Thread: Civil Commitment?????

So this has been bugging me for awhile now, and I wanted to see where others stand on this...
Honestly I live in a very, very, very, conservative state so most peoples opinions up here that I talk to, are pretty much the same as mine are...Soooooo you guys are my only other points of view LOL


The stories go something like this, A Child Molester is convicted on a crime he is sentenced for 12 years in prison, he does not ever ask for parole he serves his time and comes up for release, which means he is a free man, no PO to check in with, he is out of the system.... Now the states are stopping these inmates release, and trying to have them civilly committed because they are sure these people will be repeat offenders and rape or molest again....

So yes I know my stand here is the death penalty for a repeat offender, period no other penalty can be handed down by a judge or jury....
In my eyes any violent crime that you repeat should earn you the death penalty no if ands or buts... You get a free pass the first time with prison but if you do it again you get the needle... I know I am pretty harsh but hey I warned ya I am pretty conservative that way...

So the question here to ponder is not what punishment should be handed out but is it right that if the Courts screw up the first time and they are getting out to repeat their crime, to me it doesn't sound fair that a man serves his full sentence but the Court wants to still put a leash on him.... See a true conservative here, rights are rights in my eyes... If a man serves his sentence, then he is a free man when he gets out, the courts should not get a do over....

So what do you think on this????

Civil Commitment: another tool to keep them on a leash..??
Civil Commitment: and unfair practice...??
Civil Commitment: the proof that we need a death penalty...??
or something else..???

I feel that a conviction is paid for by whaever the court sentences. Once served, the contract should be satisfied. So a man commits a crime. Hoepefully he made some bad decision and has paid for it by serving time in prison. When he is released, in my opinion, he should be free to begin reconstruction of his life. If he repeats his crime, well that is another story but I believe time served for a first offense should equal a clean slate.

I have a hard time with the sex offender thing. It seems that someone either has paid their debt to society or they have not. There are places where sex offenders, regardless of the actual crime are all lumped together and are being forced to live in group homes and essentailly branded for life as a sex offender. I believe there are serious crimes like sodomizing a five year old. And there are the poor saps who the song was about when they sang, "The law says she's fourteen but she looked 23".

The states already keep child molesters on a short leash by requiring them to register. Not registering is a Felony.

Murders/Rapists are usually Class A or B Felony which means you go away for a long time or go away for ever.

If released I am not opposed to RFID or ankle band tracking. Removal of which results in permanent incarceration. If you reoffend and are found guilty in a subsequent trial. You get fast tracked to the needle, firing line, gallows, whatever.

I am with you Glen but I think child molestors should have a much stiffer penalty. Once served he or she should be free...until the next time in which they should be put down. No question.

To start with I feel our court system takes too long and does not have enough teeth to "help" people keep from making the same mistakes or to keep others out of the same type crimes. If someone has done their time it should be "paid in full". I do not have a problem with offenders having to register with local law enforcement and having to stay X amount of distance from schools and such but I must say when that information is accessible to anyone via the internet there is less of a chance for that person to become a productive citizen. The thing is those who are not accountable to anyone have no checks or balances to help them stay on course. I like the 2 strike rule but there needs to be less time behind bars before the end. Maybe it would help deter others if judgment was swift.

This is why I agree with JMS:

YouTube - Pedophile goes nuts at reporter on Australian News