Solarpunk

TW: rape mention

::: spoiler This is my thought as well. I know it's not palatable to think about - we don't want to extend empathy to rapists, of course we don't. But we can't say that some people deserve help and others don't. I've thought about this a lot for my own moral values, and yeah, if we have someone who is unable to stop themselves from raping (whether by some kind of psychological issue or because they simply don't want to), then I want to extend community support to them just like anyone else.

That might look like having them in some kind of supportive housing situation (NOT a prison) where they can be supervised, or allowing them to go out and have a job if they're showing signs of working hard against the urges with a caretaker present to, well, stop them from raping. Medication that lowers the libido would be necessary. So would counseling.

I don't like the idea of helping someone who happily rapes any chance they get, but I will not ever play God and decide who gets human rights and who doesn't.

In terms of "enforcement" in the cases of rape, I think we can safely get rid of cops and lean toward a team of mental health professionals who can employ things like supportive confinement and counseling etc.

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