I've always felt that child molesters should either be castrated or sent to prison for life. I don't want them to recieve the death penalty, because that is too merciful.
RideWithTheWind's story reminded me of a harsh memory that took place when I was in AIT in the USArmy. In my unit, there was this guy that was the common "oddball" of any unit. He was our Gomer Pyle (Full Metal Jacket) pretty much. He was about 30 years old, had black beady eyes, thick military glasses, red hair and freckles, and had a real high pitched voice.
At first I just thought he wasn't very bright, because he would always find a way to get all of us in trouble during training. Most of us avoided him like the plague. There was just something seriously wrong with him, but none of us could really tell what it was. During AIT we trained along with females, and he would try to be friends with them.
Two of the females, who were good friends of mine told me something one day that really shocked me. They said that in our rest time after chow, he was talking to them about his family, and how he had a baby sister. Then he started getting emotional, and after a while he fessed up that he had molested his baby sister. The girls told me that he started crying and claimed that his baby sister "forced him to", or something like that. Obviously this guy was deranged.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The girls were sickened by what he said. I was squad leader, and I was supposed to report any problems to either the Sgt. Major or the Commanding Officer. I took both girls as witnesses to what 'Pyle' said, and I reported him. Soon after that, he was escorted out by MP's. We never saw or heard from him again. I know that we did the right thing in reporting this. I hope that he went to prison and is still there. It was just a creepy, horrible feeling having to deal with someone as sick in the head as he was.