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Aristoph posted...

If you don't think they're capable of making reasonable decisions, why are you letting them back out into society in the first place? You don't get to have it both ways. Either they've served their punishment and are free to rejoin society and all that comes with it, or they haven't been punished enough and you keep them locked up. But you have to pick one. And remember, poor decision making isn't against the law. It's not illegal to be stupid. Clearly.

If a citizen is walking free, they should be allowed to vote. Period. What they did in the past is irrelevant. It's already been taken care of. That's why they're walking free.

I don't agree with that line of thinking. It doesn't have to be all or none. Like I believe someone who has done several horrible things while drunk should be banned from drinking. Doesn't need to rot in prison their whole life. A special mark on their ID that marks them as unable to purchase alcohol. It isn't foolproof but neither is having a legal drinking age.

Registered pedophiles already have limitations on where they can live so it's not like we don't already do such things.