Original Article08/16/2012
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal magistrate has ordered the creation of a task force to come up with less restrictive ways for Minnesota to handle convicted sex offenders.
Chief Magistrate Arthur Boylan's order came Wednesday in a class-action lawsuit by sex offenders in the state's civil commitment program. The program allows the state to continue holding people beyond their prison sentences if they're regarded as dangerous.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the program because releases have been rare.
Boylan's order directs the state's Human Services commissioner to appoint the task force to come up with legislative proposals by Dec. 3 to revamp the program.
The task force could fail if they sell out to outside influences. For example, the task force could get additional taxpayer funding or bonus checks if they arrive at a certain conclusion. Unless the task force is made up of objective academics, and is audited, then I would not trust anything that comes out of this task force. It looks like the Judge is simply covering his but, and selling out to the fear mongering hate crowd so he can keep his job.
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