What’s left for us? Barriers to employment are everywhere.
In Keansburg, New Jersey, local officials and residents erupted in outrage after learning that three men on the sex offender registry were working at the Beach Gallery, a local restaurant and bar. The reaction was swift — calls for them to be removed and for the bar to be punished for employing them – and last week the restaurant shut down.
This situation highlights an ongoing and troubling reality. Registrants are told they need to get jobs, reintegrate, and contribute to society — but when they actually do, they are shamed and driven out. In this case, the men were working at a bar, not a school or a daycare. Still, the mere fact of their registry status was enough to spark backlash and public pressure.
It begs the question: how are registrants supposed to succeed when even ordinary employment is treated as unacceptable? Denying people the chance to work doesn’t make communities safer. In fact, it does the opposite, pushing individuals into instability and joblessness, which are well-documented risk factors for re-offense.
If someone can’t even pour drinks or wash dishes without becoming the target of public outrage, what jobs are left for them at all?
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Germany granted political asylum to a U.S. registrant because of the potential failure to register sentence if he were forcibly returned.
Work from home, or at a factory.
Some factories are so huge or have such a big clientelle they could care less who finds out because it won’t affect production or sales and all they are looking for is someone to fill a position and be reliable.
Working at a place of public patronage will only put you at risk.
There are temporary staffing companies that will find you work as well and can even place you somewhere after you put your time in.
only way to do it is self employed or something where there is no interaction with clients like truck driver
once your on the registry its all down hill from there
they want us all to fail
i have suggested that if your young enough to move to a different country and start over there
lots of countries consider the registry a violation of human rights.
if your older its tougher that’s why a lot of men are choosing more prison over lack of employment and a place to live
Which countries have considered the registry a violation of human rights?
So far the only 2 countries that it was challenged in France and Germany consider it a violation of human rights i also believe the Netherlands made a similar statement that if a person did his time for a crime he or she should be treated no differently than anyone else. you don’t hear of people in Europe having trouble finding jobs because of the past records. only in America does that craziness happen
See the public is in the dark largely on the laws that affect sex offenders. This is specially true in states that do not tier their offenses and have a tier that can drop off with time and no other offense. Also public does not understand or know that in florida its a felony no matter what. Even my ex wife I have a child with does not want to look into the laws that florida imposes on offenders. Says its all my fault, should not of gotten on the registry to begin with. Now let’s take this mindset and magnify it. My ex was born raised and all just north of tampa. Her views are the same I’ve see the majority of the public take. Shouldn’t have done it and laws are there or passed to protect her and others. Then comes the other realization that people only care about what’s on social media currently even if its untrue. Sad world when majority of population is more concerned with next phone color or series versus their own personal freedoms. A supreme court Justice made this analogy before.
Best practice is to start a business. I had an S type corporation for 15 years and the freedom was quite noticable. Just keep your nose clean and follow the rules and you’ll be fine. If your PO has a burr up his backside about you, the best thing you can do is move. There are cities in Florida that follow strict FDLE guidelines of 1000 foot restrictions instead of the 2000 and 2500 feet of some municipalities. And, if you have an older case from before 2004, you may even be able to have no residency restrictions once you’re no longer under supervision.
Hearts and minds folks.
Here’s a thought; If the actual goal of the registry is offence reduction wouldn’t advertising these consequences nationwide to the public on T.V. and other media as official P.S.A’s. be beneficial to the stated cause of reduction? And wouldn’t that same P.S.A. work to educate the public of the draconian measures taken against a population trying to reintegrate only to be hamstrung by the same government encouraging retaliatory responses by a public hungry for a punching bag?
Just a thought.
Where is the data that shows the registry reduces repeat offenses? What is the data of repeat offenses prior to the registry? There is none. Those who need the “registry reduces or prevents repeat offenses” narrative espouse the urban legend to maintain their agenda. The goal of the registry is to inform as stated by the legislatures who endorse it (and even those who let it slip that it’s truly a punishment).