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MP>If they are not offending, or showing clear signs that they will likely
  >offend, I don't think they need to be put anywhere.  If they are offending,
  >they need to be somewhere... jail, hospital.  If they are showing
  >clear signs that they are likely to offend, whether that offense be rape or
  >mass-killing,  they need to be off the streets.  I don't think jail is a
  >good place for this latter group as they've not offended yet, but we need
  >to stop waiting for persons "known to authorities" to offend before they
  >are either given help or, if the "help" doesn't help, locked away.

It's a tough call, when you just know someone is a time bomb to
hurting or killing others but they haven't done so yet.

Possibly they would benefit from some psychiatric care, which
they would probably have to be forced into, and have the professionals
decide if/when they become safe to let loose on the streets..

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