Paragons of Virtue Arrested

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Penn. Police Officer Accused of Raping and Physically Abusing 13-Month-Old Child (uk.news.yahoo.com)

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The investigation showed that the young child "suffered broken bones, severe bruising, and was the victim of sexual violence," according to a press release

A 13-month-old child was allegedly raped and physically abused by a Pennsylvania police offer.

Steven Kyle Cugini, a member of the York City Police Department, was arrested without incident on Tuesday, April 16, following an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police, Lykens Station, and Lykens Criminal Investigation Unit.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I agree, but I have two problems.

Innocent people go to jail all the time, including those who seem overwhelmingly guilty at first.
If sexually abusing a child is enough to have them put to death, then others will simply kill their victim and dispose of them - the crime has the same penalty after all.

So I can't support the death penalty, but I can fully support removing them from society entirely, keeping them completely confined for the rest of their life.

[–] HybridSarcasm 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If sexually abusing a child is enough to have them put to death, then others will simply kill their victim and dispose of them - the crime has the same penalty after all.

This is an interesting point. The justice system has intentionally designed the punishments in a tiered way to help avoid exactly this. I don't have any data about its effectiveness, but it seems like a smart idea.