Vice: Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out of Prison
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So I didn’t manage yet to watch it all, but just seeing the way the sheriff voiced his opinion, and the nasty comments left on YouTube. It’s clear, that many people have no remorse for us, would rather we serve life, or worse be executed. The sheriff I could tell, was closed minded, uninformed, or simply spitting false statistics. The sheriff also contradicted himself with an oxymoron, when talking about the numbers going up before coming back down, and how the number of CP related cases are rising, but actual human victims cases are probably going down. How could human cases go down? When minor’s are charged, when more CP is being produced, when victims don’t tell anyone, when new cases of unregistered people are charged, etc. If the laws really did anything to prevent this, than show the actual statistics! Alot of society is fine with what we got, and will probably never change their minds, just like the sheriff!
I thought overall they did a good job with the documentary. Yeah, the sheriff is totally uninformed on the subject and just spouted what he needed to make political points. But some very important points about the registry were made. That was particularly poignant coming from the victim/survivor.
I was very disappointed that the SO emailed a picture of his penis. Just like I’m disappointed when an SO decides to reoffend. Even if the picture went to a producer by accident, why would someone take a dick pic and send it to anyone? That may be the only takeaway for some people watching the video. It only reinforces the stereotype that SOs are unredeemable sickos no matter how they appear on the outside. I don’t blame the documentary crew for including that vignette. Journalistic objectivity would probably demand it.
I appreciated the female victim for seeing the humanity in registered persons and for speaking the truth that registries don’t work.
I was disappointed that Aishiff refuses to admit his guilt and for sending that picture to the producer. I don’t buy his claim that it was a mistake because he shouldn’t even have pictures like that in his phone. Not only that, how could it have been a “mistake”?.
I don’t keep pictures in my phone or computer that I wouldn’t want others to see. Whenever I send a work email with an attachment or a text with an attachment to a friend, I always sheck and double check to make sure that’s the attachment or picture I’m intending to send. There can never be a “mistake”.
All in all, it was a very informative production that was truthful.
But I still stand by my statement that registries need to be abolished.
Please help me send the research to Sheriff James Mendrick at:
Sheriff James Mendrick
501 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
Who are you asking for help? Are you looking for a volunteer for the education committee?
I have a lot of issues with these “documentaries” regarding this topic.
I’m probably not gonna get my comment published but whatever. Someone’s gotta say it like it is even if it means being censored for it. So here goes…
Sheriff Mendrick is a blatant liar. And he knows it. He bought into that “frightening and high” recidivism crap. He wants the proverbial pat on the back from the locals. He comes off like the kid who was bullied in school and now he’s the bully. He also speaks as if there was never a sexual offense PRIOR to the existence of the registry. And also speaks as of the registry existed since the beginning of time. I can’t stand when people talk in this manner. HOW MUCH EMPHASIS DID THEY PUT ON SEX OFFENDERS BEFORE THE REGISTRY?? Let’s ask the unasked questions for once.
Can these documentaries ever acknowledge that all offenses dealing with sex are NOT “assaults”? They never talk about those WILLING teenagers who hook up with older people. And by older, I mean anywhere from 2 yrs older and up. Not just “older” the way most people assume. The interviewer should have brought this up.
If I were the interviewer, I would have questioned the religious faith of these cops and politicians. Since so many people on both sides of the political isle like to hide behind their “forgiveness and redemption” tag line.
Why don’t these documentaries ever press on about the issues of someone who was sexually abused as a child being “messed up” and carrying out offenses in their adulthood? Why do we coddle the victim in their youth, SAY they’re gonna be “messed up” from the incident, then PERSECUTE them when they act out on the “messed up” we said they would be? It’s as if we expect people to not act out on things that were done to them, yet we will say someone is “victim shaming” when we tell people it’s time to get over it after years have gone by. When we tell someone they “should have known better” even though that same thing happened to them as a child, we ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING “get over it”. Duh. Well, if they aren’t able to get over it, what makes us assume they won’t also commit an offense BECAUSE of it?
So there’s my 2 and 1/2 cents on this. Let’s someone do a documentary on this topic and not hop, skip and jump around ALL the different types of “offenses”.
I like what you have said 100% and I completely agree.
Politicians jump around the truth because if the truth got out than a good 3/4 would be out of a job. They don’t care,they do what is necessary to get elected and stay in office.
I remember as a kid growing up I have never seen or heard of sex offenders or anything of there crimes on TV news or papers. Now that I am older I see and hear more and more about sex offenders. Watching this vid. Always reminds me that politicians will do or hurt or destroy who or what ever to get elected. They will bend and distort the truth “They will lie”.
As a sex victim of my father and a sex offender I can definitely relate and I will say this the “Sex Offender Registry”
Does not prevent crime it is only a tool for politicians to keep the public in fear. Again this comes back to the “Real” truth. Politicians will do/say what ever it takes to get elected and stay in office.
And I will repeat myself again, I agree with your 2 1/2 cents it is the right thing to say.
you are spot on. the entire thing is an emotional game play with zero relativity and no facts. There isn’t one argument used to support and the registry that doesnt apply to every single situation that is deemed illegal.if facts were told it would apply MORE to every other situation then “sex crimes”.. Drunk drivers,assault,murder,arson,jaywalking, speeding,not wearing a seatbelt ect.. Why do they only apply it to the “sex crimes?” 1) Because we live in an Elizabethan era society that while sex sells is it is also the most taboo of topics..”cover those table legs lest men fly into sexaul frenzies”…it is so ridiculous the panic on sex that even though the states cant even agree on what they want to make criminal. BUT they do agree if one says its a crime they all will punish you for life over it..The population love having someone they can enslave and demean so it works. 2) they dont do it for anyone else because they lock up so many people for other things there would be a revolt the likes of which would exceed the civil war if everyone else was also included in what they want to do to you..
14:50 There you have it, a LE idiot (sorry for the language) who finally has taken their stupid logic to its natural conclusion: Sex offenses create victims, who are are then more likely to become our next sex offenders. People in this county should be able to easily get this clown out of office by posting this clip with the tagline, “Sheriff _____ thinks sexual assault victims are our future sex offenders”. Good job! When they fire you in your home state, I’m sure there’s a job waiting for you in FL.
As I said in a comment that might not get published, we coddle the young victim and NEVER tell them to “get over it” because that’s “victim shaming”. But when the young victim is an adult and hasn’t gotten over it and carries out a similar offense, then suddenly we “blame” them by saying they “should’ve known better”.
The hypocrisy of our society is astounding!!!!!
It’s a wonder that people who serve significant amounts of dead time don’t simply give up and become problems inside the prison. Why be on good behavior? Why not make them put you in isolation until the cost forces them to find you a place to live?
I don’t know how it is in other states, but in Michigan, if you cause trouble in prison, you get written a misconduct report. Not only do you lose disciplinary credits, you also get points that when accumulated, raises your security level. A person serving time in Michigan as a level I has it much better off than one in a level IV or level V. Most people in higher levels are doing a serious amount of time and some of them won’t hesitate to shank someone doing time for a sex crime. Prisoners in level I aren’t doing much time or pretty much have one foot out the door and aren’t going to do anything to jeopardize their parole.