Comments on: Local group wants to make changes to sex offender registry

By: Muzeek

Muzeek — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:32:33 +0000

In reply to equaljustice. U think that bad I this older man who mad a mistake related to a sex crime all the way in 1979 when there wasn't even a registry,pleaded to it and did his time,and then many years later they started this registry and he was made to register for life-it's like he sentenced to more time.How fair is that?

By: Radu

Radu — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:04:12 +0000

During bipolar mania episode in a verbal, non-violent exchange with another adult male I exposed (flashed) my non-erect penis as a sign of insult. The result was 5.5 months in psychiatric ward in the Oklahoma County jail, torture (held naked, sleep deprivation, beating, not allowed outside of cell for months, no shower for months, etc) followed by $13000 in legal and travel expenses, resulting in a “felony indecent exposure” requiring registry and 6 year suspended sentence / probation transferred to Florida.

By: ReformOurLaws

ReformOurLaws — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 01:29:52 +0000

In reply to Capt Charles Robert Munsey USN (Ret). Michigan has a 3 tier system as well and a level one is only 15 years on the registry as opposed to life. Great article! Keep up the good work, Gail and all at FAC!

By: Capt Charles Robert Munsey USN (Ret)

Capt Charles Robert Munsey USN (Ret) — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:15:01 +0000

In reply to JEV. You might want to start with New York.

By: D Taylor

D Taylor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:10:32 +0000

In reply to JEV. Massachusetts has a three level system.

By: Capt Charles Robert Munsey USN (Ret)

Capt Charles Robert Munsey USN (Ret) — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:25:19 +0000

My contact with a minor in 2008 was strictly verbal, in broad daylight, and on a public sidewalk in our neighborhood. It was merely the return of a “good morning” salutation from my neighbor’s son…neighbors that I had told about my situation and knew and trusted me. We were good friends and still are. The parents wrote a letter to Virginia condemning the commonwealth for their actions toward me. Their son left a note on my doormat apologizing for what had happened to me. The system traumatized him, not me. I still have both documents in my files. My daughter…the victim that I touched inappropriately…and I are communicating on a friendly basis. When I moved to Florida I was almost immediately ‘tagged’ a predator even thought my failure had included only one victim and that in Virginia, where the offenses took place, I was not considered a predator. Florida seems to be very fast to condemn and extremely slow to forgive. They use the term “Corrections” but those who have gotten involved with the system know that not to be the case at all. While I have moved on with my life and am once again a productive citizen, some cannot do that because of the state supported unforgiveness and simply give up. What a shame!

By: fac-admin

fac-admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:13:11 +0000

In reply to JEV.

All states have a registry. It’s federally mandated.
From the resources page you can find other state’s affiliates and check with them as to whether theirs is tiered or not.

By: JEV

JEV — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:08:25 +0000

Which States have a Level System? And which States don’t require Registration because of such system? Help! In my research I cannot find this quote.

By: i can't wait to die

i can't wait to die — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 03:43:14 +0000

congrats on getting a fair story out there! stay away from Orlando channel 9

By: equaljustice

equaljustice — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 03:34:27 +0000

The registry is in desperate need of change. As it is, it is bloated with low-risk offenders who take valuable resources from those who need it more. The professionals who have studied and tracked those convicted of a sex crime have been crying out for years to have a more evidence-based, risk-based system. I pray this may be the beginning of sanity regarding this issue and possibly a greater protection to those most vulnerable