Comments on: NJ: Reformers push for Megan’s Law changes for juvenile offenders https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/ Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51623 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:00:17 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51623 In reply to Media.

I tried to find Ms. Difilippo’s Mailing address for Phase IV of the Media Blitz, but I was unable to find it.

]]> By: Media https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51622 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:03:48 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51622 Ms. Difilippo’s second paragraph is particularly deplorable. I have sent her some information/research correcting her misstatements. It would be good if others would also politely correct her statement of “MANY are considered repetitive, compulsive offenders, so likely to reoffend that the state warns the public about them.”

Her email address: ddifilippo@newjerseymonitor.com

]]> By: Jacob https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51621 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:04:03 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51621 In reply to Disgusted in Michigan.

I think all of us here agree that a 14-year-old cannot consent to sex with an adult. Where is the confusion?

]]> By: Ed C https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51620 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:35:43 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51620 In reply to Capt Charles ‘Bob’ Munsey Jr. USN Ret.

Good point. It sounds like the kid was on probation for his “sex offense” at the time of the shoplifting. The judge had the authority to punish him for a probation violation, but how does the registry possibly relate to that crime? The moral panic around sex offenders gets more absurd every day.

The other salient point is that the judged ordered lifelong registration. Judges impose punishment under specific criminal statutes, not collateral consequences like registration or voting restrictions. Incidents like this seem to bolster the argument that registration is indeed punishment.

]]> By: Disgusted in Michigan https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51619 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:34:31 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51619 In reply to Capt Charles ‘Bob’ Munsey Jr. USN Ret.

I was thinking the same thing. How the hell does a shoplifting charge equate to being put on the registry for life?
I’m also confused as to why a 14 year old boy who was just fooling around with his friend can be held accountable for his actions, yet a 14 year old girl who has sex with her 18 year old boyfriend is not held accountable because she lacks mental capacity to consent. Doesn’t the 14 year old boy also lack the mental capacity and understanding, or does that only apply to girls? A 14 year old girl cannot legally consent to sex, but the same 14 year old girl can be charged as an adult of she murders someone. Something is wrong with that picture.

]]> By: JJJJ https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51618 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:47:50 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51618 This government-sponsored sex blacklist must be abolished in its entirety for ALL people!
Half measures are anathema that do nothing but erode the number of supporters and advocates who support abolition.
Justice must be for ALL !!

]]> By: Edward Ruggles https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51617 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:25:30 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51617 Who, who… anyone ever thought it was right to put children on a registry that was formed to keep them protected from those adults???

]]> By: Tereto https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51616 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:06:05 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51616 Nice of the gentleman to share his story, it’s what helps to open people’s eyes, to the Idiocracy of these archaic laws!

]]> By: Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret https://floridaactioncommittee.org/nj-reformers-push-for-megans-law-changes-for-juvenile-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-51615 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:25:59 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=18828#comment-51615 So, does shoplifting make one a sex offender? What are the zealots going to think up next?

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