I sent a very slightly modified version to Gov. DeSantis.

Amen o well said for sure

Dustin – this is very well written. Members reading this should be sharing it with their legislators.

Later came the “good tool for law enforcement” claim, also false. There’s nothing on the registry (public or LE only) that isn’t available through NCIC and the state counterparts that feed it and can be gained through a simple database query within a few moments. The registry has yet to play even the smallest role in the investigation of a crime or identification of a suspect. Even in the (very few and far between) cases where registrants do commit another sex offense, he’s either identified on the spot or his status as a registrant isn’t known until after arrest. Thus, the only thing the registry provides LE is bigger federal and state grants to maintain it, funds that are almost always spent somewhere else.

If “common sense” were the driving force behind this, they would be looking into abolishing the registry, not merely “changing” it. Numerous “changes” have been implemented over the years, each claiming (falsely) that it would make the registry better, more efficient, and result in safer communities. None have done so, and there’s no reason I can see that would make these proposed changes any different.

It should’ve never been offense based. That’s what the sentence/punishment is for(hmmm?)

No one ever accused lawmakers of being the brightest bunch.