Author: FAC Contributor #10

Dear Friends, As you may know, PARSOL is the Pennsylvania state affiliate of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL).  Earlier today, NARSOL released the following information, and we are strongly asking you to take action as the proposed legislation would be nationwide and could affect anyone.  There are fires, floods, natural disasters, hurricanes, and all sorts of ways this

“For over a decade, the ACLU of Michigan has been challenging Michigan’s sex offender registration law which has barred people with past offenses from living and working in large portions of the state, and has subjected them to ongoing supervision and reporting requirements, in most cases for life, all without any consideration of individual circumstances.” SOURCE

Two years ago, nearly two dozen individuals with a past felony were arrested by Florida’s Election Police and accused of voting illegally.  The charges were eventually dropped but now these same people have been charged again because of an appeals court decision.  These people never intended to vote illegally and are now asking the Florida Supreme Court to weigh in.  

FAC members recently participated in the Duval County Delegation meeting on Friday, November 15, the first such delegation meeting this year where we had members speaking on behalf of persons forced to register and their family members. For our first two speakers, the leadership of the delegation showed by their actions that they were totally disinterested in what our speakers

Florida HB 1235 further tightened the regulations for persons forced to register. HB 1235 was passed on the pretense of making Florida statutes 775.21 and 943.0435 less vague. SOURCE

Aaron Marcus, an attorney “who has done extensive work in the field of sex offense registries and laws” says that “he is critical of them.”  (LNP LancasterOnline, “Megan’s Law site lets people search for offenders, but some question effectiveness,” by Dan Nephin, November 10, 2024) Here are just some of the reasons attorney Marcus opposes having registries: They were passed