“But when we are dealing with young children who are abused by adults . . . the penalty for those guilty of the crime should be death.”

Our civil law includes the category of statutory rape, which is certainly a biblical concept. If someone under the age of adult responsibility is forcibly taken away (whether for sexual purposes or not), the crime is a species of kidnapping, which in Scripture deserves the death penalty. Part of the reason why a society should have wise and godly men for judges is that they must determine in such cases whether the one raped is almost of age. But when we are dealing with young children who are abused by adults (pederasty, child porn, etc.) the penalty for those guilty of the crime should be death.
Douglas Wilson

4 Comments

  1. And part two of that is since they won’t get the death penalty, and life in prison is unjust punishment, then they should get away with a slap on the wrist …

  2. I have a long standing testimony against the death penalty. A more appropriate penalty, in my opinion, is life in prison for his treatment resistant paraphilia. Children, the most vulnerable of victims, will never be safe from him, consequently, he must be confined and under constant supervision. He is a predator, he will always be a predator. A report from the Oregon Department of Justice draws attention to the elements that can predict outcomes with high risk offenders.
    He is dangerous, he is a liar, his wife and parents protect him in his lies, (showing their disdain for the law and presumably the infant). I pray that he is put in prison as soon as possible.
    Rose Huskey

  3. I keep thinking of Doug in terms of him being, in his own way, a serial molester. “Serial spiritual molester” you might say. When it comes down to it he seems like he identifies with Sitler on some level. I’m not saying this lightly at all. And sitting on Jamin Wight’s side and not Natalie’s in court? It’s hard to process how twisted the man is. Where is his empathy? Compassion? It’s all a big power trip. I’m just trying to work through it all some more right now. Dude is seriously freaking me out. I’m not naïve about human depravity. But he’s so sick. 🙁

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