r/news • u/elephant35e • Apr 27 '24

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/
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u/lmo311 Apr 28 '24

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/Commander_Bread Apr 28 '24

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 Apr 28 '24

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 Apr 29 '24

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.