https://www.thedailybeast.com/untouchable-makes-the-case-for-more-lenient-sex-offender-laws-in-america

I guess we agree to disagree, as the husband of a registrant I felt Ron Book made himself look like a fool. The man shining his shoes, his comments about having people in Honduras. No one is going to watch that and feel sorry for the Books.

I think the film maker best captured the sentiment of the registry by his interviews with Patty Wetterling. Here is someone who has every right to support the registry but she admits it has become a huge mess. The film concluded on that point.

For me, for a film to “focus” on someone or some group, would mean that a majority or substantial part of screen time would be dedicated to them. Shawna Baldwin gets a total of 9 minutes out of a 105 minute documentary. WAR (Vicki, Shirley, and Terri) gets just 2 minutes of screen time. So together, about 10% of the film.

By contrast, and with few exceptions (Eric Janus, Val, Jill, and Ira Ellman presenting statistics in an abstract fashion for about 8 minutes); about 2/3 of the film focuses on evoking pity for Lauren and thus justification for Ron to continually hate and punish.

The rest of the film introduces a random parade of Book supporters spewing vitriol and a couple of registered citizens who self-identify as “monsters” and pedophiles.” I don’t see how the film, in toto, helps our cause.

Registrant – no need to target comments towards others.

Michael Moore is considered a polarizing documentary maker because he lets his personal biases direct his films. A lot of people dont take him seriously, I cant say I am surprised you are a fan of his.

You didn’t watch the film did you? It focused on how a mother is unable to care for her kids, work or take them to the park. They interviewed WAR about how the registry hurts the families too.

“RegistrantNotAnOffender” tell me you’re real name instead of hiding behind a computer screen. It is interesting that you brought up MIchael Moore because he’s the kind of guy that gets attention, can provide the facts in a way that is entertaining yet can be understood by a mainstream audience, and because of that, Michael Moore would make a far better documentary because he’s not afraid to rattle the cage. He would not have shied away from controversy. He would not have softballed the Book Crime Family like Feige did.

My “anger” isn’t clouding anything, because my “anger” does not absolve the fact that Ron & Lauren Book has ample examples of animus towards everyone on this registry. Tell us what you’ve bothered to do for the people of Miami? Did you go to the camp? If you did, you’d be angry, too. I went down to the camp three times, staying twice. I’m GLAD I have a rinky-dink apartment in Ohio, it is better than the smell, the heat, the humidity, and the squalor that the Books created down there. You do that, then get back with me, and no hiding behind anonymous screen names, THEN we shall talk.

Totally agreement with you RoM

RoM, well stated. Too many parents try to avoid the responsibility of their children and when something terrible happens they look all around to find someone to blame, and nowadays that can be someone who had absolutely nothing to do with the event. I hope John Walsh and Ron Book are happy with all the money they are making off of their irresponsibility…may they choke on it.