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Originally posted by ZindoDoone
Not putting away psychotic loose cannons like this is what have given the governments powers to take the rest of us law abiding citizens rights. By not taking people like this man off the streets and letting him continue to prey on others is the impetus for more and more restrictions on the rest of us with no recourse. His victims seem to be many and his punishment looks to be nil. Does he have to kill someone or maim another before they realize that he's a dangerous felon that should never see the light of day? I don't understand why you are shocked. Maybe you should rent him some space in your home so you could 'Fix' his problem?
Zindo
Originally posted by Kailassa
I'm with you, Zindo.
This man's not insane, he just likes to get his own way with women and will harass/hurt/injure them if he can't. Some people just choose to act like that and then make it a habit because they enjoy it.
He's a murder waiting to happen if he's set free.
Originally posted by Aeons
The guy shows a consistent propensity towards aggression, violence, and escalation of violence and terror tactics.
But he does it only to women.
So it doesn't count.
Not because it isn't a problem.
But because if you lock this guy up, there are enough other guys who are almost exactly like him around. And they all think that it isn't "that bad."
What is it exactly that one thinks a guy who is stalking a woman is intending? Roll that one around in your head for a while. Because the guy stalking a woman, he isn't planning anything vaguely good. Even his BEST possible reason is still terrifying.
[edit on 2009/11/22 by Aeons]
Originally posted by leo123
This is the crux of the article:
"His record is replete with acts of violence and threats against women. At the same time, he has never been accused of a sexual offence and there are no convictions for crimes that normally lead to a dangerous offender label."
So while he has not yet committed a crime that would make him eligible for Dangerous Offender Status, he might so lets apply that now - is that what you are saying?
[edit on 21-11-2009 by leo123]
Originally posted by v3_exceed
Originally posted by Kailassa
I'm with you, Zindo.
This man's not insane, he just likes to get his own way with women and will harass/hurt/injure them if he can't. Some people just choose to act like that and then make it a habit because they enjoy it.
He's a murder waiting to happen if he's set free.
Well, this guy sounds like any number of people at your local night club. Yes, he's a turd, yes he needs to have these issues addressed. But to claim he's a murderer waiting to happen is a long stretch at the least. He had not been convicted of any crime that would warrant a dangerous offender conviction. He hasn't killed or raped anyone, but on the premise that he "Might" our tax dollars should house and feed him for the rest of his life?
I can think of hundreds of other people in society, beating their kids, beating their wives, who have also not been convicted that should also be considered as such if that is the case. How many alcoholics can any one of us think back on, with a wife or kids that mysteriously end up with bruises or such?
I'm not in any way defending this guys attitude, or his actions. What I'm defending is the inane notion that anyone who "might" commit a grievous offense should be tagged as a dangerous offender and given a lifetime of free food and living conditions. By this notion, any person over 18 with a string of bad relationships could be considered thus and put away for life.
I just can't believe the dangerous offender designation was intended to rid society of people who had not been convicted of dangerous crimes, but lived their lives as jerks. I can' think of a few bankers that would fit the bill if that is the case.
..Ex