Comments on: TX: Officials discuss sex offender problem

By: Joe123

Joe123 — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 09:24:21 +0000

This country has so many citizens that are so hateful towards one another. It’s beyond disgusting. So much divisions and hatred. A person would have to be mentally blind not to see that everywhere these days.

What does the future hold for such a country? Think about that.

By: Will Allen

Will Allen — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:09:50 +0000

In reply to Alan. He didn't have to address any crime because everyone knows they are doing a great job monitoring the people on the Hit List and it is keeping them from molesting children. That is why they need more money - to be able to continue doing an awesome job.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:22:58 +0000

In reply to Alan. Had any one of those county registrants committed even one more crime, this bill’s sponsors would have made sure you knew about it, over and over again.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:56:48 +0000

I find it telling that at no point in his remarks did he make a claim on how many crimes had been committed by these rural registrants, just that they are there.

He points out there were multiple registrants living within 400′ of a school but didn’t bother to add whether there had been calls or trouble from them. Just that they exist.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:17:12 +0000

Another example of non productive copy cat laws from politicians with no facts and no imagination.

By: Maestro

Maestro — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:37:22 +0000

I’m gonna say it again- BEFORE Megan’s Law (aka Schindler’s list) was enacted, a person with a sexual offense did their time and went on with their lives. This is something a GOOD ATTORNEY who is fighting these laws and ordinances needs to address. It’s 2020, the registry has been around since the 1990’s. All of a sudden they’re worried about where people with sex offenses are living almost 25 years+ after the registry was made nation wide in every state? This just became a problem in 2020? How many horrible crimes against children by registered strangers happened there between 1995 and 2020 that they’re soooooooooooooo concerned about safety?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:20:02 +0000

So are rates of reported sexual abuse greater in unincorporated areas than in cities? Or is this just a solution in search of a problem?

The reporter did not even bother to ask. Texas Voices ought to ask.

TEXAS VOICES are you working your legislature on this? Need to prevent poor legislation from getting momentum.