Uncovering a loophole in the law that applies to transient sexual predators and offenders

The following appeared in ActionNewsJax.com. Don’t you love the use of the term “loophole” – as if sex offenders devote their time to exploiting the laws and are choosing to be homeless just so they can live closer to children. What a bunch of idiots!   DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — There are dozens of transient sexual predators and offenders in Duval County.

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Should former sex offenders be allowed on college campuses? Blanket policy doesn't work: Stephen JohnsonGrove, Ohio Justice and Policy Center

Having a sensible safety conversation about living, working, and learning alongside people with sex-related convictions is fairly rare in Ohio, as it is in the rest of the U.S. Politically expedient fear-mongering and knee-jerk policy-making tend to be the norm, sometimes even creating a social environment where sexual offending is more likely, not less. The Ohio Justice & Policy Center

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Hundreds of homeless sex offenders expected as city ordinances pose problems [WITH FAC COMMENT]

[FAC COMMENT: IT’S REFRESHING TO READ AN ARTICLE THAT CONTAINS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS ‘POSE PROBLEMS’. AFTER ALL, THESE RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS WERE PASSED UNDER THE FALSE PRESUMPTION THAT THEY WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. IN THE MEAN TIME, THAT MYTH HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BEEN DISPROVED AS THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN SOMEONE’S PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL/PARK/PLAYGROUND/BUS STOP AND THEIR LIKELIHOOD

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