Mr D A Dorsett
I know you are correct about black males being targeted. But they are not the only ones. If someone in law enforcement thinks they can boost their career, you are toast. Facts don’t matter, laws don’t matter, rights don’t matter.
I promise what I said is true. If you can find attorney that can get it back in court I’ll gladly put my money where my mouth is .

Now you how Black Males feel who haven’t done anything but get stopped for BS sakes, all our lives. I feel that not everyone needs to be placed on the registry based on a 1-time issue like yours, if it was indeed truthful.

Vocal
I too have had my comments thrown out because too long. So I’ll try to cut it.
My offense was before the registry was started but they kept postponing the court date to be able to put me on the registry. Which at the time didn’t know anything about till later.
My charges were for lewd and lascivious. I was supposedly seen stepping out of my bathroom naked . The kids were unknowingly to me messing around in a vacant house next to mine. I saw one look my direction as they were running towards the street.
As I thought it’s possible they did see me I agreed to a plea deal to a misdemeanor charge.no jail time $75.00 fine.Later finding out I was to be put on a registry for 10 years. Then I was removed in 2008. That was Kansas. I now live in Missouri . They say it’s a felony and because minors were involved lifelong registry.
Were they victims? I don’t know. If they were can anyone explain that to me.

I want to inform you. The registration might have been around at the time of my situation that happened. The lady lied about her age to me. I never have been arrested or involved with law enforcement in my life time. After my situation that happened. Thus was the first time I ever heard about the registration. I never new about it. I didn’t Is follow the news that much. This was all new to me. And it sucks.

@Vocal

Although I am against the registry, it is especially disturbing that some were put on while it was active but many of us were put on retroactively. Those who knew there was a registry when they got sentenced had a chance to at least try to use that at trial as leverage.

Me and many others had already been to court, got sentenced and were being released from prison by time the registry was started in Florida. I/we thought we were free but instead we got an unexpected new life sentence on the registry.

Throwing in the Towel:
You’re not alone in being sick and tired of the registry. We are getting a lot of this feedback especially from people who have been on the registry for years. Your point supports the point that I was trying to make in my other comments.
The entire registry must be abolished. If they want to place a person on the registry they must first prove that it is necessary in a fair court hearing. If they want to make this information public, they must first prove that this is necessary in a fair court hearing.
We all make mistakes. Putting people on the registry simply because they showed poor judgment one time in the past is counter productive. Poor judgment is a part of adolescence and carries on into their 20’s. By the time that most people reach their mid to late 20’s, their brain has become fully developed and they show better judgment. To keep beating a person over the head because of something stupid they did in their teens or 20’s is absolutely asinine.

Jacob:
I also want to touch on the different perspectives between VOCAL and FAC.
VOCAL was founded in 1984 in response to caretakers being falsely accused of sex abuse, mostly by children in their care. FAC was founded by family members of “sex offenders”. The people who founded VOCAL say that they are innocent, and we believe that they are innocent. The members of FAC say “we are guilty but the registry has turned us into pariahs and outcasts”.
We are not naive. When we were holding meetings the majority of the people who claimed to be innocent probably weren’t. Our view is to give them the benefit of the doubt.
The members of FAC are saying that “we are rehabilitated and ready to rejoin society”. VOCAL supports that rehabilitation because society benefits when offenders rehabilitate themselves. We are happy that you have taken the initiative to make the changes that need to be made in your life so you can participate in society again. We wish you a peaceful and prosperous future in your new found freedom.
FAC was founded on rehabilitation and working within the system. VOCAL was founded on directly confronting the system and saying that these people and others are innocent. FAC is looking at rehabilitation while we are looking at innocent people standing on their rights. Our perspectives are different because of the way members in each organization are oriented.
Not everyone who posts here agrees with your perspective. They are more inclined to stand on their rights even if they are guilty and we will support them if they choose to stand on their rights.
FAC limits the length of comments so I will have to leave it at that.

Jacob:
There is no perception here. VOCAL is just reporting the facts. Don’t think that we don’t appreciate your input because we do. It is important that we hear from, not only the people who agree with us and our work, but people who disagree with us as well.
Your input is important. Please continue to respond to our posts.

Such a story might feed the perception that sex offenders are getting away with breaking the law. It might raise awareness, but not necessarily in a way that would benefit registrants who are working hard on their rehabilitation. How do we think elected officials and prosecutors would respond to such a story?