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Originally Posted by willravel
It's a deterrent, but also a side effect of castration is a drop off in aggression due to the lowering of testosterone (among other things). A less aggressive person is less likely to be involved in a violent crime.
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the deterrent argument doesnt count for much, there is very little evidence of harsher punishments reducing crime - especially crimes which are carried out by deviants in any case.
And I think my point is the one you would have to answer... how to resolve a miscarriage of justice when you've already had the innocent person's nuts off?
Torturing even the worst criminals is not a sign of a good society... the answer is simply to cast them outside of society (ie - in prison) and make them work.