This morning's Strib editorial makes an important point: sexual predators who have not already murdered would not qualify for a death penalty. Unfortunately, perpetrators of this sort do tend to continue to offend and to escalate in the violence of their crimes.
WM: I thought Level 3 meant "most likely to reoffend." American law, however, makes the contention that until someone actually commits a crime the state cannot keep that person imprisoned indefinitely. The law that would have to change would be that a level 3 offender would have to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Ergo, the level of offense would have to be attached to the offender by the court before, during, or immediately after adjudication.
I can see real problems getting that change to happen.
WizardMarks, Central
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