Comments on: OK: Municipal league wants retroactive sex offender residency restrictions

By: Michael Pierce

Michael Pierce — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:29:53 +0000

In reply to Disgusted in Michigan. Disgusted in Michigan; Well said.

By: Mp

Mp — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:31:32 +0000

In reply to GL. GL...exactly!

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:20:01 +0000

In reply to GL.

I hate when people use the name “Karens”, but in this situation, it fits. (I apologize in advance to anyone named Karen)

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:19:30 +0000

Isn’t it funny how the states that do not have the registrant residence restrictions proposed by Senator Coleman don’t have the issues that he is supposedly so concerned with? In those states, when sex offenses occur at schools, it’s always by a staff member, not the registrant across the street. When they occur at churches, it’s always by a clergy member, not the registrant around the corner. At parks, always by someone from out of town, not the registrant that resides 995 feet down the road.

Perhaps in committee, Senator Coleman could provide something besides unverified anecdotes to show his proposal’s purported need. Or something showing the effectiveness of such policy in other jurisdictions. Or how he intends to address the ex post facto lawsuits that will surely follow.

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:16:15 +0000

In reply to DMC. DMC I use to work in law enforcement. Although not all cops are bad, there are those who truly believe, that if you are not law enforcement, that must mean you are a criminal. And if you really are a felon/ex felon, their philosophy is "Once a felon, always a felon.

By: Disgusted in Michigan

Disgusted in Michigan — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:53:44 +0000

This makes as much sense as requiring someone who paid a $25 traffic fine 30 years ago to now pay a $130 fine because the laws changed and the fees went up. Or make someone who served 3 days in jail 20 years ago to now serve 27 more days because the crime now requires a 30 day jail sentence.
There would be a nationwide protest and civil unrest if crap like that happened, but no one seems to care when new laws are retroactively applied to registered citizens.

By: GL

GL — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:32:11 +0000

Why can’t all these entitled entities who don’t want to be around registrants move away from the registrants on their own instead? They have plenty of places they can go.

By: Lloyd martin

Lloyd martin — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 19:28:59 +0000

I was living in a mobile home Community and was told to move with a letter saying that I was on the sex offenders list. After living there for eight years. It took the supreme court to get me off the retroactive part. This case was in Michigan. I’m hoping this lawsuit open some eyes here in Michigan.

By: Bwj

Bwj — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:26:53 +0000

Would it not be a constitutional violation for attempting to apply this to all those currently forced to register? I tried to leave a comment on the source article but it said that I was a spammer.

By: DMC

DMC — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 15:43:44 +0000

Oh…this should be good! The only thing those LEO’s know is the myths that have been perpetrated regarding residency restrictions.