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Tracking devices on convicted sex offenders?
black-shoulder ( Score Rank: User did not make predictions in the last 30 days ) black-shoulder  |  closed on 31-Dec-2008 (325 days ago)
The South Korea parliament has just passed a law that requires convicted sex offenders to wear a tracking device. A convicted offender may be required to wear the device for up to 10 years.

This controversial law will come into effect this September. Initial discussion wants to make the maximum length of time a tracking device needs to be worn to be 5 years, but the parliament felt a stiffer law is required as a deterrent.

Researches show that 83% of convicted sex offenders will re-offend. Together with recent reports of the rampant sexual exploitation that happened in a Korean school, there is great pressure for the government to step up.

Culturally, North America and Europe are extremely different, and a tracking device probably will face lawsuits against human rights and privacy. In light of this, do you think any European and/or North American countries will pass similar law(s) mandating a tracking device for sex offenders?
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  1. ancienthart ancienthart 468 days ago
    + 1 vote This is Good This is Bad
    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 100% ] No laws will be passed
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    No laws will be passed, but sex offenders will be given the choice of having such a tracker attached/implanted, and a LOT of sex offenders will opt to take that choice voluntarily. Then it's just a matter of ensuring that the tracker can't be compromised.
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  2. Homer Homer 501 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 82% ] No laws will be passed
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    Sounds like a good plan that will never get executed because of all the red tapes.
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  3. ace111 ace111 546 days ago
    0 vote This is Good This is Bad
    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 76% ] No laws will be passed
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    Let's face the reality. When we bring privacy to court, it's a unbeatable rule.
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  4. black-shoulder black-shoulder 546 days ago
    + 1 vote This is Good This is Bad
    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 60% ] No laws will be passed
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    I think a tracking device is a wonderful idea... however, in the Western world where human rights sometimes is elevated to such heights, I don't foresee such an idea ever being accepted by the general public to a point where law-makers would have the courage to propose such a law.

    If, for whatever the strange reason, that public opinion does allow this to happen, I think Canada under the Conservative government may try that if they win a majority. The US wouldn't do that, especially if it is a Democrats government.
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  5. Guru Guru 546 days ago
    + 2 votes This is Good This is Bad
    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 44% ] Only in certain EU countries
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    That's our future. There will be tracking devices not just for sex offenders. Your insurance company will want to track the location of your vehicle for usage information to calculate your next premium. Your employers will want to track your whereabout so they can get you whenever they want. Your wife will want to track your location, so she knows you are not cheating behind her back.
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    1. MasterMind MasterMind 526 days ago
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      Sweet. I can track where my wife is at any moment now. And I can use a counter-tracking device to fake a moving signal, so my wife will think I really go on a business trip.

      Wow, I just think of a whole new market. I am going to be rich.
       
  6. victorp victorp 546 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 20% ] Repeated Offenders, EU and NA
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    human right .. human right ... it's always the human right to protect the people who break others' human right (eg. girls being offended). If there is a partition for installing the tracking device, I will surely sign. It seems there is no way to keep the offenders in prison forever, nor quickly "heal" them. The only way left is to protect the rest of community.
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  7. oWell oWell 546 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 70% ] Repeated Offenders, EU and NA
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    completely necessary !!
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  8. Tempus Tempus 547 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 65% ] Only in Canada and/or USA
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    The USA is a lot more focussed on sex crimes than the EU is, so if there is a law it will be either in the US or US and EU - only EU would be extremely unusual.
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  9. oilman oilman 547 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 56% ] Only in certain EU countries
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    Well, it is hard to strike the balance between convicts' privacy and public safety. The question is whether the society to put trust on the convicts again. For repeated offenders, I say, this is a good idea. For first time offender, I say no. But then I am only one person, and don't represent the EU/NA.
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