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Message 159563 (In Reply to Message 148004)

Posted by cala on Aug 23, 2005 10:48 PM | Also by cala

Gender: Female, Age Bracket: 30 - 39, State: South Carolina, Country: United States

I'd like to hope that the registry will be updated to reflect those that are truly a threat to the community. When people have to register as an offender, not only the individual is affected. It affects the entire family. To register for life is a strong punishment that's not always deserving. My husband was charged in 1998 with a lewd act on a minor

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Message 148004
Registries, tool or punishment

Posted by newmind6 on Mar 25, 2005 07:40 AM | Also by newmind6

Gender: Male, Age Bracket: 40 - 49, State: Pennsylvania, Country: United States

The sex offender registries are still a relatively new tool in child/community safety.  Most states now require lifetime registration for most offenders who are so registered.  But as with all new things there will be sorting out process.  This will take time, and unfortunately mean that some people will suffer.  There are over 1,000 lawsuits already filed based on constitutional challenges to the manner in which the registries are utilized and who are posted, and by what means are they evaluated for posting.
 
In time many will be removed as they better determine those who pose a real threat and separate them from those who have proven to be of acceptable risk.  It is a process and as with all processes it is open to flaw.  The lifetime registration requirement will be one of the things that you will most likely see overturned within the next 4 years.  And in time other aspects will be added and reworked to better fine tune this tool.  Right now the registries are used to punish first and inform well, maybe fifth or sixth.  But they are a valuable tool and as with all tools, it needs to be sharpened and updated.

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121946, admin, Nov 19, 2003 04:30 PM [Introduction]
      143832, taytay22, Jan 14, 2005 04:09 AM [yes]
            143856, dp1, Jan 14, 2005 02:27 PM
      143879, taytay22, Jan 14, 2005 05:36 PM [to,, dp1]
            143887, oioi, Jan 14, 2005 09:53 PM [certain offenses]
                  143989, orolan, Jan 16, 2005 04:07 PM [oioi]
                        144004, dp1, Jan 16, 2005 09:39 PM
      143962, anti, Jan 15, 2005 08:55 PM [re your poll steve...]
      144010, taytay22, Jan 16, 2005 11:21 PM
      147931, monkey4u, Mar 24, 2005 04:29 AM
            148004, newmind6, Mar 25, 2005 07:40 AM [Registries, tool or punishment]
                  159563, cala, Aug 23, 2005 10:48 PM
      148137, RiverCyan, Mar 27, 2005 07:49 AM
            148659, orolan, Apr 01, 2005 02:42 AM
                  148728, newmind6, Apr 01, 2005 11:05 PM
            159592, Valerie, Aug 24, 2005 02:53 AM
                  159674, orolan, Aug 25, 2005 01:33 AM
      159676, HaveSeenAllSides, Aug 25, 2005 01:52 AM [Poll response]
            162957, H76356, Sep 29, 2005 05:17 AM
                  163130, HaveSeenAllSides, Oct 01, 2005 03:01 AM
      162830, Scaye, Sep 27, 2005 04:49 PM
      171739, tomcat1, Jan 21, 2006 07:32 AM
            171801, Valerie, Jan 21, 2006 04:50 PM
            171803, Valerie, Jan 21, 2006 04:55 PM
            171824, Renunciation, Jan 21, 2006 06:48 PM
            171911, youtoo, Jan 23, 2006 06:35 AM
      171861, indisaray, Jan 22, 2006 06:23 PM

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