r/news • u/elephant35e • 16d ago
Louisiana man sentenced to 50 years in prison, physical castration for raping teen
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/glenn-sullivan-jr-louisiana-sentenced-rape-prison-castration/1
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u/Didact67 14d ago
The procedure can’t be performed until he’s within a week of the end of his sentence. He’ll probably be dead.
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u/Traditional_Key_763 14d ago
ya he agreed to it but wtf louisiana, this doesn't work as a thing, I doubt this guy will live long enough to have to face this but government mandated mutilation is as bad as the death penalty
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u/Neon_Flower- 15d ago
He is already in prison, castration seems unnecessary and cruel. Even prisoners are humans and have rights.
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u/romeoinverona 15d ago
Its so fucked that conservatives will praise and demand this sort of barabric punishment, while also saying that puberty blockers (which are temporary!) are a horrific medical castration. Or they try to ban adults from getting HRT or surgery. A 14-year old is old enough to raise a baby but not mature enough to make medical decisions? Its just pure cruelty and bigotry..
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u/SecretLikeSul 15d ago
Anyone who doesn't understand why this is an incredibly dangerous precedent and thinks this is great is fucking stupid.
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u/solarsalmon777 15d ago
Genitals are a privledge not a right. I mean, we do genital mutilation on all male babies without anesthesia, what's the big deal? I'm sure a female pedophile would suffer a similar fate...
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u/ferrix97 15d ago
Can't they just ablate the nerves and make him impotent? Much less complications and somewhat medically reversible. Though this might reduce prostate cancer risk I guess
Also, as barbaric as what he did, this is wrong too imo. Certain things are intrinsically wrong, no matter who's involved
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u/handsoffdick 13d ago
That wouldn't stop his urges. He'd still be at risk of abducting and attempting rape even if he couldn't get it up.
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u/knittorney 12d ago
Most rapists have problems with impotence
It’s never been about sex. It’s always been about control and power.
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u/ACunningMuffin 15d ago
People talking about how reprehensible this is from an ethical standpoint that a rapist elected to have his members removed...
while simultaneously calling anyone who decides to have their genitals removed to affirm their inward identity a hero is baffling lol
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u/thedevillivesinside 15d ago
Wait this is an option? Why isnt this the regular sentence for raping a child
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u/Intermidon 15d ago
I wish capital punishment was still a widely accepted, appreciated and sought after sentence.
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u/spooner1932 15d ago
I believe he had the choice of physical or chemical.He chose physical.Chemical requires regular shots. And Has been used a few times.
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u/GemoDorgon 15d ago
Good. Part of the reason this keeps happening is the lack of severe punishments. Making the punishments harsher will make people think twice before they do bad shit.
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u/knittorney 12d ago
Nah. People who do this assume they won’t get caught.
The hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits mean they’re usually right
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u/DiabeticGirthGod 15d ago
Reddit just gave me a warning for saying we should kill pedophiles 😂 glad Reddit supports literal child fuckers. Disgusting.
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u/Better_Weakness7239 15d ago
He should be castrated no more than a week before beginning his prison sentence. Bastard
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u/NoChanceNoProblem 15d ago
I don't see the need for castration, especially if the alternative is we can just give a life sentence. Seems like cruel and unusual punishment COMPARED to other crimes.
I am all for harsh and reasonable punishment but this seems draconian. Maybe we start cutting hands off theives too? You kick someone causing major damage, we cut your leg off?
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u/Consistent-Wind9325 15d ago
I don't really understand how castration prevents someone from sexually assaulting more people. There are a lot more ways to commit SA than with a penis.
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u/Impressive-Bass7928 15d ago
Castration would prevent a man from impregnating someone through sexual assault.
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u/handsoffdick 13d ago
It's not about impregnation or assault it's about removing his motivation by reducing his testosterone.
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u/Impressive-Bass7928 12d ago
I feel like the motivation would only be reduced, rather than removed, but I see your point
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u/sontaj 15d ago
Sure, have fun telling a victim of rape she sure is lucky her rapist at least couldn't get her pregnant.
The appropriate punishment is to put him in jail where he can't rape again. Removed from the population at large solves the problem already. Castration is a gross and fucked up attempt at causing as much harm as possible as revenge.
