Two relevant facts that are not found in the article:

The program in question is for teenagers 14 and above to keep them away from gangs, drugs, and the like. (Source: https://erlangerky.gov/police/explorers-program/) I’m guessing many (if not all) of the program’s participants are already juvenile delinquents or on the way there, meaning they’re probably already gang members, dope dealers or users, and yes, sexually active.
The age of consent in Kentucky is 16 unless the accused is more than 10 years older (which doesn’t make sense to me, but whatever). (Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2019/chapter-510/section-510-020/)

My instinct tells me that the only thing that made this circumstance a criminal one is the accused’s status as an LE officer volunteering in a youth program. I find it a little disheartening that most opinions on this and other advocate sites have succumbed to the reporter’s implications and bemoan that accused wasn’t hung from the rafters and subjected to the very same circumstances we fight against.

There’s nothing logical or reasonable about complaining that the registry and associated restrictions shouldn’t exist at all yet still be applied to particular classes of convicted criminals, in this case prior LE. I suspect that most are simply angry and jealous of the comparatively lenient sentence recommended when compared to their own. We do ourselves a HUGE disservice when such anger and jealousy are mixed with our advocacy efforts.

Dear Robert,

I’m not sure exactly what you are trying to say in your post about Lil Wayne being charged with inlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon but some of the information you said is wrong. Put simply, it depends on the laws of the individual state where he was arrested. Below is a treatise written by my former defense lawyer in Florida. This should help clarify what you posted for others to know the facts and law.

https://www.richardhornsby.com/federal/crimes/felon-in-possession-of-firearm.html

Its apparent that there are different people using the name Bill here. I personally agree with the Bill who pointed out that even ex-cops convicted of a sex offense are required to register. I served prison time with two of them. I disagree with the other Bill who said “What is even more upsetting is that he probably won’t need to Register “for his safety”…what a corrupt system.” I know you are wrong for the forgoing reason of having been in prison with two ex-cops who are registered in Louisiana and Georgia for pornography offenses.

There is none

Dear T&S,

What you posted is false. There are plenty of ex-cops on the public registries across this nation. There are some folks who regularly post in this forum who are ex-cops but are now forced to register. Nobody is safe from the registry plague.

Here is a potentially great way to get your/our messages across to a bigger audience:

https://medium.com/substack-writing/what-is-substack-c0dc6c792f28#:~:text=Substack%20is%20an%20email%20newsletter,free%20and%20subscriber-only%20content.

Thanks