08-26-2006, 01:55 AM
Quote:Wonderful, a request to officially condone anal rape in American Prisons. Somehow, it does not surprise me that California, the land of "not quite right" is once again forging ahead, where no one with common sense has ever gone before.
Occhi
I would think that most inmates who sexually assault other inmates wouldn't be likely to pause and use a condom. Using a condom requires some thought and some concern over your partner's welfare. Someone sexually assaulting another inmate isn't likely to bother with either.
I don't think this type of law would make much, if any, difference in the rate of sexual assaults in prisons. It would be more similar to the clean drug clinics that have been tried in Vancouver and a few countries around the world - the rate of transmitted diseases and overdosing in the area goes down dramatically.
There comes a point when legislating or punishing behaviour, no matter how severly, stops having an impact. Taking steps to make that behaviour safer, on the other hand, can make a real, significant, measurable difference.
gekko
"Life is sacred and you are not its steward. You have stewardship over it but you don't own it. You're making a choice to go through this, it's not just happening to you. You're inviting it, and in some ways delighting in it. It's not accidental or coincidental. You're choosing it. You have to realize you've made choices."
-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"
-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"