Comments on: Samoa passes law enforcement only Sex offender registry.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:47:13 +0000

LE only registries are absolutely useless, too. There is not one single case where the registry played a role in the investigation of any offense, less registry violations. There’s nothing in them that wouldn’t be in the federal and local databases. Factor in the exceedingly low RSO rearrest rate and there is no coherent reason to maintain a separate SOR, especially when those databases are acessed as routine in any criminal investigation anyway. Even where RSOs commit another crime, his RSO status isn’t known until after arrest.

That said, it does make good political sense. An announcement that the registry is being dissolved would certainly be followed by news “reporting” that would portray that all former RSO hands (to include those dead and incarcerated) would be down the pants of every child in America the next day. An LE-only registry might help detract that. Probably not, but at least it would show effort.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:33:12 +0000

So, I wonder if it is not going to be retroactive for those that are off sanctions if those that complete their sentences will be removed?

By: Iservedmytym

Iservedmytym — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:12:09 +0000

I give the Somoan government a A for their stance on implementation of a registry for 2 reasons 1 Law Enforcement and official government need to know only information may not be distributed publicly 2 Not being applied retroactively. They could earn a A+(A) If there are no residency restrictions and (B) There is a fair clear path to be removed from the registry entirely. But such as it is kuddos Samoa