Comments on: Guest View: Sex Offender Registry Does No Good, Harms Many and Must Be Abolished!

By: Saddles

Saddles — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:04:07 +0000

In reply to Tim P..

Well hey Tim. I’m just up here in VA and yes its my 67th birthday. While I feel for many down in Florida and many more that got entangled up in this registry in many ways this it is basically authorities trying the spirit of a person.
While Florida is a nice place Governments can be just as guilty in many ways as leading the wittiness in much of this registry folly.

Much of this registry is and was not thought up but is a carnal error of justice and it stain on many governments on justice in much of this pursuit and in many ways out of character in blinding ways.

By: Mp

Mp — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:53:02 +0000

In reply to Media. Media - do you have the correct numbers, or close to.

By: Tim P.

Tim P. — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:37:02 +0000

In reply to Val Parkworst. Ignorance does no good, must be stopped by educating. Go get you some.

By: KAB

KAB — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:35:22 +0000

Even Mrs. Wetterling doesn’t agree with how the registry is being used, that is powerful!!

By: Concerned

Concerned — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:58:04 +0000

In reply to Val Parkworst.

Val, I couldn’t agree more. We need much more investment in people, both potential victims and potential offenders before criminal actions take place. A significant percentage of offenders were victims themselves. This tells us that we are failing victims in helping them through their trauma.

We obviously need to better educate people on how offending typically happens and how to take steps to protect the vulnerable from falling into abusive situations in the first place.

We also need to help troubled families. That alone could have a huge impact on the incidence of potential sexual offending, but it takes more than just expecting a government agency to step in. Often they can make situations worse. Relatives need to get involved with care and concern and accountability. Churches and other community groups should be willing to bring help and hope to families in their lowest moments.

Relying solely on the legal system and the registry to fix this has gotten us to where we are today, and I hope we are smart enough to realize the answers lie elsewhere.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:10:54 +0000

All the STATE REGISTRY is doing is putting bulls-eyes on the person ACCUSED of the crime. They are being threatened to have their life cut short or other things. I know for a true fact that not all guys/gals on this list actually did the crime they were accused of. It is so wrong to have the information out there to have others threaten them and their families. Whether they did this crime or not it is a proven fact that not all people will re-offend….and the ones who didnt do what they were accused of by angry ex spouses as a means of getting out of their marriage or relationship they are the ones paying double time. They just want to live their lives in peace and try to have some sense of normal life. Leave them alone or stand up for them….this is wrong. They are told where they can live or not live, they are told what they can watch and not watch like hulu or disney plus or netflix, what next….They cant go grocery shopping to buy food , or to the laundry mat to wash clothes…cant go bowling with family or friends cant go to movie theater next your going to tell them when they can breathe or not….when to take a shower or not…..

By: BWJ

BWJ — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:58:12 +0000

In reply to Val Parkworst. The registry doesn't exist to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of sex crimes. It's original intent may have been for administrative purposes, but it was quickly subverted into a never-ending punishment for those on it and their families. The human species cannot advance by perpetuating systemic ostracization of another human being. No one one should be legislated into poverty, unemployment, or homelessness.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:53:42 +0000

In reply to Val Parkworst. Here is an area where we and Val Parkworst all can agree. So how do we stop it from happening?

By: CJB

CJB — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:53:05 +0000

In reply to Val Parkworst. THE TROLL IS BACK

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:19:36 +0000

The whole idea behind the registry is not to set anyone up for success but to set them up for failure by design. That way lawmakers supporting these laws can say that it wasn’t them that put registrants in prison it was the registrants who did it to themselves by not following the rules. The second reason is money. Whether just on the registry or in prison either way the State wins. Politicians can use it to get elected and the state collects federal dollars for everyone on the registry and everyone in prison. So the current system, such as it is, is a win-win for the state and a lose-lose for anyone on the registry. In the end, it comes down to one thing and one thing only: money. It’s always about money.