Low Information Voter on Nostr: The writer agrees with the outcome, but disagrees with the process (on some quite ...
The writer agrees with the outcome, but disagrees with the process (on some quite nebulous grounds).
"The High Court has repeatedly upheld as valid the raft of state laws that allow for continuing the imprisonment of criminal offenders after they’ve completed their sentences and even the pre-emptive detention of people on the basis of a perceived risk that they will commit certain crimes otherwise.
That is the appropriate mechanism for ensuring public safety in these very limited contexts. The Department of Home Affairs is not."
I think "precrime" is bull---t from start to finish, and if you can't find probable cause to charge a man with anything you need to harden the fuck up and tell people you're letting him go as part of the price of their freedoms.
People in 2023 want a lawless dictatorship that panders to their whims. They should be careful, because they're only ever going to get the first half.
"The High Court has repeatedly upheld as valid the raft of state laws that allow for continuing the imprisonment of criminal offenders after they’ve completed their sentences and even the pre-emptive detention of people on the basis of a perceived risk that they will commit certain crimes otherwise.
That is the appropriate mechanism for ensuring public safety in these very limited contexts. The Department of Home Affairs is not."
I think "precrime" is bull---t from start to finish, and if you can't find probable cause to charge a man with anything you need to harden the fuck up and tell people you're letting him go as part of the price of their freedoms.
People in 2023 want a lawless dictatorship that panders to their whims. They should be careful, because they're only ever going to get the first half.