Death Sentence Must Be Mandatory For Heinous Crimes

Introduction

            Many civil rights organizations have given views against death sentence. The American Civil Liberties Union regards death penalty as a violation of constitutional prohibition of cruel punishment. However, death sentence must be mandatory for crimes such as child molestation. Child molestation is where a child is abused sexually by an adult or an older adolescent. Molestation involves a range of indecent sexual acts one of which is having sexual intercourse with the child. Other forms of molestation include inappropriate touching, child exposure to pornography, and non-penetrating contact with the child. As long as a child is used as an instrument for sexual gratification by a perpetrator, then the perpetrator must be charged of molestation (White, 217). Thus, this paper will present the reasons why death sentence should be mandatory for child molestation.

            Child molestation inform of rape is a very painful act that can result into death of the victim, thus it can be compared to murder.  Rape has severe effects to the victim both physically and psychologically and this can be everlasting depending on the gravity (Hawkins, 22). Rape victims have always been associated with reproductive health injuries that affect their reproduction in the future. Some have even contracted sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. It also involves mental health concerns and destruction of one’s self esteem. All these life lasting effects recommend for a death sentence against the perpetrators.

            It is also agreeable that a molester can be a habitual one which implies that he or she is able of offending many children before he or she is finally caught. Therefore, to prevent such cases from ongoing, once the offender is caught, let him or her be subjected to a death sentence (White, 217).

            A victim of child molestation may also suffer from long term disturbing memories that may affect him or her in her normal functionality. Some psychological related include panic, nightmares, irritability and sleeping problems (Hawkins, 22). The victim may also have problems while making love in future as the previous memories come back. And at times it affects the victim’s sexual relationship to the extent they cannot make love at all for the rest of their lives.

Conclusion

            Because of these negative impacts of this act on the life of a child, I argue that let this act be charged with a death sentence. This is because this act can lead to death of the victim or may also affect the child for the rest of her or his life. For instance a rape form of molestation may affect the future reproduction of the child. At times a child contracts HIV/AIDS and other STIs. Thus, this should be charged with a death sentence.

Work cited

White, James E. Contemporary Moral Problems. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth, 2009. Print.

Hawkins, Paula. Children at Risk, My Fight against Child Abuse: A Personal Story and a Public Plea. Bethesda, Md: Adler & Adler, 1986. Print.