Comments on: Thousands of Pennsylvania sex offenders no longer have to register. Should lawmakers put them back on a list for life?

By: Faeryedark

Faeryedark — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:13:26 +0000

So, if a person was a 10 year registrant under the old Megan’s Law and due to be off in 2020, they should only have to finish 2 years, correct?

By: Futureseemsdistant

Futureseemsdistant — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:38:37 +0000

“The registration obligations are less onerous than the duty to file state income tax returns,” he said. That sounds reminiscent of the Alaska case. If they do find a way to reenact the old Megan’s law it will have to have a new start date an anyone put on it who’s conviction is prior to the new date,should still have an ex post facto challenge? The court has basically said being on the registry is a punishment.an so says this guy.
“We’ve cast a very wide net and are spending resources in punishing people who do not pose a threat to society — and we’re diluting our ability to monitor the dangerous ones,” Sen. Stewart Greenleaf (R., Montgomery) said at the outset of the Judiciary Committee meeting. “We need to ask ourselves who are we mad at and who we should be afraid punishment.

By: Iservedmytym

Iservedmytym — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:51:58 +0000

First using Jerry Sandusky as a example is ludicrous he’s never getting out of prison alive the sentence and his age made sure of that. Secondly I empathize with any victim but seems like these punitive laws make the advocates feel better not necessarily the victim. Truth be told professional advocacy is a job in all areas they will never admit they are no longer needed. Example The Center for Missing and Exploited Children only reports how many children are missing they never report how many ran away or were taken by the non custodial parent or how many were found safe and sound. I’m just tired of people like this using underhanded tactics ommisions and out right lies to justify futher damaging lives and collecting grants donations and paychecks.

By: JZ

JZ — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 23:59:36 +0000

Without a decision from SCOTUS, states, especially Florida, will continue to pass unconstitutional laws.

By: SexOffenderTruth

SexOffenderTruth — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:48:18 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee. True and it's a shame that they keep diverting attention from the REAL ISSUE which is the ineffectiveness and blatant cruel and unusual punishment which is the bottom line issue of the registry and why it needs to NOT be modified but abolished completely as the failure that it clearly is.

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:44:35 +0000

Why in the world does everybody else have better sense than Florida???

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:00:42 +0000

In reply to Karen.

that’s the way the legislature works, they pass NEW laws to circumvent the court decisions.
It’s what happened with the Internet Identifier case.
Good thing is that doesn’t last too long.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:22:52 +0000

Why would they even think of going backward when it was already deemed unconstitutional? SMH