Assemblywoman Fiore (R-Nev.) calls for castration of sex traffic 'pimps'

[Newsjock]

Source: KRNV

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore is again the focus of controversy. This time it's for her remarks about a bill designed to help young women escape a life of sex slavery. Fiore is calling for the castration of those convicted of sex trafficking.

Her remarks surfaced during an Assembly Committee meeting late Friday afternoon after hearing testimony about AB 336. Click here to read more about AB 336. The bill is designed to help women who are being trafficked as sex slaves find a pathway out. It would require certain establishments, such as truck stops and fast food places or even health care providers, to post a toll free phone number.

... There were a number of organizations in support of this bill ranging from the trucking industry to health care providers. Fiore spoke to the group saying she knew this would be a tough question but had to ask it. She said, "Instead of warm and fuzzy stickers and extended jail sentences why aren't you serious about the sex offenders these pimps, come with the castration bill, come with a bill that will stop people in their tracks." She added, "You know it like you want to get serious about stopping sex trafficking, so, let's get a serious bill before us."

... Today, Fiore stood by her remarks while appearing on Nevada Newsmakers saying castration could range from chemical castration to surgery. She said, "When we have these heinous crimes of rape and murder and sex trafficking children, I have zero tolerance for it. I think the solution would be castration. I really seriously think that would make in impact in making these "pimps" understand it's going to cost them their most valued possession."

Benitez-Thompson said after the hearing she felt the comments were disrespectful to those attending and testifying at the hearing. She said, "I certainly hope a formal amendment was not being proposed because I would not entertain such an amendment. It's absolutely contradictory to the spirit of this bill which is about helping these young women find a way out when they're ready to move out."

Read more: http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Castration-of-pimps/gCyf7rgZE0yztkey_5qA1A.cspx

[Major Nikon]

1. I wonder what the punishment for female sex traffickers would be

[msongs]

2. the bible says adulterers should be put to death. perhaps he could start with that.. nt

[yuiyoshida]

3. Weren't they stoned to death?

I remember reading a short story in High School once, about a town in Rural America that had a one day a year lottery. People in the town gathered up stones and placed them in a lot, where a hole was dug. All the towns people, including men, women and children drew a free lottery ticket. Who ever won the ticket would be placed in the hole, covered with dirt, to the neck, and then stoned to death. It was the towns way of keeping law and order. That story haunted me for years.

[ND-Dem]

4. The Lottery

"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, written in June 1948 and first published in the June 26, 1948 issue of The New Yorker.[1] The story describes a small town in contemporary America which has an annual ritual known as "the lottery". It has been described as "one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature," as well as[2] being described as "a chilling tale of conformity gone mad."[3]

Response to the story was negative, surprising Jackson and The New Yorker. Readers canceled subscriptions and sent hate mail throughout the summer.[4] The story was banned in the Union of South Africa.[5] Since then, it has been accepted as a classic American short story, subject to critical interpretations and media adaptations, and it has been taught in middle schools and high schools for decades since its publication.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery

[yuiyoshida]

5. movie based on the story.