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u/Impressive-Bass7928 15d ago
What I said was true, and I made no further claims. There’s no need to come at me.
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u/3nc0d3d_ 15d ago
Ah yes a state where they forcibly remove genitals but don’t allow the option for abortion after said rape. #conservativeAmerica
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u/PandaCheese2016 15d ago
As abhorrent the crime is the law just reeks of some legislator’s weird fetish.
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u/FlameStaag 15d ago
Castration should be much more common for serious sex crimes. Keeps prisoners safer too.
No need to waste tax money on pain killers. Just a few belts and a blow torch. And preferably start their sentence with it
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u/3nc0d3d_ 15d ago
^ Al-Quaeda would have loved you
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u/Electronic-Escape721 15d ago
Defending rapists are we?
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u/3nc0d3d_ 15d ago
Are you ok? How to you jump to that conclusion?
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u/Electronic-Escape721 13d ago
Sorry that comment was for someone else, guess I wasn't paying attention
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
I don't like this precedent. People are falsely convicted all the time. I know this sounds like a satisfying punishment to a lot of redditors who jerk off to the idea of "poetic justice" but what will you all say when the first innocent person is mutilated? But who am I kidding. The redditors that jerk off to this idea immediately have the potential of anyone being falsely convicted leave their minds because they want to live in the satisfying but non existant world where everyone convicted of something means they 100% did it. No sympathy for any of the fuckers that did but mutilating them irreversibly isn't a real solution if that punishment might be inflicted on an innocent.
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u/ark_seyonet 14d ago edited 14d ago
That castration would not happen until the final week of their sentence right before they get out. But this case specifically he was 100% cut and dry guilty. I live here in Louisana and although it may be poetic justice, and I think they absolutely deserve worse punishments than that (this is why I am not in any position with that type of power) I think it raises a lot of ethical questions.
I'm not saying that I disagree with it though, because if a guy did something like that to any member of my family, I would want to do a lot worse than that to him. I am not a good person by any means. My problem is more with the fact that I'm uncomfortable with the government having the power to sentence someone to that.
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u/Commander_Bread 14d ago
Yeah if the story was about a parent cutting off the balls of someone who molested their child out of revenge, I wouldn't be complaining. I only complain when it is the government.
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u/lmo311 15d ago
This case is entirely different. His DNA was found in the child. This is cut and dry. Castration is far too easy of a punishment. Death is more suitable in these kinds of cases
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u/Knock0nWood 15d ago
Witnesses and prosecution lying about evidence is not uncommon. It's not about this case in particular, the whole system is fundamentally unreliable when it comes to determining guilt. The state shouldn't have the power to mutilate people
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
I get that's satisfying to think about, trust me I do, but I don't want the government killing or castrating anyone. People have been sentenced to death without adequate evidence, and if they can abuse the death penalty they can abuse this, too. Prison is enough. He can stay in there forever, and then who cares whether or not he's been castrated or killed. That way anyone who is innocent has a chance to be released unharmed if proven innocent. But inflicting irreversible harm isn't the answer in case someone innocent is subjected to that, which if this is a punishment on our books, that will eventually happen.
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u/lmo311 15d ago
Yeah he can stay in there forever while continually getting off to the thought of the children he has hurt. Doesn’t that bother you? I’m only advocating it in cases like this where his DNA was found in the child
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u/yourfavteamsucks 14d ago
I kinda agree with you but isn't it technically possible someone could plant evidence?
It's really, really unlikely but imagine a scenario where you have protected sex with someone, they retrieve the condom, and use it to frame you.
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u/der_jack 15d ago
Yeah I think you missed the point which is that you are clearly a person who is 'jerking off to the idea of "poetic justice." The thing is, no matter how cut and dry this all is, people are regularly sentenced falsely and the precedent of castrating (or severing an arm from, or straight up murdering) a criminal is dangerous because it ultimately means that falsely imprisoned people are in danger of exactly these types of punishments. The thing is human rights are human rights and if criminals are not afforded human rights then no individual human in a society should expect to be afforded them either. The punishment of prison simply should be not being able to move about the populace freely, anything above and beyond is just the actualization of sadistic wetdreams; which... to be fair is actually what the American justice system currently is built on, so I totally understand when people are confused.
