MEMBER SUBMISSION: Experience during an address verification
I wanted to bring your attention to something new that I encountered last night after I did my bi annual check in.
I received a call from a deputy sheriff who asked me to step outside. Knowing that I had just done all my normal check in I stepped out side and met him. He was in an undercover vehicle and he told me that he needed to confirm some information. He told me that the US Marshalls are making them do a yearly check in on top of the Address verification checks. He then told me that he needed to make sure that something called Offender Watch was correct as well. He went over the things on my check in form that I did earlier that day.
He brought up some old account that I had never heard about. He told me that they use some program that they put our information into and it pulls things that close match what we give to them. Then it assigns a percentage to that information of how close of a possibility it is being yours. He then took a new photo of me in front of my house. Then told me that he would be back later this week to take a day time photo of my house for this Offender Watch and the US Marshalls service.
I asked if this information was for law enforcement only or if these photos would be posted online for people to see as I am worried about Vigilantism. I made him aware of some of the threats and murders that the registered citizens have received just in this year alone. And he made it sound like he understood. I told him I had never even heard of those accounts or even the websites he was saying. One being Gavatar.com he told me he also had never heard about it and that him and his supervisor looked into it as well and they didn’t even know what it was and thought it was for gaming. I shrugged my shoulders and said wasn’t me.
He then left but it has me shaken up a bit. I know that I have to deal with this for awhile more and I hate that my family is having to deal with this along side of me. But I am really worried about this Offender watch and it seemed like the officer who came out was sympathetic on the cases and told me to call them if we ever receive any threats about vigilantism or harassment as they don’t put up with it no matter who you are. I told him I appreciated it but as long as I am on this hit list then I will always have to look over my shoulder.
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You never talk to the police and especially never step out of your house to talk to them unless you called them.
First, the sex offender registry is unconstitutional. No one should be cooperating with this. Period.
Do not fall for this nice guy routine. It sounds as if you are under investigation for an internet based crime. Shut your mouth and speak to a good criminal defense attorney.
It’s not uncommon for US Marshalls to participate in mass compliance operations. But to my knowledge, not one of these operations has ever uncovered evidence of sexual abuse or exploitation. There are occasional arrests, mostly for registration failures.
what do we expect when cops are parole/probation officers instead of enforcing the law? What about the guards in jail or prison violating the rights of someone based only on a conviction? This is insane and the government has their dirty hands in the cookie jar. When will society see the error of this bullcrap and do something. I won’t hold my breath anytime soon. This is more than crazy, it’s damn right wrong. “Little Johnny what do you what to be when you grow up? ” Mommy I want to track and harass people because I was an incompetent and neglectful parent.”
My questions are. What county did this happen in. Is this Offender Watch really a thing. And are we obligated to comply if it is
This doesn’t pass the smell test as far as I’m concerned. This supposed sheriff sounds awful fishy to me. I wonder what State he is in because he only has to report once a year?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravatar
For those who are not aware of this site.