Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Credit Where Credit's Due

For all the shit that gets thrown at us from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (not to mention our legislature), it's a breath of fresh air - followed by a big swig of Guinness - to see this:

BOSTON (AP) The state's highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the state can post the names, addresses and photos of the most dangerous sex offenders on the Internet.

The Supreme Judicial Court said the public's right to know whether there are Level 3 sex offenders those classified as the most likely to re-offend in its midst, outweighs the offenders' right to privacy.
Public defense attorneys had tried to argue that posting this information on-line (all public records, by the way) would make it difficult for their clients to lead normal lives.

Boo. Fuckin'. Hoo.

No mention seems to have been made on what impact forcible rape by screwdriver might have on a young child trying to resume to a normal life. I'm having a real hard time drumming up the slightest bit of sympathy for these depraved individuals.

"We do not live in a utopian society," the court said in its ruling.
No shit.