Comments on: Missouri lawmaker’s bill would add to the current list of actions that could land someone on the sex offense registry

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:49:19 +0000

This bill, if passed into law, wouldn’t last any longer than it took to file the lawsuit. I would like to think the judicial system has not become so politicized and corrupt that they would think one might at least need to be convicted of a sexual offense to be placed on a sexual offense registry.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:09:11 +0000

In reply to Eugene V. Debs. Debs You nailed it. It’s all because the registry was labeled non punitive. Legislators can punish whoever they want now by putting them on the sex offender registry or making another registry all because it’s not punishment. What a Pandora’s box of legalized hate crimes.

By: EdC

EdC — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:48:26 +0000

This teacher said the quiet part out loud, “the registry with all its punitive accompanying laws”. It may become a felony offense to call students by terms that they, and perhaps their parents, wish them to be called by. I doubt that this theater of the absurd will become law. Unfortunately if it does, the surest way to have it challenged is for some poor teacher to be prosecuted and thus have standing. Although I suppose it could be challenged as prior restraint of speech.

By: Eugene V. Debs

Eugene V. Debs — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:07:33 +0000

So why this bill is still not yet scheduled to be heard again and not to get on a political point but the far right using the registry as a weapon if put into effect would show great evidence of the registry being a vindictive measure and hopefully hasten its downfall.

However the downside is that it’s only the beginning and any marginalized minority group who don’t conform to your will and your views you can simply legislate your way to an ideal pure society and label them and then legally ban them from your community. Homeless interment camps is the next step.

As long as the registry is only seen as non punitive these bills will be ratchet up year after year.