Abolish the Sex Offender Registry [petition]
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How does the sex offender registry protect society and children?
In a nutshell, it doesn’t.
The sex offender registry protects no one, and takes rights away from tax paying citizens who have paid their debt to society as defined by the courts. People can say what they want about the registry not being punitive, but in reality it is punitive. A person on the registry cannot work, cannot live in most areas, cannot use the internet, cannot travel without notifying the police in person and in writing, cannot have an email address unless they register it with the police in person and in writing, have to register anywhere they are located for more than 3 days consecutively, or visits more than 6 times in a 6 month period, is not allowed into any public parks or pools, cannot attend schools, cannot obtain a visa for travel, must register phone numbers in person and writing to the police, and must register any changes of any of the above in person and in writing, and the list goes on, along with ignorant and angry citizens taking vigilante violence against these ex-offenders who have paid for their crimes. What happens if the registered EX-sex offenders fail to abide by any of the above? 15 years to life in prison.
Okay, okay, okay…. What are the benefits of having the registry? None.
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“Make America Great Again” For ALL Americans!
At this very moment and right here in the USA there are American citizens being abused using techniques of classification, stereotyping, profiling and dehumanization not seen since Nazi Germany and the segregation of African Americans in the USA! Even more shocking is that this is happening on American soil – nearly 1 million American citizens (men, women and children with more added daily) are put on so-called “sex offender registries.”
The label “sex offender” is a generic meaningless term which could be anything from streaking or peeing in public to rape! Not really equal crimes but they are lumped together like they are! The main REAL reason is public shaming BUT there are even more sinister uses that the government and law enforcement don’t want you to know about these registries and the real reason they exist! (Spoiler Alert: it’s NOT to protect children!)
Punishment is the only function of the registry. ANYONE who says it is NOT blatant punishment is either stupid or lying!
SexOffenderTruth.com
When you sign it you are taken to a bunch more petitions which I am not interested in. Feels like a trap.
10 days later and out of 800,000+ sex offenders on the registry, it still has less than 3000 signatures. Where is the support from SO’s and their family members?
Unfortunately most are unaware of things like this as there is no centralized place to get information. Each state has different “rules” and most are just trying to keep up with the restrictions and punishments in their effecting them in their individual situations.
I have started a site called SexOffenderTruth.com which I am actively promoting to try to get more empowering information out to everyone so together we can fight this very un-American segregation of a select group of American citizens who have paid their debt to society and deserve the most American second chance which all others are given!
SexOffenderTruth.com
That is a good question , Where are the registered sex offenders ? Why don’t they speak up ?
I still think we need to change the name of the petition to something like .Equal justice for all.
I found this site by looking up looking up a different site. I live in Az state and caught my time in Florida almost 30 years ago. Back in 1991. There was no registry then when I was released in 2011. I was told to report to sheriff office to register. 11 years later I found out I had to register which wasn’t mention in a plea deal. Florida is so screw up, I had to leave and go somewhere else that does not have that crazy 1000 foot law!!!
We do speak up no one lessons to us . I think its cruel and inhumane punishment,and double jeporty for a crime already paid for murders and robbery suspects do not have to register why is that but you will let them live normal lives after their sentences were completed. Society should think about that.
I be glad to sign it, I feel it is wrong to make us register
I started one of these petitions on Change. Org and it died with only a one hundred fifty signatures I was hoping it would reach then President Obama I thought we had our best chance with him before he made us prisoner’s in our own country. It takes one hundred thousand signatures in order for the petition to be forwarded to the president I hope its not President Trump because I feel that would be a waste of one hundred thousand good signatures
How do you get to the petition to sign it. I have been a RSO since 1994. Ready for a change.
I found it….I signed it.
Of course nothing gets done when the petition has only 1,800+ signatures…there’s almost a 800,00 to 900,00 of us across the country. If every one of us and our families were to sign this then maybe this would get some notice..this also needs to be re-written with more empirical information & data….
Not too well written but signed
How do you figure it’s “not too well written”, which is also not written very well….?
It has data and citations and all the major points we would and should bring up.
What would you add?
