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Hendricks is just the kind of fiend the Kansas legislature had in mind when it passed the Predator Act. His 1984 molestation conviction was his fifth in almost 30 years. The only sure way to make him stop molesting children, he has admitted, would be to kill him. "He's...
The American justice system punishes criminals for what they have done, not for what they might do. Only those deemed dangerous and insane are locked away to protect themselves and society from their potential actions. Hendricks' lawyers argued that the "mental abnormality" clause in the Kansas statute created too low...
The court was not convinced. Writing for the majority, Clarence Thomas asserted that the Kansas law's standard for what constitutes a dangerous mental illness was as strict as the standards in many laws the court has long upheld. Thomas further concluded that since the Kansas law was a version...
Many legal experts are worried that the decision will allow states to lock up all sorts of people. "Today we're dealing with sexual predators," says Steven Shapiro, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "Who is it tomorrow that we're going to label as abnormal and...
Six states have sexual-predator laws; similar statutes being considered in at least 30 others are likely to be enacted swiftly. To mark their days to freedom, people like Hendricks are going to need new calendars.