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Thread (Discussion): [nbc4.com] Maryland sex offender laws could get tougher
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Posted by admin
on Dec 07, 2005 03:49 PM | Also by admin
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Discuss the article Maryland sex offender laws could get tougher, which appeared on nbc4.com on December 06, 2005.
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Message 168885 (In Reply to Message 168807)
Posted by 1dadof5
on Dec 08, 2005 07:06 AM | Also by 1dadof5
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Maryland's governor and state attorney general are proposing new bills designed to better protect the public from the dangers of sexual predators.
no they are not. they are attempting to gain public attention because next year is elections so they are posturing and propagating misinformation to that end. there is nothing in the proposed legislation that will actually make anyone safer.
Currently, the public can find pictures, addresses, and other information about sexual offenders in their surrounding communities at the Maryland government Web site.
so everything provided by law is already available, all they need to do is look it up.
However, officials say a recent incident at an elementary school proved the system needs improvement
no, it proved the system worked as it was intended
The principal's secretary thought she recognized the man from pictures located on the state government Web site registry of sexual offenders for the Glen Bernie ZIP code.
sounds like she has waaaay to much time on her hands.
"He was questioned on why he was here. He indicated he was here for a particular child and indicated that the family had sent him that day to pick up the child. And, basically, from there we contacted the parents. And the parents indicated that was not the case -- that he didn't have authorization to pick up the child," said the school's principal, Richard Chilipko. Principal
i would hope they would check out the story by calling the parents when ANYONE wants to pick up a child.
"Although they are lifetime registered, they are only for a short period of time monitored. So, they may well be registered and on the Internet, but there's no way of learning what they are now doing. So, we want to have a law that requires them to be monitored for there registration, if need be, for an entire lifetime," said Curran.
why? do you also want to keep an eye on all those convicted of a DUI for life? does he have a sex offender fetish? besides, who is going to pay for all that monitoring which could cost more than 90 million per year and require 2000 new officers dedicated to being "minders"
And the hysteria continues.....
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Message 168908 (In Reply to Message 168807)
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on Dec 08, 2005 03:03 PM | Also by Navigatr1
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"Although they are lifetime registered, they are only for a short period of time monitored. So, they may well be registered and on the Internet, but there's no way of learning what they are now doing. So, we want to have a law that requires them to be monitored for there registration, if need be, for an entire lifetime," said Curran.
I thought registering was supposed to be a regulatory scheme. Now they want to add active monitoring to it. Certainly sounds like probation to me, and punitive in nature rather than a regulatory scheme. I'm sure police departments have better things to do than actively monitoring sex offenders. Of course, that one department in Florida doesn't seem to have anything better to do and must have an unlimited budget.
--Navigatr1
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Message 169000 (In Reply to Message 168908)
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on Dec 08, 2005 11:40 PM | Also by rabbitreborn
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Of course, that one department in Florida doesn't seem to have anything better to do and must have an unlimited budget
I am assuming you are refering to the Ocala/Marion County agencies?
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on Dec 08, 2005 11:42 PM | Also by rabbitreborn
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if need be, for an entire lifetime,
And just who decides if they need to be monitored for life?
I agree, it sounds to me like the registry worked for once EXACTLY like it was intended to, how he figures that it failed is beyond me.
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168807, admin, Dec 07, 2005 03:49 PM [Introduction]
168885, 1dadof5, Dec 08, 2005 07:06 AM
169001, rabbitreborn, Dec 08, 2005 11:42 PM
168908, Navigatr1, Dec 08, 2005 03:03 PM
169000, rabbitreborn, Dec 08, 2005 11:40 PM
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