February 20, 2006

What's A Little Humiliation Among Sex Offenders?

The ACLU is already on the warpath on this one:

The US state of Mississippi plans to put the names and faces of convicted sex offenders on roadside billboards.

But human rights campaigners say the measure is unnecessary as the public is already aware once convicts are jailed.

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The American Civil Liberties Union in Mississippi said the billboards would be a waste of money.

"If they have criminal charges before them, the information is public, the victims are notified. The people already know in these communities who these folks are once they're arrested."

I don't know; this is an idea that might have some merit. Public humiliation can sometimes do wonders, and might serve as more of a deterrent than a few months in jail.

Question: Does the ACLU worry about the rights of the children that have been violated? Does it worry about the humiliation these children have to deal with for the rest of their lives?

Don't bet on it.

January 25, 2006

The ACLU: Upholding Delusions

The ACLU, founded by Communists, has come to the aid of a high school student who wants to wear skirts to school in order to protest a ban on shorts.

The district's dress code bans shorts between Oct. 1 and April 15, but allows skirts, a policy 17-year-old Michael Coviello believes is discriminatory.

"I'm happy to be able to wear skirts again to bring attention to the fact that the ban on shorts doesn't make sense," Coviello said in a statement.

One: does this kid have such a light study load that he has the time and energy to devote to a cause that is so lamebrained as to be laughable? Time to give him more homework.

Two: In taking cases like this, the ACLU is truly making a mockery of itself (if that's possible) and the student. So the kid can't wear shorts during the winter months and wants to wear skirts to protest the ban? It's not like he's been told he can no longer attend his school because of his skin color or religion. It's clothing, for heaven's sake.

When (and if) he ever enters the workforce, this little escapade won't prepare this spoiled little brat for the fact that most places have some sort of dress code--either uniforms, business, or business casual. Sorry Charlie, but most serious businesses don't allow shorts at all. Have fun when you grow up--if you grow up.

And thanks to the ACLU for contributing to this kid's delusion that "everything should be fair" in a world that is decidedly unfair, no matter how much we wish it were otherwise.

h/t: GD