Re:EFF to Court: Lifetime GPS Tracking Violates the Fourth A...
by anigbrowl on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @06:33PM
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I don't think anyone would disagree about the clear-cut cases
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?
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?