Sexual Abuse: How I Think We Should Deal With It

If we asked men of old like Adam, upon creation, what he thought would be the greatest vice come 2000 years later he probably would have cited killing birds and the like. He never would have fathomed what the world would come to. Herein we deal with sex abuse of parent on their own children and what I think the appropriate course of action for such offender

The world watched in horror as he told of how he had held his daughter for 24 years in his basement and in so doing sired 7 children with her. People around the world could not comprehend the ease in which he told of this horrific tale. After this, the revelation, the whole world was literally baying for his blood. The fellow’s name is Josef Fritzl and he is Austrian. The reason why most cases like the one above go unpunished is because the issue is so sensitive that no one is willing to discuss it out loud. About Josef Fritzl literally the whole world called for his immediate death, most of them saying” how could someone do that to his own flesh and blood” Despite all this some people said that he needn’t not be killed, instead he should be offered therapy. This brought out angry reactions out people who said that all sympathizers should be killed along with him. This just shows how sensitive this issue of sex between parents and their offspring is.

Despite its being shrouded in secrecy most countries do have a policy on incest. In these countries incest is prohibited and punishable by 3-7 years of jail time with or without hard labor depending on the country. These countries include:

USA

Scotland

In the issue above of Josef Fritzl, it emerged that his childhood was characterized by a lot of suffering during the world war II era. His father left his mother shortly after he was born. It is also told that their home in Austria was destroyed by allied bomber and for a period in his life he spent at the famous German concentration camps. In the 60s Josef Fritzl was jailed for purportedly raping a woman. There is something that comes up about this, he had a troubled past. Most sex offenders are usually characterized by childhoods of untold suffering.

Therapy for Parent Sex offenders

The world hates people who commit sexual crimes, plain and simple. A study showed that many sex offenders e.g. parent who sexually molested their children, usually end up dying in jail as a result of beating by other prisoners. Some how people just cant stand sex offenders. But this notion begs a question, Are sex offender any different from other offenders let alone any worse. Many a people have misconceptions about sex offenders. They believe them to be heinous people who are always waiting by corner for the next child to walk by and hence pounce on him or her. They believe the child sex offenders are usually people who are incapable of remorse and regret for their action and believe that they will never heal and that the only solution is to put them to death or severe punishment. Consider the following case. A man is caught sexually abusing his daughter. In a separate case consider that this man while drunk driving knocks down his daughter and kills her. Between this two cases which are you more likely to demand the immediate punishment of the offender? I am trying to bring out that contrary to common misconception sexual abuse (specifically parent/child) is not the worst form of crime carried out, and that there are far worse. However much we may try to go around it we all can not deny that therapy is an effective tool in combating this vice.