Convicted Sex Offenders Offered "Chemical Castration"

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Originally Posted by Texasbelle

I went and did a little reading on Wikipedia and it seems that sex offenders are often given a weekly dose. More reading informed me that the ACLU considers this to be cruel and unusual punishment and very unfair to the criminal because it usually renders them sterile. Imagine that..the ACLU leading this charge!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration

I have a question. How can it be cruel and unusaul punishment when it is voluntary. No one is forcing them to take the drug. So the ACLU needs to rethink this.