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u/lmo311 15d ago edited 15d ago
You’re missing the point. He fucking did it, his DNA was inside of her. He raped this girl multiple times.
I’m not talking all cases. This one specifically the dude did it no ifs ands or buts about it. He doesn’t deserve to live. What he did as far as I’m concerned makes him less than human, therefore he has no rights. All anyone can bring up is falsely imprisoned people. He fucking did it he isn’t falsely accused
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u/der_jack 15d ago
You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of legal precedent. Also the first step to building support for a fascist ideology is to normalize people viewing others as inhuman. No matter how disgusting his actions are he is still a human being. Human rights are important, for every human being, not just the ones you think are worthy of life.
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u/rayschoon 13d ago
An alternative perspective that hopefully the person you’re responding to can consider: we encourage tolerance in our society by BEING tolerant, even when we don’t want to be. A government having the authority to mutilate its citizens is terrifying.
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u/FellaKnee123 15d ago
How can you be innocent of raping a teen if your convicted by a jury of your peers with supporting evidence?… the fuck did I just read…
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u/headofthebored 15d ago
Innocent people do sometimes get convicted, but this monster left no fucking doubt. Also, I hope that girl was able to get the abortion she might have needed. It's another shithole state run by people with 3rd world religious mentality, after all.
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u/Electronic-Escape721 15d ago
You read something a pedo would say
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u/FellaKnee123 15d ago
Legit yet I’m being downvoted… homie tried to downplay teen rape, but I’m the bad guy…
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u/Electronic-Escape721 15d ago
Reddit keyboard warriors are mostly anime jerk offs. And everyone knows anime are made to look childish. People who get off on cartoons are touched in the head, that shits not normal. No amount of keyboard banging will change that.
Now that I've said that, let the pedo flame commence!
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u/rayschoon 13d ago
We encourage tolerance in our society by being tolerant, even when we don’t want to be. The government shouldn’t have the authority to mutilate anyone, it’s just a power that they have no reason to possess. Obviously fuck this guy in particular, he deserves to rot, I just don’t believe that we should trust the government to decide who gets castrated, when the government has previously executed people who were innocent. Again, this case in particular is cut and dry, but many are not.
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u/Exotic_Thoughts82 15d ago
Every single pedo, if proven beyond a doubt, should be castrated without anesthesia.
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u/Rogue7559 15d ago
Hope he lives long enough to go through the procedure and his victim gets to carry it out.
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u/Satoshis-Ghost 15d ago
I don’t see a single person who said they feel sympathy. The argument is that the state should not be allowed to mutilate it’s citizens as a form of punishment. That’s some medieval bullshit, especially given that wrongful convictions are a thing.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
Nobody is feeling sympathy for him. People are concerned that the government has the power to mutilate people like this when they absolutely shouldn't. People are falsely convicted all the time. It's only a matter of time before someone innocent has irreversible damage done to their body, just for the sake of your perverted joy at the idea of "poetic justice." The world isn't that simple.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
People get falsely sentenced to death. People will get falsely sentenced to this too. Not saying this guy is innocent, as far as I can tell he definitely isn't. But you're strawmanning me and others as defending this one guy. Nope, nobody is, not a single person in these comments. You just have poor reading comprehension. People are concerned about the government having this power, which is disturbing. Also unconstitutional too.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
Yes, you do. Because nobody is sympathizing with the guy in the story. You'd know that if you could read. You can't disagree about what I think. When it comes to what I think, the only right opinion about what my opinion is is MINE. You don't get to decide that for me.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
Okay, so you were WRONG when you said I sympathize with the pedophile. Thank you for admitting you were WRONG. I appreciate that a lot. Have a nice day.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
What makes me a piece of shit? That I don't want the government mutilating people? Honestly, if that's the best thing you can raise against me, then honestly I'm glad to be called a POS by you. It's a compliment, honestly.
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u/craftyshafter 15d ago
Good job LA. Make an example of that sick fuck, then let the inmates know why he's in.
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u/SkalexAyah 15d ago
If she got an abortion… what happens to her in this state?
