Thanks for the nice response, and I hope you can get “free” in Ohio.
Hey, remember the last time certain citizens looked forward to crossing that Ohio border and being “free”. (via the underground railroad).
Isn’t it sad that our nation still has second class citizens? (who long for the “freedom of Ohio”)

JJJJ – If I may, I’d like to point out that I am a Florida registrant, I am 70 years old and by Florida law won’t even be able to ask to be taken off Florida’s registry until I’m 93. Therefore I’m as much of a lifer as anyone else. And I am as strongly opposed to throwing any registrant under the bus as anyone else on this site.
Yes, I have applied to get myself off the registry in Iowa where I now have my primary residence (I still winter in Florida) and I will be happy if I succeed, but my point about Bruce Cannon is that he was giving people the false impression that if you move to a state where you can pay him a bunch of money to get you off that state’s registry all your problems are solved.
That is not true at all. If I get myself off Iowa’s registry the only place that helps me is in Iowa. I will still be on Florida’s registry and every other state I travel through on my way back and forth will treat me as a criminal.
JJJJ, I hope you won’t begrudge me for wanting be be off Iowa’s registry. It’s a beautiful state to be “free” in, as long as I and anyone else who gets themselves off any state’s registry realizes that we’re still surrounded by barbed wire at the state line. It won’t stop me from my advocacy.

@Jacob

Yes, that is what the Bible refers to as “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing”. Matthew 7:15

Beware of the false prophets.

@JJJJ

My 2 cents. If one of us has a path to getting off, all of us should, even if the time line is longer. Since the registry is so called “Non punishment” (We all know differently) then why not give us all a chance to prove we can stay out of trouble. I am assuming no one on here got a life sentence but most of us did when they gave us a bonus special gift of lifetime registration.

I understand some just looked at porn and others actually committed a physical act. However, even mass murderers who are released do not have a public registry and get to go on living their lives in peace as long as they stay out of trouble (Or don’t get caught if they are determined to throw away their freedoms).

First, please understand I am not trying to start a flame war.
But I assume that the reason you strongly disagree with me is that you are one of the lucky few who has a path to deregistration.

Many of us do not! We are “lifers.”

Respectfully, if you think that your crimes are “better” than my crimes, then you are entirely missing the point.

The point is that tyranny and injustice and twisting of our constitution and laws (whether it targets true, evil SOBs or pretty-good guys who just made a minor boo-boo) is NEVER right. – For anyone!

The problem is the registry itself, not whom it targets.

Furthermore, if there approximately 1 million pissed-off registrants right now, and we can barely move towards our goal of elimination of the registry, then what if 1/2 of those people get deregistered?
What if, suddenly, there are only half of us left to “fight the fight”??
Don’t you think that our cause for justice might suffer?
Sure, you may be able to get off the registry….but does that mean “Hurray for me, and the hell with you?”

Please don’t misunderstand me. I mean these comments to be respectful, but pointed.

Grateful to Bruce for this cautionary information regarding Bruce Cannon, an apparent charlatan.

https://www.leagle.com/decision/infco20230711086

Legalese stuff about the case.

Just got ok to post this from attorney Ron kleiner.

“This ruling does not affect pre 2007 20 year petitions.”

Riff
I got an answer on this from an attorney but waiting to see if he allows me to post his response. I can say though basically this mostly affects a small group of people. Will post his full response once I get the go ahead.