Before anyone feels too bad about their kneejerk reactions - Retribution plays an important part in justice. Not only does it reinforce a culture's intolerance of those acts which are totally unacceptable (like this one) but very often a punishment has to be reduced to the level of the perpertrator to make them suffer it and perhaps more importantly fear it.

If you lose the latter in your system, the bad guys just laugh at you and the good guys feel helpless.

These punishments don't have to be physical, I wouldn't live in a country that had the death penalty. But I am tempted in this case to say let a bull elephant fuck them up the ass.

Geezzzzzzzzz we have some really smart people here! Excellent responses to a truly horrible situation! I think all has been said and then some on this issue.

And I actually understood Uncle's response this time too! I've not been transported to bizzarro world, have I? LOL! *luv ya honey*

I am so repulsed by the idea that I cannot contribute. Just the thought is horrific.

for every one evil, twisted person who is caught there must be thousands roaming free-----scary thought. People who abuse the vurnerable in any society should be put away somewhere they can cause no more harm---prison,secure units,a big deep crocodile infested swamp etc

I could rant on this but these people make me sick.

Of course everyone's first reaction is to lash out and think of something horribly equally to the evil done, but I hope they then slow down and think it through. A guy must be sick to do such a thing, so you've got to get him off the street immediately to protect everyone else. Then think about punishment and rehabilitation, if that's possible.

Indulging in a bloody execution will do more damage to you and the rest of society than it will to the one sicko who needs to be locked up.

I hope that sick son of a bitch gets that kind of virus from the movie "Outbreak" with Dustin Hoffmen and his eyes blister over and his balls boil with pain that SICK ASSHOLD SON OF A BITCH! I hate when people hurt children who have no defence...bastard DIE!!

i would kill him pure and simple. those poor babies. that breaks my heart. a child depends on adults to take care of them. i can;t and will never understand how anyone could hurt a child. it is beyond my ability to understand it. i love my daughter and if anyone hurt her, i would hurt them back. pure and simple.

Ive watched and read this thread since it started, even made me think about what if it happened to one of my kids. I am not usually big on any type of violence, but in this instance. If some guy did this to my daughter, I would personally make the guys bail and he would not make it to his court date.

Chinese Pussy,

Would you be able to quote some of the article you are referring to? Perhaps the parts that support the following claims:

• "child rape over in South Africa is so common that no one even does anything about it anymore".
• "it's considered "common" in South Africa!"

I have not read the article, but speaking as a South African, I disagree somewhat with these assertions. For instance, I am aware of two incidents last year when baby rape was reported. The media went absolutely ballistic once the incidents were made public. It was all over the TV, radio, in magazines, you name it. It certainly is not something that was commonly known, and the massive outcry by a large part of the South African public affirms this.

I'm not sure what steps are being taken to alleviate this problem, but I seriously doubt that no steps are being taken!

Knockout, welcome to Pixies and thanks for sharing your first-hand knowledge. It did sound strange that any significant numbers of people in ANY country could consider baby-rape as "common." The act is so dispicable. I agree with Uncle Silky that if those involved are judged sick ... they should be put away and treated where they can't hurt anyone ever again ... but if they're not sick ... it's hard to even imagine a punishment suitable.

Makes me think of a bumper sticker I once saw, "The only reason some people are alive is because it's illegal to kill them." (Hmmm, that doesn't sound nice ... sorry.)

Koenut~ Welcome! I ws hoping we would hear from someone who had more information on this as well! Look forward to getting to know you!

Wow. My username as been misspelt twice already. LOL! :p

* hands Koeknut my leather paddle* oops ever so sorry!!!!

My bad...........*bends over looks at you apologetically*;)

*Winds up for massive whack, but decides to be gentle*

Whaaaack!!

Oops. I guess I don't know my own strength... :p