Source: oklahomavoice.com 3/10/25
OKLAHOMA CITY — Registered child sex offenders in Oklahoma would have to be “chemically castrated” in order to be released on parole under a bill that easily cleared the House floor Monday.
House Bill 2422, authored by Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, would require offenders who commit sex crimes against children age 13 and younger to be chemically castrated as a condition of supervised release. Reoffending, ending treatment or seeking reversal of the treatment, which “use chemicals or drugs to stop sex hormone production,” would result in returning to prison for life without the possibility of parole.
Opponents of castrating offenders, both physically and chemically, have argued this type of legislation is “cruel and unusual punishment” and is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Speaking on the House floor, Fetgatter said this was his third time trying to pass legislation aimed at strengthening the punishment of convicted child sex offenders. He said he wanted a more extreme option, but it wasn’t palatable to the Oklahoma Senate. Last year, he unsuccessfully ran legislation that sought to legalize death sentences for some repeat offenders.
“I mean, if I’m just brutally honest with you, this is the third freaking year I’ve run this bill in some form or fashion, trying to fix these problems, to keep our kids safe,” he said. “And for whatever reason, this legislative body in the Senate over here, they’ve killed the bill all three years. So I’m trying to get something with some traction going forward so that we can fix this issue and keep our kids safe. Because what happens daily all across the state is unacceptable. And if it were up to me, I’d take them down on the town square in Okmulgee, and you know what I might do with a pair of snips.”
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Seems like sadism is now acceptable speech with regard to legislation.
Oklahoma the Sniper State.
3 yrs submitting the bill and shot down each time. Take a hint , dude. Maybe they should pass a bill for a frontal lobotomy for introduction of moronic legislation. When all else fails, put the word ‘children’ on a bill. Sure to pass.
“I mean, if I’m just brutally honest with you, this is the third freaking year I’ve run this bill in some form or fashion, trying to fix these problems, to keep our kids safe,” he said. “And for whatever reason, this legislative body in the Senate over here, they’ve killed the bill all three years.”
Maybe because your bill is too savage & vicious even for knuckle draggers in Oklahoma
“So, to be clear, I’m not allowing anybody to go on parole. Okay?” Fetgatter said. “Because they currently could become eligible for parole as a part of their sentencing, what I’m saying is you can’t get out on parole unless you are mentally evaluated and chemically castrated. You’re not even eligible to be paroled.”
You’re talking out of both sides of your mouth, you clown. You’re saying you will allow parole for these people, just as long as someone cuts their d*ck off first.”
“When questioned about the cost of the treatments, Fetgatter said the Oklahoma Department of Corrections would incur the cost but said it would be “minimal.”
Well, thank you for trying to save your cesspool state some money. Now maybe Oklahoma can invest in education, because they sure need it.
“Fetgatter referenced other states that had advanced similar legislation, including Louisiana which he said passed a similar law last year.”
Pretty sad Oklahoma has to turn to Louisiana as a model for public policy.
“Fetgatter referenced a 2023 incident in Okmulgee County where a person convicted of a sex offense who was released early from prison shot six people, and then himself, as part of his reasoning for running this legislation.”
The man in that case was upset his wife found out his past, so he killed her, his stepchildren, and a couple of teen neighbors that were collateral damage. If this man had agreed to get chemically castrated and released, how would that have prevented him from doing that dastardly act? If he had been snipped, he wouldn’t have had any sex drive, thus no relationship? 🤔Help me out. I’m trying to figure out the thinking process of this dufus politician.
Option #1: This is all just grandstanding. Pandering to people’s desire for revenge, with a plan he knows will never work? Doing nothing to disguise the obvious vindictiveness, because he knows this will never happen? Play it up big, milk it for all it’s worth, but make sure it fails so you can keep doing that year after year?
Option #2: This clown actually thinks he can get this passed, and that the Judiciary won’t have any problems with it, no matter what he says? No need to even attempt to hide the sadistic vindictiveness, won’t get in the way of this being all legal!
So this guy is a clever politician that has created a permanent “Lost Cause” he can use to stay in office forever?
This guy is a complete clown that’s too stupid to realize he is his own worst event enemy?
How many times does Fetgatter need to realize his bill isn’t going anywhere? Once, twice, and three times he’s a failure, but he’ll be back in the name of children.