Reply #24: this is what it does

[Rich Hunt]

It affirms the notion that 'once a criminal, always a criminal', and I suspect that is what this is really all about - it's about affirming certain pet notions of the powers that be.

If the sentences aren't good enough or aren't effective, then argue for a change in the sentencing. Banning someone from a public space sets all sorts of dangerous precedents, and not only that, it is using the state to (subtly) make certain -value- judgments ('once you're guilty, you're ALWAYS guilty).