Petition to Declare Public Sex Offender Registration in the United States a Violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Today, approximately one-million people in the United States are forced to register as “sex offenders”. The label leads to stigmatization, separation from society, loss of employment, loss of housing and even exposure to violence at the hands of vigilantes. The stigmatization extends to the spouses, children, family, friends, employer and anyone that associates with the registrant. The isolation, shame, stress, fear of violence, loss of income and other psychological effects are experienced by the entire household.
BUT, again, Not punishment………………………………… I even get tired of hearing myself say it.
It is like that time, when we painted a wall blue, and the courts ruled it was yellow, for not other reason than, because they can.
Wonder what the rearrest rate for Non registered pre 1997 folks is.