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Technology that helps the military align targets and motorists find their way is being tapped to track some sex offenders forever. Spurred by headlines of released sex offenders accused of murder, some states are mandating use of the Global Positioning System for tracking. Many lawmakers see electronic monitoring as a natural evolution of statutes that already require sex offenders to register their addresses with authorities. . .

Part of what makes the technology attractive is the ability to trigger automatic alerts to law enforcement authorities – by e-mail, cell phone text messages or faxes – anytime sex offenders approach off-limits areas like a school or stray from their designated route between work and home.

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Barring a backlash (which we don't foresee happening), anything that keeps these monsters on a leash are welcome. We're not convinced the GPS is a great answer, but we're encouraged.

Of course, the ACLU-types are quite concerned about the monsters' well-being:

But some civil-rights experts and defense attorneys contend such requirements are too onerous and attach the stigma and inconvenience of electronic anklets and GPS transmitters to those who may never commit a crime again.

We'll attach a stigma to 10,000,000 pedophiles if it prevents just one assault.