FAC
Ok was just asking. Thanks for the clarification. I assumed the Statue of limitations they spoke of in the Ex post Facto was the courts saying that if we wanted to change these rules, we should have done it years ago.

David

No other former felon is forced to be forever labeled as what they did 4 decades ago. Does someone who stole something 30 years ago get called a thief for life? NO.

Although we cannot (Know of us) undo what we have done, that does not mean we are actively offending and yet, we have served our time but cannot move on.
We are reminded of our crime every time we have to register, have a law enforcement officer knock on our doors, or get the “Look” from neighbors as they drive by our house.

If you can get rid of the term SO to a term that correctly identifies those forced to register you can remove the fear most politicians have of voting against continually harsher laws against those forced to register. And being labeled under a xenophobic term.

Not A Sex Offender
Exactly . Why do you not want to be identified as a SO? Besides being false and disrespectful , it causes xenophobic reactions from people that don’t know you.

If you look up the word xenophobic you will see that it does not only apply to different races but has a very broad meaning that can apply to anything that causes one class of people to look down on another causing racist actions. Like shunning , discrimination, or violence towards another group.
The term is the main problem that is responsible for individuals not getting fair and just treatment in judicial matters as well as social matters.

I personally do not “identify” as a sex offender. Rather, I am a citizen who is forced to register. Isn’t that how it works since people can now “identify” as a different gender or nongender?

Not clear on how “sex offender” is a xenophobic term. There are persons required to register as sex offenders born in the United States.

Maybe not exactly on topic but did you notice that Pres. Biden signed an executive order yesterday to remove all xenophobic language from all government documents. Directed at things like
“ China virus” etc. could that not also refer to the term Sex Offender since it is a xenophobic term . Has anyone brought this to the attention of government agencies . They are now under obligation to follow this executive order.

that is incorrect.
There is a specific provision of the statute that permits that 943.0435(11)