The ACLU: The Friend of our Enemies is our Enemy

In the state of Michigan, judges have the ability to sentence minors to life in prison without the possibility as long as the crime is deemed heinous enough by the judge during the trial.  The ACLU, believing that this law is unconstitutional, is working on behalf of nine inmates in Michigan prisons, and is suing the state in order to get the end that they feel.  They feel that the convictions go against the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.  The state is contesting this because they inmates took too long to challenge their convictions, and that the law is constitutional.

This isn't the first time that the ACLU has tried to bring a stupid lawsuit towards any state or federal government.  Back when the Patriot Act was released, the ACLU tried to have it blocked as unconstitutional.  When the New York City police department started doing random bag searches of civilians getting onto the subway, the ACLU tried to bring an injunction onto the department, saying that it was unlawful search and seizure.  However, both times, they were deemed unconstitutional, and the citizens that were affected by them deemed it a necessary evil in order to maintain safety.

This latest crusade by the ACLU is nothing more than another step in their agenda to turn this country into a minefield of chaos.  The fact remains that, no matter how much people place the blame on different groups, since 9/11, this country has changed.  In the case of these inmates, yes, they were deemed as children by law.  However, these children acted as adults in crimes that were violent and adult in nature.

With this lawsuit, there are hundreds of convictions that could be overturned, ruining the reputations of both cops and lawyers, both post-humorously and those still alive.  At the same time, if these types of convictions are overturned and stopped, people that are too dangerous to be in society are going to be roaming our streets once more, committing the same crimes over again.

But this is the world that we live in.  People are afraid to use judgement because their judgement might be wrong.  Groups like the ACLU come in on judgements that are clean and bring the law to a screeching halt.  The sad thing is, that our world has changed.  Back in the 50s, a crime like this wasn't thought of, but in this day and age, people only watch the horrors that are placed on our news, put onto our streets.  Personally, if a cop has to stretch the line a bit to get someone off the street, then that cop has to what is necessary.  But stretching the line is different than crossing it.

Personally, the ACLU needs to give up and drop this fight.  The "civil liberties" that they are fighting for are nothing more than a smoke screen.  They're going to make this country more dangerous, not safe for everyone else.