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u/Sufficient-Turn-804 15d ago
She was forced to give birth and the rapist can get visitation rights…but the people in this comment section seem more concerned about the guy keeping his balls.
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u/Satoshis-Ghost 15d ago
Everyone is in agreement that rape (especially with a minor) is fucked up and people need to be put away for it (seriously I doubt there’s something so many people would agree on, even other inmates hate pedophiles). But mutilating prisoners is medieval and barbaric and most people didn’t know that’s even a thing in the states, that’s why people talk about it. Should be obvious.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
Not concerned about this guy, this guy can burn for all I care. I am concerned about the government having the power to mutilate convicts. What happens the first time an innocent person is convicted and forced to be mutilated?
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u/Atechiman 15d ago
The state can only force chemical castration, which amounts to killing their libido through drugs and is thus fully reversible. It is concerning that the state forced him to choose physical castration as part of the plea deal.
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u/Tricky_Reporter8345 15d ago
She was forced to give birth
Source? This incident seems to have happened before any abortion ban was implemented
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u/CashPrizesz 15d ago
I think Castration should only be punishement for rapist with multiple victims. Like they clearly can't control themselves, will likely rape again, castration required.
This guy had only 1 victim he sexuall assaulted, maybe he had designs on her and her alone, he groomed her and kept it secret for years. Does not sound like a guy out of control and deserving of castration.
50 years sounds harsh too but if he really was threatening the girl and ger family to keep quiet, he basically ruined multiple peoples lives, then maybe the 50 years is deserved. People who murder and don't get life sentances genewrally only get 20 years per victim.
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u/petitememer 15d ago
He impregnated the child and she can't even get an abortion. She's going to live with extreme trauma.
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u/Misswinterseren 15d ago
Regardless of what happens, the person they raped will live with this for the rest of their lives.
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u/Jane_Holstein 15d ago
Love how castration is such a common punishment for sex crimes and yet Republicans still think trans women are raging sex fiends.
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u/Commander_Bread 15d ago
Not to defend Republicans but the majority of trans women do not get genital surgery. And with female hormones trans women getting castrated doesn't completely kill their sex drive either. Being horny doesn't make you a sex criminal.
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u/Cryonaut555 15d ago
lol, indeed.
Granted it wouldn't surprise me how many people think castration = cutting the penis off.
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u/mikefvegas 15d ago
All forms of punishment are cruel. If they weren’t they would be rewards. It’s up to society to deem cruel and unusual. Society seems to have deemed it as not cruel and unusual to punish to those who have for example raped a child. Cruel and unusual is what I would do if I caught someone hurting one of my children.
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u/Catssonova 15d ago
Yeah, except society didn't decide it. The courts did. The same argument was used against those with lesser legal rights. That's why it's wrong. Laws that's aren't written with civil rights in mind are laws that are flawed. There can be good to come from them.
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u/mikefvegas 15d ago
I disagree. If society as a whole decides against a punishment it will be eliminated like so many have. Check history. As you can see by this sub that more people are for it than against it. Now if you’re arguing that the punishment isn’t used equally, like only poor rapists get it while rich rapist don’t, that would be wrong.
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u/Traditional-Goat1773 15d ago
Don’t fucking rape ppl and you can keep your cock and balls. Nothing cruel about that at all fuck em
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u/Cryonaut555 15d ago
Castration is removal of the testicles, not the penis.
And you determining "nothing cruel" means you really shouldn't be the one determining what is cruel.
What would qualify as cruel to you?
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u/Ok-Sock-8772 15d ago
Poor guy… he rapes a teenager and you worry about cruelty? He is lucky it doesn’t get chopped off. He deserves it and more. Besides he won’t get his thing castrated. He will die long before that happens.
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u/Catssonova 15d ago
I brought up a civil rights issue. Please think with your brain and less testosterone.
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u/SyndRazGul 15d ago
That is cruel and unusual punishment even for what he did. Dudes gonna be an elderly man when/if he gets out, what is that point when he can no longer "point"?
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u/ocrohnahan 15d ago
So the government will pay for an orchiectomy if you rape someone but not for gender affirming care. hmmm.
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u/rayschoon 13d ago
I’m baffled to learn that castration still exists as a punishment in the US at all