My apologies for not elaborating. It will be hard to catch the eye of an ininformed citizen when they see a title with the word abolish attached to sex offender registry. Pooling all offenders into the same category will leave a sour taste in the mouth of those who know it to only have some terrible crimes listed. The general public will only know what theyve read and seen on the news. As an rso i think the thought should be to focus on the lower tier offenses that shouldnt be on there and the fact that anything above that should be only for law enforcement access only. The list has its merits on investigation but the punitive actions on the listed are equal and harsh across the board. The list was never intended for this but its the legislation frenzy surrounding the registered that has morphed into this monster we are fighting. Im sure many of the uninformed public would not want to “Abolish” as theyd feel they would have a part of facilitating a future offense (thanks to rhetoric from legislators who need easy points) but a reconsideration or modification would be palletable to the masses. Its the same optics the Book family use to demonize all on the list as a whole but in reverse. All sex offenders are not guilty of all sex offenses at once and thats proven but the optics we are facing is that all rso’s are perverts and unreformable and all as dangerous as the others. The public does not know there are horrific differences in the policies across even at the local town level. Been on the list 20 years and no issues until i stepped in florida. Career family friends unaffected all that time. But just the simple fact of an uninformed visit has changed all that. Here for some reason its not the merit of the situation that matters but the blanket hysteria of anecdote and misinformation. Wording and presentation is what has brought us to this and i think we should approach it as such. Data is priceless to me just a matter of presentation.
Also this is 6 years old already: there are sufficient new studies and a larger timespan to prove its ineffectiveness and high cost. There are many cases of these restrictions being overturned in supreme courts and a few heading to the federal levels. We finally have other than personal opinion to present. These cases specifically call out the unintended use of the database for punative purposes and the ex post facto violations of the same constitution that is under attack from our very own representatives. Noone is above the law i agree but that law shouldn’t be used to suppress: it should be used to protect. Crimes should not be put under the same blanket but the law should provide protections equally
@Jm, are you advocating dividing up the different classes of sex offenses and thus supporting abolishing the registry for those with some “lesser” offenses but keeping it for those with more serious offenses? If so, by what evidence are you basing this on? From what I’ve seen, the recidivism rates are very low across the board regardless what type of sexual offense was committed. We DO NOT need to start dividing things up among ourselves. The entire sex offender registry scheme is unconstitutional and should be abolished for all. Just my three cents worth.
Not at all. Just realize the public doesnt see the vast span or spectrum they only know the worst case scenarios. If they realize how punative and uneven the effects are from the misdemeanors all the way to the other extreme they could understand that the heavy handed nature of the secondary punishment (it is what it is) is not just and not in anyones interest. Its a public relations battle. We are easy pickings and the original idea for this registry has been lost soo deeply in its convolution that people think it’s just a status quo and this is the way it needs to be. Everyone is entitled to move on from an already paid debt imposed on by society. If the constitution can be ignored in this way on these cases where will it stop? The public needs to get away from this once an offender always an offender idea and these laws are here to protect you from the boogeymen. They need to see that its not just 1 million people on these registries , add on the families, the bosses, the visitors to their homes who need their personal info out there…. a simple factor of 4 brings that up to 4 million directly affected.
The rap sheets alone are a form of registry and we cant get away from that. Any background check will bring it out. Theres no need at all for this secondary list as law enforcement already know who is what on their own lists. All it is is a public shaming and a waste of resources for an already documented consequence. How is it even handed when the only ONLY reason i show up on one is because i came to a state? 20 years of not a single issue nor anyone thinking i need to be on one or notify the public then all of a sudden im punished.
The ACLU has a bigger audience than we have here we need to convince them to publish these facts as well as the petition or start another that is more up to date with facts. The Carpenter union in this area started a petition in this area against the right to work law that was passed here about a year ago and got 80.000 signatures in less than 6 months.
Weve been waiting for ammo to confront this barrage and offset anecdotal claims by these politicians. We have that: proven constitutional challenges in our favor. Its not just about how it affects us ;its about how disregarding the constitution can grow into an uncontrollable virus affecting all parts of any community. At one time an rso was swept off the constitution…. little by little we are getting back under it. We need to update the tactics: its the court of public opinion we have no hold on. Theres solid proof of the overreach and abuse of powers that we actually can cite. Although it doesnt seem like it at first but look at what has actually been accomplished in the past. 6 years. Finally legal legs to stand on: proof of over reach and post ex facto challenges avtually holding water… its a new start.
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