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Message 173164 (In Reply to Message 172893)
Levels should Level the Playing Field

Posted by pianoman on Feb 12, 2006 05:28 PM | Also by pianoman

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

The "offender level" system, or lack thereof, is one of the greatest problems I see with registration. Some states treat all sex offenders equally and have no graduated system. Other states have a level system, but they still treat all offenders equally. I believe there would be fewer missing, non-registered offenders, if the laws were more tolerable and enforceable. Why classify me as a level 1 and a multi-repeat offender as a level 3, if all the laws are going to apply to both of us equally? Oh yeah...I keep forgetting....passing laws against sex offenders, regardless of whether they work or any thought goes into them or not, gets politicians re-elected. Sorry...stupid me... ;)

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Message 172893

Posted by nelevel1 on Feb 08, 2006 05:38 PM | Also by nelevel1

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

When Iowa passed there residency restrictions, small towns in Nebraska, which is where I am from and am registered, started climbing on the wagon to hinder the "exodus of offenders" from coming to their towns.  I have moved from a large, eastern NE city to a smaller town.  This small town is on the short list of communities in NE that is passing residency restriction laws.  However,  I do not live within the city limits, the law doesn't apply to me...yet.  It will, but as a Level 1 offender in this state I don't have a lot of concerns.  The new residency restriction laws here, will apply to all NE Level 2 and 3's.
Since, Iowa has passed there law, 30 level 3 SO's have moved to Omaha, not all have registered, and those that have, are using a local homeless shelter as their permanent address.
I don't necessarily agree with the restriction laws, to say the least they are feel good laws.   But, most offenders don't offend close to home, because they don't want to be recognized.  I don't feel safer living in a community with restriction laws, I know some Level 3's, some are decent enough people, because they have gotten therapy and they have gone through an intensive rethinking program sponsored by Lutheran Family Services.  But, I wouldn't trutst them as far as I can throw them around my kids.  
There has got to be a better way, the registry in this state at best works well, but it is not a perfect system.  And residency restrictions are only going to cause hardcore offenders to quit registering and going underground.  Which, will give them greater, better and more oppurtunities to reoffend.  And that is what scares me the most.

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