RI: You’re allowed to get a job… we’ll just make sure you can’t keep it.
In Rhode Island, a story is unfolding that perfectly captures the contradiction at the heart of the registry system. A man working as a property manager was arrested after his status became known. The issue we want to highlight is not that he was arrested for not disclosing his work – that’s the law, he didn’t report his work, he was arrested, that’s not the issue… It’s that while the state allows you to get a job, they just ensure there’s no way you can keep it.
While the guy’s work as a property manager is legal, he is required to report the properties he manages to law enforcement, and police are then required to notify each tenant that he is a registrant. So the law allows the job, but builds in a mechanism that all but guarantees it won’t last.
What’s the realistic outcome of that kind of requirement? What’s the likelihood that once police “inform” tenants, an employer or property owner is going to keep him in that role for more than a day? The answer is obvious. Zero!
We’re told that people on the registry should work, should support themselves, should find housing, should reintegrate into society. But how is that possible when every step toward reintegration comes with a built-in trigger that undermines it? If getting and holding a job requires wearing a proverbial scarlet letter that follows you into your workplace, every interaction, and every opportunity, the result is pre-determined: you get let go. Simply getting a job with this stigma is hard enough!
We are highlighting cases like these (people who get fired from maintenance work, hauling trash, serving coffee at Starbucks, etc.) not to highlight an individual’s failure to comply. They reflect a system that says “you can work”, but only in theory. In practice, the outcome is already decided. So if you want to support your family, if you want to eat, if you want a roof over your head, you gotta do what you gotta do to survive.
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I’ve lost countless jobs, houses, finances because of the sex offender registry—in the so-called “land of the free.” It eventually forced me to leave the United States and move to a third-world country just to survive and provide basic food, shelter, and stability for my family. Freedom.. Eeven on the other side of the world the US government try’s to force its tyranny and assault my innocent family.
Not a single day passes that I don’t bitterly wish I had committed a “lesser” crime instead of meeting an underage lady in a bar who lied about her age to get in the doors over 30 years ago—like drug dealing to kids, murder, arson, assault, or even some form of terrorism. At least those offenses seem to carry an expiration date on punishment.
Or perhaps, if I was destined to make a sexual mistake, I should have first become a judge or a congressman—so my actions would have been quietly forgiven, overlooked, or even covered up, and my family wouldn’t have been subjected to this lifetime of horrific, unrelenting punishment. if only the Just-us system received that which they dole to others.
May I ask what country i been thinking of exiting. I do get my retirement from the army and va so some I come
It is extremely difficult to leave the United States if you are on the sex offender registry. The USA loves to waste your money by waiting until you are in the air to tell other country’s you are a monster and need to be returned immediately. International restrictions, systems like Angel Watch, and other draconian policies have created what feels like a prison state.
Much of this could have been prevented. Those who could have and should have fought against these international restrictions when they were first introduced were too lazy and incompetent to act when they were warned. Now that the laws are in place same as the internal RSO laws, the restrictions are nearly impossible to remove and will only continue to get worse.
I tried to warn the ACLU and other advocacy groups that these laws would close the last remaining escape doors for registered citizens. As usual, they laughed, dismissed my concerns as overreactions, and claimed that issues facing RSOs in the U.S. were not a priority compared to their other “more immediate” concerns.(illegals, drugs, and things that fill coffers)
The situation has now deteriorated to the point where many current laws in America surpass the restrictions seen in WW2 Germany. The noose is tightening. Both travel and escape have become extremely challenging, if not nearly impossible to many locations.
There are still a couple of online resource groups that can help guide people in the right directions. However, the country where I am currently located has become almost impossible for others to enter. I have been fighting this legal battle here for decades and have only recently received tentative protection from America and permission to stay. I continue to fight for broader change on behalf of everyone affected, but it is an uphill battle funded only by my own resources, with no support from major American advocacy groups who should be helping.
A few other countries remain open, but they are few and far between. I strongly recommend getting out of America as soon as possible — the situation will only worsen, and leaving will become even harder over time. We are on a trajectory that mirrors WW2 Germany; history offers a clear warning. Be careful of online “will help for money” and promise answers RSO pages, most are scams.
