Now we can argue if its a good idea or not, but sometimes extraneous factors can be set into the terms of a sentencing for a person convicted of a crime. There’s a lot of talk now about Michael Vick wanting a dog, despite it part of his sentencing for dog fighting and animal abuse that he no longer is allowed to own dogs. Often when a well-known celebrity gets caught for various crimes (most often drunk driving, or substance abuse) they are requested to do public service as part of their sentencing. On a funny note, one Christmas Season 3 small-time C-List Maine Celebrities got pinched for DWI when coming home from various Christmas parties. Part of their sentencing was for them to do a Jeopardy-style game show on alcohol consumption. I watched it as a teen, and I was very amused, and it took on more meaning when I realized they hadn’t done that by choice.
Just heard this story on the news.
Convicted sex offenders should not be punished for violating the terms of their probation if they can’t find a power outlet to charge their GPS monitoring devices because they’re homeless, the state’s highest court said today.
How about this for special conditions. Get a job, get a room, and keep your nose clean, or its back to the slam where you’ll get 3 hots and a cot, and will make lots of friends as all pederasts do in the clink.
This is just shameful. The GPS technology is one of those things used to make Rehabilitation EASIER for offenders. If they can’t make use of the technology well they can ride out the rest of their sentence in prison. Certainly wouldn’t hurt my feelings, or anybody out there who has kids.
Tho maybe it isn’t fair because the Mass Police don’t actually WATCH those things anyway.
