re: #147 ~Fianna

Same here.

Although I guess I see it this way: if the person who commits a crime has paid the price and is capable of being a member of society, they should be released from prison and left alone to make their way in the world.

If they aren’t capable of being a productive member of society, they shouldn’t be out of prison in the first place.

The way that Meghan’s Law and other similar things are set up, it’s impossible for these people to do anything. In some places, it’s impossible for them to find a place to live. If they’re that bad, they should be in prison. If they’re not, that’s just unjust.

eh. i was with you up until this point. recidivism matters. felons lose their right to gun ownership…because of past actions. i’m ok with actual sex offenders (i.e. not horny teenagers) losing some privacy rights. too many statistics point to scary recidivism rates to act otherwise.