There is a reason people scream to prevent parole and scream to have life sentences for sexual predators, my friend.
Go see how many people are on lifetime lists as sexual offenders because they got caught pissing in the woods. Or someone saw them naked in their own house through their own window (I didn't make that up).
I don't think anyone would disagree about the clear-cut cases (child rapists... actually any rapists), but once you give the government a powerful tool that follows you your entire life they tend to abuse it.
I would be more comfortable if a committee of trained medical professionals put people on lists or GPS trackers, vs. judges or DAs.
That's where the problem lies. It's very easy to get agreement on such things based on fear rather than probability. You're so worried about giving the government power to make someone wear a monitoring bracelet that you're willing to trade lifelong incarceration on a smaller number of people against the possibility.
I would be more comfortable if a committee of trained medical professionals put people on lists or GPS trackers, vs. judges or DAs.
What do you think that court-ordered psychiatric evaluations are for, if not to get the input of trained medical professionals for use in the deliberations of trained legal professionals?
As would I, but after reading and listening to the ridiculous statements and ideas from the current batch of "social justice warrior" types, I think the rapists would be back on the street quicker than they are now. Medical professionals are no more immune to this trend of lunacy than are any other people.
I agree that there are too many asinine reasons for being placed on the lists. Who is to blame for that? The lawmakers? The people who elected simpletons? The people who'd rather leave a sexual sadist locked in cage forever? Certainly not those who'd as soon have such a being immediately hung after sentencing.
If there was as cure them, a way to prevent it from happening, I'd be happy. But this is why there are so many no-go zones for sexual offenders. Everyone says NIMBY, but aren't willing to do anything concrete to fix the issue besides add even more laws upon the ones that already result in lax sentencing.
I don't care so much what the rules are, I care that the rules are consistent