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Trading Freedom for Security - always a Bad Idea
The country is racing towards totalitarianism as fast as it can on this issue. No one likes crime and everyone wants to keep the vulnerable safe. But stripping entire classes of people of their rights pre-emptively is wrong. Once suspension of certain civil rights is allowed for one feared and hated group, it is inevitable that law enforcement and other pressure groups will agitate to apply the precedent to other groups.

It was wrong when it was done to the Jews in Nazi Germany, to the Japanese in WWII; it was wrong when it was done to the "Commie Sympathizers" in the 1950s, and it is wrong to do it to people who have paid their debt to society after committing an offense of any kind.
Posted by: Compute_This   Posted on: 06/07/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Message has been deleted.  ballmerrules@... | 06/04/07
Go ahead and post more!  Grayson Peddie | 06/05/07
From my understanding.. felony offenses cause the loss of certain rights.  Been_Done_Before | 06/05/07
What?  seal@... | 06/06/07
See thats the problem in todays society..  Been_Done_Before | 06/06/07
myspace  jameswest | 06/06/07
myspace  jameswest | 06/06/07
webspace/chatrooms  manofnight | 06/06/07
Social networks must close shop  Boot_Agnostic | 06/07/07
So they might catch a repeat offender  FatherJ | 06/07/07
it's not one or the other....  jmelnik | 06/07/07
Trading Freedom for Security - always a Bad Idea  Compute_This | 06/07/07
i understand what you're saying but...  jmelnik | 06/08/07

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