I love the ONION, the parody and wit is great. But this is too close to the truth; at least with the current hysteria in the US.

Shelby Cross warns parents that by letting their children trick-or-treat door-to-door in fancy little costumes, they are sending their little ones straight into the greasy arms of waiting sexual predators.

via Shelby Cross Teaches Us How To Protect Our Children On Halloween, A.K.A. The Pedophiles’ Christmas | Onion News Network.

An interesting NY Time article this afternoon on several SCOUS decisions. One that caught my eye is:

SENTENCING The court also ruled that federal judges may not impose longer prison sentences in order to promote rehabilitation. The decision in the case, Tapia v. United States, No. 10-5400, was unanimous. Justice Kagan, writing for the court, said the relevant federal law, which instructed judges that “imprisonment is not an appropriate means of promoting correction and rehabilitation,” dictated the result.

via Miranda Warning Need Tied to Age by Supreme Court – NYTimes.com.

While this case is specifically about drug abuse and the federal treatment program, to me at least it raises some interesting questions. Basically the Supreme Court has determined it’s improper to lengthen a sentence for a drug offense to ensure treatment while turning it’s back on ‘treatment’ and long term internment of sex offenders.