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collateral damage, Harassment, Life on the SO Registry, Opinion, Vigilantism

Monsters Among Us

September 10, 2018 — 0 Comments

collateral damage, Harassment, Hysteria, Life on the SO Registry, Reintegration & Rehabilitation, Vigilantism

The SO Registry’s Deadly Collateral Damage

June 18, 2018 — 0 Comments

Bed-ridden TX registrant denied end-of-life care; “cruel and inhumane,” says NARSOL November 26, 2022
By Catherine Dominguez . . . An elderly bed-ridden registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency. The daughter of the 79-year-old man sought a waiver to the ordinance adopted in 2018 which restricts re […]
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Sex offender registry “a bad tool” says NARSOL’s chair in interview November 23, 2022
By Mike Mason . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes. In the 28 years since the law has passed, sex offender registries have become a tool for the public to identify offenders…
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$20 million given to states and territories to register and track sex offenders November 16, 2022
The Office of Justice Programs Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking announced it has awarded approximately $20 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities register and track sex offenders and protect Americans from sexual violence. .“Its important for the professionals charged with protect […]
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Idaho settles lawsuit over antiquated anti-sodomy law November 14, 2022
People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender list, according to a settlement Idaho has reached to resolve a two-year-old lawsuit. The Idaho State Police will also pay the legal Read more
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Accusing opponent of being soft on sex offenders helps candidate to win November 14, 2022
Republican Ted Budd has won the Senate race in North Carolina, edging out Democrat Cheri Beasley and dashing her party’s hopes of flipping the seat left open in the key battleground state by departing Republican Sen. Richard Burr. The victory keeps open Republicans’ pathway to gaining control of the chamber, while increasing Read more
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But . . . don’t I have the right to know? November 7, 2022
By Sandy . . . We are sometimes asked, “Don’t I have the right to know if someone who committed a sex crime lives near me?” The simple answer is “No.” There is no such right given anywhere. In fact, when we think of rights, we generally and correctly think of our Constitution, and that document, rather than granting the…
Sandy
Sweet Victory in Florida: Eleventh Circuit gives go-ahead to F.A.C. case November 5, 2022
By Larry . . . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has breathed new life into the case of Does v. Richard L. Swearingen. While this is indeed good news, NARSOL cautions that we not become too giddy. The court noted that “. . . the constitutionality of the registry law is not before us— we must…
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NARSOL’s Florida affiliate FAC condemns registry as incompatible with U.N. values of dignity and equality November 2, 2022
By F.A.C. . . . Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that mandatory sex offender registration and lifetime sex offender registration were unconstitutional. Basically, removing a judge’s discretion to determine whether someone warrants this label and all the restrictions that come with it, or mandating that someone be on it for life, violates Canada’s […]
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Law enforcement in at least12 states mislead parents about risk of harm to children November 1, 2022
By Sandy . . . Halloween is over for 2022. Little trick-or-treaters are recovering from sugar overload, and parents are recovering from little trick-or-treaters. According to a search of all news sources and the internet, once again, no child was harmed/abducted/molested by a person on a sex offender registry during trick-or-treat. That is true in Illinois, […]
Sandy
Once again: the foolishness of Halloween restrictions October 31, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – By Michael Hoffman . . . Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office knocked on doors, but they did not look for candy. They made sure sex offenders adhered to the rules. “They know what they’re supposed to do,” said Deputy Paige Rippee of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. “Also, this is another charge. So if…
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Bed-ridden TX registrant denied end-of-life care; “cruel and inhumane,” says NARSOL November 26, 2022
By Catherine Dominguez . . . An elderly bed-ridden registered sex offender will not be allowed to move in with relatives in a Montgomery County home for end-of-life care after Shenandoah city leaders declined to amend an ordinance that restricts residency. The daughter of the 79-year-old man sought a waiver to the ordinance adopted in 2018 which restricts re […]
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Sex offender registry “a bad tool” says NARSOL’s chair in interview November 23, 2022
By Mike Mason . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes. In the 28 years since the law has passed, sex offender registries have become a tool for the public to identify offenders…
admin
$20 million given to states and territories to register and track sex offenders November 16, 2022
The Office of Justice Programs Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking announced it has awarded approximately $20 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities register and track sex offenders and protect Americans from sexual violence. .“Its important for the professionals charged with protect […]
admin
Idaho settles lawsuit over antiquated anti-sodomy law November 14, 2022
People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender list, according to a settlement Idaho has reached to resolve a two-year-old lawsuit. The Idaho State Police will also pay the legal Read more
admin
Accusing opponent of being soft on sex offenders helps candidate to win November 14, 2022
Republican Ted Budd has won the Senate race in North Carolina, edging out Democrat Cheri Beasley and dashing her party’s hopes of flipping the seat left open in the key battleground state by departing Republican Sen. Richard Burr. The victory keeps open Republicans’ pathway to gaining control of the chamber, while increasing Read more
admin
But . . . don’t I have the right to know? November 7, 2022
By Sandy . . . We are sometimes asked, “Don’t I have the right to know if someone who committed a sex crime lives near me?” The simple answer is “No.” There is no such right given anywhere. In fact, when we think of rights, we generally and correctly think of our Constitution, and that document, rather than granting the…
Sandy
Sweet Victory in Florida: Eleventh Circuit gives go-ahead to F.A.C. case November 5, 2022
By Larry . . . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has breathed new life into the case of Does v. Richard L. Swearingen. While this is indeed good news, NARSOL cautions that we not become too giddy. The court noted that “. . . the constitutionality of the registry law is not before us— we must…
admin
NARSOL’s Florida affiliate FAC condemns registry as incompatible with U.N. values of dignity and equality November 2, 2022
By F.A.C. . . . Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that mandatory sex offender registration and lifetime sex offender registration were unconstitutional. Basically, removing a judge’s discretion to determine whether someone warrants this label and all the restrictions that come with it, or mandating that someone be on it for life, violates Canada’s […]
admin
Law enforcement in at least12 states mislead parents about risk of harm to children November 1, 2022
By Sandy . . . Halloween is over for 2022. Little trick-or-treaters are recovering from sugar overload, and parents are recovering from little trick-or-treaters. According to a search of all news sources and the internet, once again, no child was harmed/abducted/molested by a person on a sex offender registry during trick-or-treat. That is true in Illinois, […]
Sandy
Once again: the foolishness of Halloween restrictions October 31, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – By Michael Hoffman . . . Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office knocked on doors, but they did not look for candy. They made sure sex offenders adhered to the rules. “They know what they’re supposed to do,” said Deputy Paige Rippee of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. “Also, this is another charge. So if…
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