Battleangel

The revised Child Protection and Safety Act is expected to pass the U.S. House of Representatives during the next week. The proposed measures seem draconian to say the least.

Anyone who includes misleading words or images intended to confuse a minor into viewing a possibly harmful Web site could be imprisoned for up to 20 years and fined, the legislation says.

teeter3000 notes:

I find it strange and scary that a man who pats someone on the butt can have their privacy taken away, tagged like a studied animal, two-way monitored, listed by zip code online, registered, and so much more…but severely violent, aggressive offenders who commit similar atrocious acts are free to roam with minimum after-detention penalties.

Sex-offenders have become the standard-bearer of how society will inflict severe punishments openly, without fear of regret. Normally, and still today I can see how parents and society want to protect such predators and their high recidivism liklihood, but I certainly don’t want a return to people being drawn-and-quartered.

Think I’m joking? States are already considering death penalites for sex-offenders.