{"id":2231643,"date":"2024-04-27T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-sentenced-to-physical-castration-after-running-afoul-of-brutal-state-law\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:24:33","slug":"pedophile-sentenced-to-physical-castration-after-running-afoul-of-brutal-state-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-sentenced-to-physical-castration-after-running-afoul-of-brutal-state-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted Pedophile Faces Physical Castration Under Stringent State Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpedophile-sentenced-to-physical-castration-after-running-afoul-of-brutal-state-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062commentary\u2063 by Samuel Short\u200c on April 27, 2024, discusses Louisiana&#8217;s strict punishment for offenders targeting society&#8217;s vulnerable. Glenn Sullivan Sr., convicted of second-degree rape, faces castration along with a 50-year prison \u2062term. Louisiana&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dear-scotus-theres-no-equal-protection-if-universities-can-rate-skin-color-in-admissions\/\" title=\"Dear SCOTUS, There\u2019s No \u2018Equal Protection\u2019 If Universities Can Rate Skin Color In Admissions\">distinct law<\/a> allows for chemical or \u2062physical castration for specific rape convictions. The state&#8217;s legislative\u200c steps reflect a tough stance on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-senate-hopeful-backs-bill-enfranchising-violent-felons\/\" title=\"NC Dem Senate Hopeful Backs Bill Enfranchising Violent Felons\">sexual offenses<\/a> \u200dagainst minors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 27, 2024 at 11:00am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Louisiana stands as exemplary in punishing those who prey on the most vulnerable members of society.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Glenn Sullivan Sr, 54 of Springfield, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a 50-year prison sentence, Sullivan will be physically castrated no later than one week before his release.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-deals-blow-prominent-black-lives-activist-legal-battle-louisiana-police-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> state law from 2008, men convicted of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-false-claims-about-guns-in-executive-order-presser-gets-atf-name-wrong\/\" title=\"Biden Makes False Claims About Guns In Executive Order Presser, Gets ATF Name Wrong\">specific types<\/a> of rape may be chemically or physically castrated. Sullivan opted for the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant District Attorney Brad Cascio told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrz.com\/news\/castration-for-man-convicted-of-rape-won-t-be-mandatory-until-one-week-prior-to-end-of-his-50-year-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBRZ-TV<\/a>, \u201cI want to say I\u2019ve had three people ordered to be chemically castrated but, to my knowledge, this is the first physical castration to be ordered,\u201d indicating the rarity of the procedure.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Physical castration mandated for Springfield man who pled guilty to raping, impregnating teen\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OiDc0h5z8UU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Such verdicts could soon be more common in the state. Democrat Sen. Regina Barrow introduced a bill that would allow judges to order castration in cases of aggravated sexual offenses against minors under 13.<\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-backs-senate-candidate-said-not-maga-key-swing-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> approved the bill by a vote of 29 to 9. It will now go to the House for a vote.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2024\/04\/24\/legislature-advances-bill-allow-surgical-castration-some-sex-offenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WVUE<\/a>, on Tuesday Barrow remarked, \u201cIt\u2019s something that I know the impact it leaves on an individual when this crime is committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should chemical castration be mandatory for every person convicted of child molestation?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Democrat Sen. Ed Price expressed his reluctance to support the bill, saying, \u201cCastration is permanent, whether it\u2019s female or male. How do we get by someone who may get exonerated after, and then this has happened to them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Price\u2019s criticisms are certainly warranted, as every justice system unfortunately has its share of wrongful convictions, there are still plenty of offenders who commit the crime and are justly punished for it at the discretion of a judge.<\/p>\n<p>Is Louisiana heading down a draconian path all by its lonesome as other states sway in the opposite direction?<\/p>\n<p>Not quite.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/crime-courts\/alabama-becomes-seventh-state-approve-castration-some-sex-offenses-n1016056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC reported<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alabama-judges-life-hangs-thread-shot-son-violent-past-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama<\/a> became the seventh state allowing or requiring castration for certain sex offenders.<\/p>\n<p>And is this path actually draconian? California and New England liberals might caterwaul about punishments like this. But for the rest of the country (except for the blue island metropolises), sex offenders are among the lowest of criminals, and those who harm children are among the most contemptible of the lowest.<\/p>\n<p>While Price\u2019s concern about post-castration exoneration is legitimate, it can be applied to any punishment. A man who wrongfully spent 20 years behind bars can\u2019t get those years back. Punishment, once handed out, can\u2019t be taken back. That\u2019s why English common law is so careful to err on the side of the guilty going free, instead of the innocent being punished.<\/p>\n<p>Price\u2019s objections also get at a key difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives tend toward protecting civilization, while liberals tend toward protecting the oppressed. And balancing those two objectives is part of having a healthy society. But when it comes to choosing between protecting little children versus protecting those who have been through, and been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">found guilty<\/a> by, one of the most deliberative justice systems in history, I\u2019ll side with protecting little children every time.<\/p>\n<p>And by the way, we can also protect against wrongful punishments like castration with well-written laws and good judges.<\/p>\n<p>By writing legislation such that the harshest punishments can only be used in the most heinous cases, where guilt has been established with absolute certainty, we can avoid the vast majority of misapplications of punishments like castration. People brought up on flimsy evidence should never face punishment like this. But in cases where the evidence is clear and the guilt is incontrovertible, those found guilty of child molestation should face the worst of the worst punishments.<\/p>\n<p>Those who rob children of their dignity, innocence and sense of security, while also burdening them with lifetimes of potential physical and psychological problems, deserve what they get.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/action\/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2819%2932878-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A 2019 study<\/a> by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outmatched-outsourced-parents-values-fail-translate-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">childhood<\/a> neglect, physical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a> are associated with premature mid-adulthood mortality.<\/p>\n<p>If victims must pay for a lifetime because of the crime, so should the offender.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Samuel Short&#8217;s commentary on April 27, 2024, at 11:00 am, Louisiana&#8217;s firm stance on punishing offenders preying on society&#8217;s vulnerable is highlighted. Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, pleaded guilty to second-degree rape, resulting in a 50-year prison term and physical castration. 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