Comments on: Jeffrey Epstein and the Problem With the Sex Offender Registry

By: Ed C

Ed C — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:11:54 +0000

In reply to rpsabq.

New Mexico doesn’t have an explicit age of consent, but a confusing amalgam of various statutes. In general a person can’t be prosecuted for engaging in consensual sex with someone who is 16. The exceptions have to do with positions of authority, etc.

The legislature has used the terms “thirteen to sixteen” and “thirteen to eighteen” which state courts interpret as thirteen but less than sixteen and less than eighteen respectively.

Epstein’s Florida conviction was for soliciting a 17 year old prostitute, which is not a registerable offense in New Mexico. A state can specify registerable offenses, which may be independent of any age of consent. Some states require registration if a person comes from a state where he was required to register. New Mexico requires registration if the conviction was substantially similar to a New Mexico registerable offense.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 17:36:49 +0000

In reply to Joe123. It’s fair to expect the media to use more consistent terminology. Jeff Epstein abused and raped juveniles.

By: Joe123

Joe123 — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 02:05:14 +0000

Anyone notice how the media uses the creative phrase of “underage children” to describe teenagers, but they conveniently use the words “juveniles” or “teenagers” when they assault or murder someone?

Hilarious how the public eats it all up.

Last time I checked, “underage children” aren’t supposed to go back to a rich guy’s house over and over again and accepting money for sex. Nobody was putting a gun to their heads to do it. That’s called prostitution in the real world. TEENAGERS, not babies.

The US specifically, needs to be more fair instead of using words and phrases when it’s most convenient to fit a narrative or image that they want to portray.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 16:14:47 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee.

I think the files he was referring to are discussed in the following news report.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epstein-dead-by-suicide-found-in-manhattan-jail-cell

By: JZ

JZ — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:16:15 +0000

You probably all know this by now, but Epstein was “found dead” in his jail cell. In my opinion, he was murdered to protect the powerful men who were being implicated of engaging in sex with Epstein’s “stable” of underage girls. $lick Willy is one of those rumoured men.

By: Ed C

Ed C — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:28:31 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee. Likely he refers to the recently unsealed court documents.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:18:09 +0000

Here again we have a journalist that has been drinking the same cool aid as the rest. She has some of the facts right but comes to the Same conclusion as the politicians ,who are just passing laws to cover their a$$e$ because they didn’t know what they were doing in the first place and were being moved by money and fear of public approval. She thinks the solution is sex offender law that are more inclusive and harsher, instead of realizing that these ones that are getting away with murder are doing so because of their money and political power. These are not the average cases. And the reason they kept doing it is because they could feeling they were above the law. Not because they are sex offenders and couldn’t help themselves.
Wake up journalists!!!!!!
Most on the lists are not a threat to anyone!
She has again the mentality that everyone on the registry is a child rapist. And can never change.

By: rpsabq

rpsabq — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:51:44 +0000

Yeah the thing that is really confusing people really isn’t New Mexico it’s New York. It makes sense he didn’t have to register in New Mexico because the crime for which he was convicted involving a person who was 17 isn’t a crime in New Mexico. Of course he had to register in Florida because the age of consent is 18. But the age of consent in New York is also 17, so why New York had the power to register him and New Mexico didn’t is what is confusing in this case.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:17:57 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee. Unsealed documents from a lawsuit against Epstein by a victim alleging he shared her with other wealthy powerful individuals.

By: Jr.

Jr. — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:41:16 +0000

In reply to Jr.. “Common citizens”. Not “kindreds”. Lol. Lauren Book has no words!