US Supreme Court Upholds Indefinite Confinement

An anonymous reader points out the news that the US Supreme Court today upheld a law that allows the federal government to keep prison inmates behind bars beyond the end of their sentences, if officials determine they may be "sexually dangerous" in the future. The case involves one Graydon Comstock, who was certified as "dangerous" six days before his 37-month federal prison term for processing child pornography was to end. The vote was 7 to 2. Three of the justices who concurred with the decision raised an objection to the broadness of the language used in the majority opinion, written by Justice Kennedy.

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Re:The U.S. government has a history of violence.

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Congratulations. You have succeeded at browsing the internet for long enough to learn of some of the bad things that the US Government can do. You have also failed to bring up the scores of impressive successes that the US Government has managed (Apollo missions, federal relief to Haiti, post office system, funding of R&D for ARPANET which eventually became the internet, and let's not forget the American Bill of Rights, etc etc.). Now we could sit here and quibble about whether or not the good brought on by American government outweighs the bad, but that's just opinionated bullshitting. So how's about we partake in a different exercise?

You seem very aware that there is a lot wrong with the American government. Have you done anything to fix it other than posting very biased posts on the internet anonymously? Have you ever written a Senator or Representative voicing your concerns? Do you vote? Do you make campaign contributions?

Maybe you do, maybe you don't. But more importantly, I ask you, do you have the backbone to stand behind your words? If so, why don't you put your name or a recognizable alias behind your rant? Why do you hide behind the AC label? Do you really think you are so important that US agents are going to come kick in your door for posting stuff like above? If that's not the reason, then I challenge you to put your name to your words so that everyone, the government employees included, can see who this man or woman is that decries the state of the U.S. Government. If your points are founded on valid criticism, then you should have the pride to stand behind them and defend them. If you are just on here trolling about how terrible the American government is, then why should anyone take any of your discussions seriously? Do you think wikipedia gives you authority? It doesn't. If a man or woman can't even stand behind their own arguments, neither I, nor many other folk, have any reason to respect the words you post online.

In summary, if the U.S. is so damn terrible, then buck up like the rest of us who see it and start working to make it a better place, with a better government. Posting to slashdot is not a viable means of achieving such a goal. If you are not interested in said goal, then you are just betraying yourself as an immature brat who can't cope with the fact that the world is an ugly place.