Author: FAC Contributor #9

CTMirror is correct in calling out Patch.com for its Halloween fear-mongering practice of printing personal information for people who have a past sex offense.  Patch.com never publishes such information for released murders, armed robbers, etc. CTMirror tells it like it is:  “…the public mapping of sex offenders in this way not only fails to serve any salutary purpose but also

Lately, Colorado has been having a conversation on how the registry needs to be changed using research-based policies, and now we see that Boulder is attempting to look not only at solutions for the homeless but have included people on the registry in the discussion. Yes, registrants are not eligible for housing assistance or supportive housing, but I am focusing

Recently, the American Law Institute (ALI) proposed that the registry “be taken out of online accessibility and be, as they were originally intended, in only the domain of law enforcement.”  ALI used research-based data along with experts in the field and clinicians to develop their recommendations. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), co-founded by John and Reve

Jacob Goetz with FSUNews.com for Florida State students in Tallahassee, FL, stated that according to the Tampa Bay Times, “2017 through 2020 saw a particular increase in crime on Halloween night…Some of the most common crimes committed on Halloween are assault, battery, vandalism and SEXUAL ASSAULT.”  When you read the article that Mr. Goetz references in the Tampa Bay Times,

Someone recently asked me what sports team I favored, and I told them I am a big fan of the Elks. The person asked what kind of sport they played, and I told them they were a Florida toboggan team. Most people have heard little about this wonderful sport, or the Elks, because they live on a very isolated mountain

In social media, critics of being required to carry a vaccine card claim that registrants are not required to carry cards identifying themselves as “sex offenders” because it is an invasion of their privacy.  Wrong. Alissa Ackerman points out that registrants do not have a lot of privacy.  To say otherwise is “just asinine”. A TikTok video claims it is