Comments on: MO: Registrant Arrested for Attending Granddaughter’s Graduation

By: Metallics

Metallics — Tue, 26 May 2026 01:59:05 +0000

In reply to obvious answers. How can I get the ball rolling on leaving the United States?

By: Mack

Mack — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:49:32 +0000

In reply to R. Exactly!

By: obvious answers

obvious answers — Thu, 21 May 2026 23:15:03 +0000

I left the United States about 15 years ago. What struck me most is how much more everyday freedom I found in many third-world countries compared to what remains in America today.
The hardest part isn’t adjusting to a new life abroad , most people around the world are much nicer— it’s actually getting into another country. The U.S. government actively pressures, threatens, and bribes foreign nations to deny entry to certain Americans, especially those on restrictive RSO registries. Contrary to the official narrative, this is not a conspiracy theory. I’ve seen it firsthand. Tools like USAID are often used as “soft power” leverage — financial carrots and sticks — to pressure countries into cooperating even when it subverts their own sovereignty and laws. Angel Watch waits till you are in the air to send horrific letters.If you are guilty of a statutory or no contact crime thirty years ago angel watch basically states you are the next Jeffery Daulmer and you are seeking your next human buffet dinner…I’ve actually seen the letters they email that they threaten the other governments not to share with you .There’s a reason they don’t want you to see it and that’s because it easter bunny and Santa Claus are more legit. Absolute hate spam . They are an overly funded agency, impossible to remove with absolutely zero judicial oversight, don’t expect it to get better..
That’s why I strongly encourage anyone who can — particularly those who are not planning to commit new crimes — to seriously consider leaving America while it is still possible. The window is closing. Look back just 30 years: the erosion of personal liberty, privacy, and due process has been dramatic. Now project that same trajectory forward for the next 30 years. The direction is unmistakable, and the pace is accelerating.
You and your family do not have unlimited time. The water in the pot is already getting hot. It’s time to get froggy.

By: Iservedmytyme

Iservedmytyme — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:03:09 +0000

In reply to tearfuleagle. That would be nowhere in the US or its territories however the length of registration may vary from place to place and also depending on the crime at least one of Guam's tiers had a path out unlike Florduh

By: tearfuleagle

tearfuleagle — Wed, 20 May 2026 23:31:07 +0000

In reply to Jacob.

J –
I was just kidding about Guam. I want to go live somewhere I can be free and still work remote. I have about 5 more years til 62 or is it 63. LOL

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:56:02 +0000

In reply to tearfuleagle.

Tearful, before you head to Guam, you may want to familiarize yourself with the following:

https://guamcourts.gov/judiciary-information/related-services-websites/sex-offender-registry-sor

By: tearfuleagle

tearfuleagle — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:31:42 +0000

In reply to jed. So, we are required to know every county, state, municipalities laws? What happened to the "Knowingly" clause? Basically, someone from Tampa drives to Orlando and then down to Miami down I-95 and swings into Walmart can be arrested? If my wife would ever agree to move out this God forsaken State and Country I would be gone the next day. Guam would nice it's a US territory and I could work from there.

By: Tim in WI

Tim in WI — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:12:41 +0000

Is attending a family members graduation ceremony considered part and partial to ” The pursuit of happiness? ”
Please! Help the man by insisting on public trial in the matter.
The exact intent of SOR is to provide wide spread public notice. Therefore, the extra burden of individual notice of presence is redundant and duplicitous.

By: obvious answers

obvious answers — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:20:27 +0000

This is exactly why the sex offender registry, in its current form, is a barbaric, un-American institution that has no place in a civilized country.
This wasn’t a predator stalking children. This was a 66-year-old man, convicted 34 years ago, who simply sat in the stands like every other proud grandparent to watch his granddaughter’s milestone. No threats, no contact with minors beyond family, no new crime whatsoever—just presence at a public event. The state treated him like a ticking time bomb for the “crime” of existing near a school gymnasium. His granddaughter’s memory of her graduation is now permanently stained by police dragging her grandfather away in handcuffs. Who exactly was protected here?
The deeper rot:

It’s lifetime civil punishment without end. You’ve served your sentence? Paid your debt? Too bad. The registry turns one mistake (even decades old, even non-violent, even statutory in many cases) into a scarlet letter for life. This isn’t justice; it’s perpetual exile and humiliation. Modern criminology shows most sex offense recidivism drops dramatically after years offense-free, especially for older offenders. We ignore that data for theater.
Guilt by registry, not by behavior. These laws create strict liability traps. Showing up for family events, living near a park, or getting a job becomes a landmine. The post notes the superintendent authorization farce—bureaucratic permission to be human. This is how you destroy families and social bonds.
Collateral damage falls hardest on the innocent. Children and grandchildren lose grandparents. Spouses lose partners. Communities get unstable, unintegrated people with nothing left to lose. The real public safety failure is creating desperate outcasts while pretending this reduces risk.
Mission creep and overbreadth. The registry was sold as a tool against the worst repeat predators (the handful of true monsters everyone agrees on). Instead, it sweeps in thousands of low-risk people, old cases, and gray-area offenses. It fuels vigilante violence, housing discrimination, suicide, and pointless policing resources chasing grandpas instead of actual threats.

A civilized country believes in redemption, proportionality, and rehabilitation after punishment. We don’t do hereditary shunning or medieval branding for other crimes—murderers, armed robbers, and serious assaulters aren’t tracked this way for life in the same blanket manner. The sex registry’s “think of the children” emotional blackmail has created a parallel justice system that discards due process, risk assessment, and basic humanity.
Risk-based systems with expiration for lower-tier, non-contact, or ancient offenses (with actual evidence of ongoing danger) could protect society without this cruelty. The current setup prioritizes political signaling and liability avoidance over results or decency. Stories like this grandfather’s aren’t bugs—they’re the predictable, horrific feature of a registry that treats human beings as irredeemable monsters forever. Enough.

By: FAC-3

FAC-3 — Wed, 20 May 2026 01:56:44 +0000

In reply to jed.

Or Brevard… Or Union… or Seminole…