Should people seen associating with members of organized crime be locked away?

This isn't really a serious question... but I really don't like criminals.
Answer:
No one likes criminals, but by definition in order to be a criminal one must actually commit a crime. Of course, agreeing to commit a crime is sufficient to make one guilty of conspiracy provided that there is at least one act in furtherance of that conspiracy by a member of it.

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Ask Bush Cheney? They would be in prison now.

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THEY CAN BE SPIED ON FIRST TO SEE IF THEY know OF THE ILLEGALITY OF THE PERSON THEY ARE ASSOCIATING WITH. oops caps sorry... Now that the USA can spy on any of us for any reason I think that that would be ok to spy on those fraternizing with the enemy too much.

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No. Suppose your brother was a member of a criminal organization? One day he calls you up and pleads with you for a bit of cash. You'd be seen as associating with criminals and be locked up, although you were just trying to help out a family member.

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Freedom of Association is guaranteed by the First Amendment. A person cannot be convicted, or even arrested, based on who they know or who they are with.

However, if the person was involved, or present during, criminal activity they can be arrested and maybe even convicted. Odds are the person will either testify against the criminals or the criminal will testify again the person - depends on who the government "wants" more!
--Z--

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Well, you can't be found guilty by association...and, following your reasoning, all of the wives, kids, grandkids, aunts, uncles and other would have to go to the slammer.

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at whose expense?