Comments on: TN: Law enforcement cannot keep children safe by focusing on the few sex offenders who warrant closer monitoring when the registry is so diluted.

By: Facts should matter

Facts should matter — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:39:11 +0000

One must remember, all these reactionary and fear-driven registry laws weren’t exactly created by the “best and brightest.” They were created by opportunistic politicians exploiting fear propaganda and child safety rhetoric for political furtherance.

By: Ed C

Ed C — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:25:39 +0000

Wow, thank you Sandy. For me, this article is very timely in that I’m composing a letter for the judiciary committees in my state legislature. Your article eloquently discusses some of the concepts I want to use, but have only developed in nascent form. Thanks for the intellectual booster shot.

Veritas.

By: Tereto

Tereto — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 03:18:05 +0000

I think that’s just it, if they focused only on the major threat, and not so much on the vast majority, than they could actually accomplish it. Instead, they want it all, and cannot handle it all. The majority of registered folks are of little to no concern, and do not require probation style treatment, let alone draconian threat level treatment for which the majority face. The majority of concerned citizens, really only want to know if a registered person lives near by, and not so much about the other ridiculous sanctions that we must face. But, we also have your facist people who are going to want it all and more! Between the lawsuits and constant changes in the laws, and some judges finally taking a stand, it’s a slim chance that it will all run itself into the ground, and States will have to back down eventually! Time will tell.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:14:11 +0000

There needs to be more journalism calling out individals in these law groups coupled with empirical evidences, peer reviewed papers, and individual experts willing to be cited in articles. This whole registry scheme is a political tool to make money for donors and get reelected. It’s legal money laundering. At the expense of our freedom.

By: DM

DM — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 01:37:55 +0000

Things will change only when the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change.

Obviously those that fear loosing their elected office over the truth are more willing to promote the well dressed lie over the shabby truth.

If you cannot trust them to legislate on data rather than emotional lies, it begs the question, what else are they lying about?

Somewhere, somehow, politicians need to be confronted in the presence of voters in such a manner as to make them squirm over their lies. Perhaps a question of why did you vote to do XYZ when it costs the state X$ and data clearly shows ABC. A question to the pol, Could this wasted $ be better used in another program?Of course all of this is predicated on the notion they have some sense of shame.