[Tench_Coxe]

Following your logic, we should then lock away for life alcoholics. Because of their disease, their actions under the influence have killed and hurt people. Since their condition is not curable ( AA notwithstanding-since it does not cure their condition, it just helps them deal with it ), they continue to present a danger to the general public.

I do not agree with this line of logic.

I also note in your comments in your response the implication that I somehow support paedophilia. I do not. It is, however, a disease that exists and needs to be dealt with--and not necessarily by locking away all paedophiles for life. I believe that a number of them can at least function in society, and that they need to be removed from the situations, as I have said before, that would encourage their behavior. There are the cases in which recidivism would appear to be great, and these cases need to be handled perhaps in the way you suggest.

Unless, of course, the black and white proposition would be to liquidate all that show the mental disease. This could also be carried on to the mentally retarded, those with birth defects, the criminally insane, the Slavs, the Jews, and others that obviously create a danger to a well ordered and functioning society. While I am being sarcastic here, this is the ultimate end to the road upon which your logic travels.

[Khepera]

This column wrongly compares alcoholics with extreme perverts. These two things are as different as murder and speeding tickets. There are many mental disorders which would be appropriate to warrant incarceration for extended periods. This would include logically those disorders which inflict dangerously violent behavior such as murder or rape. Pedophilia (Rapists of the young) is a very evil trait. The homosexual community is fighting for lower ages of consent because many of them are Pedophiles as well.

I do not believe I implied you supported pedophiles but I do believe you give them too much credit by allowing them to be free in the same society in which they find their prey. How you can equate imprisonment of Pedophiles with advocating the imprisonment of the mentally retarded or those with birth defects is beyond me. I would however not lump those disorders with “Criminally Insane” as if being “Criminally Insane” was no worse than being retarded.

Your analogy that you think I believe the Slavs, the Jews, and others create a danger to a well ordered and functioning society. is inaccurate and inflammatory. Your effort seems to imply you think I am a Nazi at heart. I have never ever, ever intoned that race is a factor in any of my posts. I also do not and never will suggest violence against others as a way to solve problems.

Liberals often pull the Nazi card when there is no logical way for them to defend their arguments. While you where being sarcastic this is not the only logical end of the road for my argument. There are many good endings as well. There are many ways to win as well as lose. I chose to promote a healthy society which excludes dangerous personality types.