopia come to life.

Individual American politicians have great latitude to propose new laws. Stricter curbs on paedophiles win votes. And to sound severe, such curbs must be stronger than the laws in place, which in turn were proposed by politicians who wished to appear tough themselves. Few politicians dare to vote against such laws, because if they do, the attack ads practically write themselves.

(link) [The Economist]

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