Woman Removed From Sex Registry Banned from Speaking About Case
The state of Tennessee agreed to permanently remove a woman from the sex offender registry months after a judge found she had been “falsely labeled as a sex offender.” But state officials included a stipulation in the agreement forbidding her and her attorneys from discussing the agreement and her lawsuit with the media, The Tennessean reports. They also are barred from speaking to lawyers involved in “sex offender litigation.” That limitation could be unconstitutional, according to a First Amendment lawyer.
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My case was legit. That said, I would take the deal.
Just got my assessment from Arkansas. Tier 3. I moved here from California. I was tier 1. I don’t want to go back to California.
The phrase “against the peace and dignity of the state” is a formal legal expression, typically found at the end of indictments, that signifies that the alleged crime is not just a personal offense but also a harm to the state’s order and well-being. It’s a historical holdover from when crimes were seen as offenses against the monarch’s peace and authority.
The phrase is derived from the Latin “contra pacem domini regis,” meaning “against the peace of the Lord the King.” It reflects the idea that criminal acts are not just wrongs against individuals but also against the sovereign power of the state.
But what if the state reverses a court decision and then tries to hide the facts? Isn’t this the converse? Should the state defend its peace and dignity in this way? Or is there a sort of dignity to be found in a democracy that has what Winston Churchill called a “stored-up strength” to treat criminal matters openly and honestly. Isn’t it hypocritical for a state to ask its members to speak in court “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…” and then not require the same of itself? Doesn’t a democracy die in darkness, as proffered in the official slogan of the Washington Post?
My 77-year-old father was incarcerated and put on a sex offender registry for a common symptom of dementia. Prosecuting people with dementia, as Judge Robert Bell wrote, in 1993, offends “a principle of justice so rooted in the traditions of conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental.” I never miss a chance to tell this to lawmakers and lawyers involved in sex offender litigation. Why? Because the dignity of the state is at risk, and the state needs people like me, and like this woman, to keep them accountable. That’s the key: accountability.
This story recounts an attack on the dignity of the great state of Tennessee and we need to hold it accountable. Thank you for sharing. My response is just shy of 1900 characters. Thank you for listening.
Mark – are you in Florida? We have a draft bill to “consider dementia in all law enforcement/justice proceedings”. If you are a Floridian, may I call or email you?
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So someone messed up and now they are covering up all the evidence and sweeping it under the rug? Wow, should we re-define the word justice.
This is odd and im curious as to what is going on and happened. Did she actually have the title but the judge gave her special treatment to not be labeled. So many questions.
In short her offense did not have a sexual component to it but since prosecutors have immunity and can do as they please they over charged her to get her on the registry.
Hmm, I wonder why? Guess they paid her off to shut her mouth about something. Which brings me to my next question for everyone.
IF you had the ability to prove they punished you twice what would you put on the value to shut your mouth about it? 1 million? 5 million? Now as it’s been 26 1/2 years of bullying and threats and lies by local law enforcement being placed wrongfully on the public registry. What amount would you settle with them for?
Now times this by being able to expose what Congress has done to hide that they are punishing nearly half of today’s public registry? Put a price on that because if you do the math say 78,000 on the Florida public registry being a punishment against say 45% is 35,100 @ say 100,000 in reparations is 3.51 Billion dollars they would be forced to pay us that is if you are one of the 45% of the 95% who are a low level non-violent person forced to register placed on a public registry with a Federal Amendment written for sexually violent offenders for a 100% public registry.
I’d like to know what others would do if you could prove it’s a hidden punishment against us from the start. Bubbles has no clue what she pushed away. I gave them until the 30th Anniversary of the day Megan’s Law was first found constitutional by the original state New Jersey which was yesterday. They have until Aug. 1 when I will expose the rest publicly.
Makes one wonder what the state is trying to hide? The short post doesn’t provide much detail, but it makes me think that the state is burying it’s own malicious intent.
Woman will get filthy rich