Castration: the end to sex offenders?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/world/europe/10iht-castrate.html

This may be a touchy subject to talk about, but it is one that would stir a good argument. Sex offenders and their sexual desires, is castration really the only option to help these sick men destroy the thoughts they are so tormented over that they have to take them out on young children and possibly kill them? Well the Czech Republic in Europe thinks so, and they have castrated 94 prisoners over the past decade successfully curing the men the procedure was performed on. The procedure is known as testicular pulpectomy, where over an one hour procedure the tissue on the male genitals that produces testosterone is removed. Thus, taking away any sexual urges that man will have in the future. Poland is the first country in the European Union to allow chemical castration on pedophiles that are convicted in the courtroom. There is much controversy in the U.S. but in countries where this is allowed, the offenders can be released if they go through with the procedure. Many protest, what about the rights of the offenders. What about them? What do we tell the little girl or boy who is only 5, were sorry that this happened, it could have been prevented if this previously convicted sex offender would have been castrated but were not concerned about the future of our children. Only about the rights of men who rape and kill them. There is a wide range of scenarios where this would qualify as an option and where it wouldn't. I believe for now we should at least give the option so the sex offender doesn't have the excuse, " I couldn't help myself, the sexual drive is too strong to control, I'm the victim."

More of this article is with the link attached giving the whole story on the situation.