QuoteShould we give children to child molester's because that is what they need and we should have "empathy" for their mental state of being and under governmen incarceration, it could be viewed as cruel and unusual punishment to them because they do not have access to kids? Hell no. Let them suffer.
Should we give women to rapists because that is what they must have to feel or be normal? No, let them suffer as well.
I will simply chalk this up to an emotional outburst, because I know. Yes, I know that you are not really trying to make an analogy wherein:
SRS is to a transgendered person, as
child victim is to pedophile.
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SRS is to a transgendered person, as
woman victim is to rapist.
I think that you can see where I am going with this. Apples and oranges.
SRS is not a crime, and child molestors and rapists are not in need of a surgical correction for a physical deformity. But I think you already know that.
You are lashing out in anger. Been there a good deal of my life.
Here is what I had to learn. Feeling good, or even vindicated by forcing someone else to undergo the same pain, suffering and anguish as you, does nothing to improve your situation, or their's. Advocating that someone else be denied a service you cannot have, whether out of resentment for their good fortune, or because of misguided ideology does nothing to help them or you.
If someone cutting on themselves, possibly leaving them with the inability to have the surgery they desire in the future, does not move you to some kind of the smallest amount of compassion, than I am afraid that you are not in a place to clearly hear anyone on this forum.
You are too caught up in your own pain and anguish right now.
QuoteAnd some have too much. I will never feel sorry for a felon/convict/criminal. My empathy is only for victims and their families.
And that is your right, to hold that belief. But consider this.
Does it make sense to lump in a car thief with a rapist or a pedophile?
A pedophile attacks and harms a child, affecting him/her for the rest of their lives. I personally would pull the trigger if I caught someone harming a child. Seriously. We agree there.
A rapist attacks and brutalizes a woman, possibly turning her into a victim for the rest of her life. It's like being in a prison. My belief is that rapists should be chemically or physically castrated. Seriously. We agree there too.
But a person that boosts a car where no one is hurt, maimed, or killed is not the same thing.
Sure, I can see where it might have made life more difficult for the person whose vehicle got jacked. But if that person was not in the vehicle, and was not harmed, odds are that it was someone that had a nice car, and insurance ~ which means that they were momentarily inconvenienced. It's an inantimate object for Pete's sake. Do you really want to make a case where the pain and suffering caused to a woman or child is on the same level of the inconvenience caused by stealing someone's car? I don't.
Now, this person that "took things into their own hands" might be feeling the same things as you -- be just a tortured as you. They made a bad decision. But, I would also ask you to consider this. Did anyone ever show them a different way out? You are being responsible and working hard, which is a positive attribute for sure. But maybe she can't see that. If she can't, than is slapping her away with a bunch of men where she will be abused or worse be solving anything? In my experience, and I am older than dirt, no it will not. It will make them become even more crazed and bitter about their situation, and possibly motivate them to elevate their crime the next time, because when a person feels that they have nothing to lose, one of us usually does.
Finally, I ask you this. If the US had the same kind of insurance system as our sister-nations like G.B or Canada, would you still be so upset? I mean, if your SRS was going to be paid for, just as her's would be while in prison, would you still be upset? As upset? Only you know the real answer to that question.
Life is hard. We all bear it's scars. Some are deeper than others, and some are covered in them. I for one do not want the karma of helping someone else deal with more than they already have. WE as a nation spend billions and billions and billions killing, maiming, murdering, brutalizing, oppressing, and occupying other people around the world. Compared to the cost of spending a little money to help one person in pain, I am not too concerned about breaking the bank. You capiche paisan? I come from a world that is meaner and starker than anything Hollywood can imagine. I walked away and want no part of it. If this person has experienced a part of that world, than it would be to the advantage of everyone to help them escape.
Pay me now, or pay me later. But someone will ultimately pay. Unless someone is able to nreak the circle of violence and crime. This topic started out as a news story about treating a prisoner, but the more important story here, is whether compassion is a good or a bad thing.