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I hate to be that guy but giving a PFR access to another person’s home opens the employer to all kinds of liabilities that companies don’t want not to mention the negative impact on the management company’s reputation this is a bad example to use to point out flaws in the system had the subject been say a property manager for commercial or industrial properties instead of residential ones things would have been different
the what about an ex-murderer, drug dealer, arsonist,terrorist, burglar, thief ect.. I reckon none of them pose a threat or a risk since not only are they not forced to be humiliated but employers even given kudos for hiring them eh?
In truth you are right. It will reflect negatively upon the company. That being said they have made sure that every breath we try to take reflects negatively upon us. Hell the landfill wont even hire someone on the registry.
The point is, it shouldn’t. And the liability really doesn’t change whether your registered or not. There is equal risk, always, with employees. The problem is the label. The risk is the same. Also being a property manger does not mean you have “access” to a person’s home at will. You do not.
I hate to be that person,but this guy really didn’t have any business managing multiple properties, especially those with minor children. This wasn’t a guy who made one mistake decades ago and has been trying to live a decent, law abiding life. He’s been arrested, and convicted, three times since 2002, the latest was for traveling to meet a 10 year old. He was also arrested to failing to register at some point. Truth be told, this dude belongs in jail. Unfortunately, stories like this just solidify the general disdain and the whole “see, ALL sex offenders are dangerous and they re offend and can’t change” mentality. As a woman(who has a husband on the registry btw) this guy seems like a bad egg and if I was one of his Tennants, I’d be concerned for my safety honestly.
And had he cleaned up his act without re-offending, he might not even have appeared on his state’s registry website, let alone face obstacles to property management.
Because Rhode Island is not Florida.
I am confused, what are they saying that because he manages multiple properties he has to list each one as an Employer?
Apparently, sometimes that, “you gotta do what you gotta do to survive” mantra means finding ways to avoid registration, because you’re “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”
So I have a curiosity in the state of Florida what if you own rental properties is the government gonna tell you you’re not allowed to own property because you’re a sex offender?
Florida law does not bar property ownership.
Your best bet as a registrant is to start a corporation and start a business. Sell online products drop shipped to customers. Open a blind kitchen, etc. I had a business for over 30 years and having a corporation offers a certain layer of freedom. First of all, if you’re the boss, you’ll never be fired. Corporations are people, remember? Your corporation isn’t on the registry. You still have to register your vehicles, addresses, etc., but your corporation can offer you the ability to travel out of necessity, the corporation can have a PO box, etc. Just make sure you pay your taxes and keep your nose clean.
This is often the best bet. If someone is fresh out of prison or broke, there are barriers to entry that make this concept not feasible. Setting up an online store costs money, opening a contract kitchen requires having a kitchen, then there’s the the inventory and raw materials, marketing and other start up costs. Even coming up with the $150 to file a business entity can be a struggle for some people. Then there’s the 2025 amendment to the registration statute which requires you to now report “employment information, including occupation, business name, employment address, and telephone number”, and the constant concern that the business will be outed, boycotted and you’ll lose that investment. Some might argue that it’s better and less risky to find some anonymous job working for someone else on a construction site or in a warehouse. It’s tough all around and the options are very, very limited. If facilitating successful reentry is the key, these obstacles need to be removed.
I was reporting work addresses long before 2025. The only change I made was the “Sales Person” on the enrollment?
I have ran my own business from the start. And I was finally able to get an LLC filed. Truth is that the fear of being outed has weighed heavily upon me. I have lived by three rules ever since the Florida registry.
1. Report everything. I have made them photograph the tiniest of scars because the law says I have to. I report every change in person and always treat them with respect.
2. Know that those who you associate with today and see as friends could disappear tomorrow because of the registry.
3. Keep as low of a profile as yesterday and trust nobody. If you have an exit strategy from any and all situations it is harder to get blindsided.
In truth it is a miserable existence. Knowing that you could lose everything in a split second.