Court: Sexually dangerous can be kept in prison

Something is not right about this because prison is for punishment.
If they are mentally ill and dangerous then they should be in a mental hospital once they have done their time.

If they are exceedingly dangerous then they should have a letal injection?

if they ARE dangerous, why would they even get a prison term they CAN complete?

I am all for do the time for the crime. I think we all can agree to that. However, if that time is up and the individual served their time, Congress does not have the authority to detain the individual longer. There is no power outlined in the constitution that would allow the government to do this. Since there is no power within the constititution, then this law and ruling by the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and illegal.

Tom wrote:

Any sexual rapist should get life sentence-Any sexual rapist of children should be shot and killed on the spot. If we cleared out the jail,s of the millions in there on marijuana charges,we would have room and money to keep real criminals there for life.

be glad you live in mn tom!! calif is releasing the worst of the worst back to the streets in order to save a few bucks without regard to time served or for that matter mentally off the charts!!

again tom - courts sez can be not will be or must be which means instead of a solid ruling we are free to just flip a coin!!

Tom wrote:

Any sexual rapist should get life sentence-Any sexual rapist of children should be shot and killed on the spot. If we cleared out the jail,s of the millions in there on marijuana charges,we would have room and money to keep real criminals there for life.

That's the knee-jerk reaction most of our politicians fall for and use when trying to get re-elected. Millions are likely not in PRISON on simple marijuana charges. Maybe a few are in county or city jails, but that's not where rapists of any ilk are sentenced. If you want the prison terms for crimes changed, then bombard your legislature. MEanwhile, if someone is given a term of 20 years, that's what it should mean -- not transferred to another prison like facility for an undetermined amount of time.

I agree with the first post on this thread -- if they are truly mentally dangerous they should be in a hospital type institution.

Kahoki wrote:

I am all for do the time for the crime. I think we all can agree to that. However, if that time is up and the individual served their time, Congress does not have the authority to detain the individual longer. There is no power outlined in the constitution that would allow the government to do this. Since there is no power within the constititution, then this law and ruling by the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and illegal.

But it's done in Florida anyway and apparently the Supremes agree with it. And there's nothing solid about who they keep and who they release once their DOC time is up - it's based on the subjectivity of a couple of psyche docs who work for the state (guess the quality thereof). Some are released who've done far more heinous crimes than those they keep. IMO it's all about the $$$$ and politics. GEO gets something like $300k per year per "inmate" in the civil commitment program. Now some of these guys probably should be in a mental institution or should have gotten a life sentence in the first place. But there is something inherently wrong with further imprisonment after someone has already "done the time". Seems to be an ankle monitor would work just as well.

But we must free the muslim terrorists ... go figure.

Kahoki wrote:

I am all for do the time for the crime. I think we all can agree to that. However, if that time is up and the individual served their time, Congress does not have the authority to detain the individual longer. There is no power outlined in the constitution that would allow the government to do this. Since there is no power within the constititution, then this law and ruling by the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and illegal.

i agree....that's why i think they should get the death penalty. i believe that's still constitutional. if they cannot be rehabilitated, they should not be on the street.

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Hey, does that mean if we can prove a prisoner at
Gitmo is a sexual predator we can keep him forever?

What about Beyonce, Jessica Alba, Megan Fox, Alicia Keys, and many women walking around Mall...they are all pretty darn tempting and "sexually dangerous" in my book.

Phoenix wrote:

Hey, does that mean if we can prove a prisoner at
Gitmo is a sexual predator we can keep him forever?

As long as you and you alone are willing to pay for the perp..sure.

Better yet, call me sexually dangerous and send me cash to support my life on a tropical island for the rest of my life. Make it the same amount we spend for one lifetime prisoner and I'll be just fine.

Glasnos wrote:

But we must free the muslim terrorists ... go figure.

Oh my God, not another Repub led liberation of Shia Militia from Saddam! Once is enough.

Hell, we're still dodging "thank-you bullets" and "we love Americans IEDs" from the greatful Shia.

..."Greatful Shia" sounds like a band name.

Sexually dangerous? What the fk is sexually dangerous? Gay sex?

Tom wrote:

Any sexual rapist should get life sentence-Any sexual rapist of children should be shot and killed on the spot. If we cleared out the jail,s of the millions in there on marijuana charges,we would have room and money to keep real criminals there for life.

Agreed

Dismayed wrote:

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That's the knee-jerk reaction most of our politicians fall for and use when trying to get re-elected. Millions are likely not in PRISON on simple marijuana charges. Maybe a few are in county or city jails, but that's not where rapists of any ilk are sentenced. If you want the prison terms for crimes changed, then bombard your legislature. MEanwhile, if someone is given a term of 20 years, that's what it should mean -- not transferred to another prison like facility for an undetermined amount of time.
I agree with the first post on this thread -- if they are truly mentally dangerous they should be in a hospital type institution.

Yes, but permanently.

-yernogood wrote:

Sexually dangerous? What the fk is sexually dangerous? Gay sex?

Duct tape for starters.

Using cocaine while around hot teens girls is another.

A little troubled by this. Perhaps, their sentence wasn't stiff enough in the first place.

If the person is determined to be mentally ill, make the correct placement. Install a medicinal pump IN the person and let the medicine do its work, with no worry as to if the patient faked taking their meds.

Watch the ACLU, they will start working on this. They seek to rescind the LIfetime REgistry for Sex Offenders-there's a New England lawyer advising offenders in the northeast who is working with offenders who REFUSE to register.
http://www.onlinesentinel.com/archive/aclu-to...

Plus the ACLU also wants to get rid of restrictions on where offenders can and can not live.
http://www.theunionleader.com/article.aspx...

Our children are MORE important than these people. Work to keep these people away from kids.

WHO funds the ACLU?$11,000,000 in SALARY! Who funds them?!!??!