07-04-2017, 03:50 PM
I think there's a place for ankle bracelets, but am not convinced they'll work for people who ram police cars to get away and continue to commit violent crimes. How will they prevent them committing crimes on their own property or when they just feel like doing it, go out and commit other violent crimes? I'm thinking specifically of Puna where if the bracelet sends the alarm, it's still going to take the police a long time to get there.
And how comfortable would you feel as a neighbor of someone like this even if they were wearing a bracelet?
lquade - I really understand your thoughts about giving shocks but for the life of me, I can't agree this is a good thing. What if it malfunctioned? What if the perp managed to take it off and put it on someone else? I'd rather they were treated humanely but kept out of the community. I know it's expensive but having a community not living in fear outweighs the cost in my opinion.
And how comfortable would you feel as a neighbor of someone like this even if they were wearing a bracelet?
lquade - I really understand your thoughts about giving shocks but for the life of me, I can't agree this is a good thing. What if it malfunctioned? What if the perp managed to take it off and put it on someone else? I'd rather they were treated humanely but kept out of the community. I know it's expensive but having a community not living in fear outweighs the cost in my opinion.