New figures show that 84 people were wrongly convicted of crimes between 2007 and 2017.
Charges ranged from murder to rape and included people serving life sentences.
To clarify: that number is just for Northern Ireland, I don’t know the number for the whole UK but presumably proportionally similar. By my maths that would be 296 people wrongfully convicted in the UK per year
I’m not arguing for the policy, I think violating someones bodily authority is inherently evil and should not be on the table even as a result of a criminal conviction.
But I think our objections should follow the science, we should object to the harm caused to the (falsely)convicted while on the drugs rather than the permencance of the sentence.
although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).
In men… …side effects of some drugs may include depression, suicidal ideation, hot flashes, anemia, infertility, increase in body fat and higher risks of cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis.
In women… …side effects include the deflation of breast glands, expansion of the size of the nipple and shrinking of bone mass.
My original point was about wrongful conviction but fuck, even if the person is guilty, that is cruel and unusual punishment.
State enforced depression and suicide ideation? No thanks. That’s Josef Mengele style shit, the Nazi SS Angel of Death
How do you reverse a chemical castration if it’s later revealed the person was wrongfully convicted?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47973826
To clarify: that number is just for Northern Ireland, I don’t know the number for the whole UK but presumably proportionally similar. By my maths that would be 296 people wrongfully convicted in the UK per year
You stop the regimen of drugs and the primary effect ceases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration
I’m not arguing for the policy, I think violating someones bodily authority is inherently evil and should not be on the table even as a result of a criminal conviction.
But I think our objections should follow the science, we should object to the harm caused to the (falsely)convicted while on the drugs rather than the permencance of the sentence.
Fair point, however by your own source:
My original point was about wrongful conviction but fuck, even if the person is guilty, that is cruel and unusual punishment.
State enforced depression and suicide ideation? No thanks. That’s Josef Mengele style shit, the Nazi SS Angel of Death
Agreed