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Episode 21
From KALB: Bill to remove non-violent, non-sex offenses from habitual offender law voted down.
A big SCOTUS decision in Sessions v. Dimaya ruling that helps our cause. How is it that void-for-vagueness doctrine helps us with our fight in the registry? Do people in the media skew the information to support their agenda; distorting facts
Related to the Dimaya story.
From Vox.com:
Episode 20
A brief discussion about a woman on the registry for NOT reporting that her son was having sex, while NOT in her custody??? WTH!
There Are Too Many Kids on the Sex Offender Registry https://reason.com/archives/2018/04/09/there-are-too-many-kids-on-the
Dissenting Against the Supreme Court’s Rightward Shift
From The Times-Picayune
Writing Sex Offender Laws Based on Fake Recidivism Numbers Is Rational, Court Says
Listener question
Allie commented at registrymatters.co
Mental disease or defect defense
Episode 19
Colbert county Alabama sheriff messed up. There was a 2 week laps in sending out notifications to the locals of convicted sex offenders moving into the area.
Colom campaigned on locking up fewer people
Two brave registrants who were going to be kicked out of their Ft. Lauderdale homes stood up and said NO!
Short discussion about the Illinois Supreme Court decision regarding parks
Jacob commented:
Just End The Federal Registry Already!
Episode 18
1) How is it that in some states the registry is considered “punishment” (Michigan?) and in other states it is simply a “public service”? I’m thinking of the ex post facto registry requirements for SO’s who have completed their sentences.
2) The 80+ towns throughout Minnesota that have enacted their own extra-judicial city requirements, beyond that of the residency limitations in place already through the state. Could you talk about that?
Let’s talk about members of congress, both state and federal level
How often is a member of the US house up for reelection? Senate?
Quote:
Episode 17
From The Intercept: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Promised a Criminal Justice Revolution. He’s Exceeding Expectations.
From The West Virginia Record: Supreme Court says restricting internet access while on parole violates First Amendment
From The Washington Post: An unexplained groping loophole in Minnesota law is about to be closed
From The Washington Post: Appeals court considers ‘how long is too long’ in challenge to Guantanamo detention
From The Marshall Project: Caring for My Sick Husband From Prison
From CNN: Craigslist shuts down its personals section
From The Daily Journal Online: Money is the enemy of truth
Episode 16
From the LA Times: Eight reasons for America’s shameful number of wrongful convictions
Oklahoma says it will begin using nitrogen for all executions in an unprecedented move
From The Marshall Project: Let’s Put an End to Prosecutorial Immunity
From the Washington Post: Alabama sheriff buys vacation homes with money designated for inmate meals
From Criminal Legal News: Unjust Sexual Offense Laws: Insanity and Hope
From WPXI:
Email from Patty:
Hi.
Episode 15
The Sex Offender Registry: Vengeful, unconstitutional and due for full repeal
The rapist of 13-year-old at church camp got no prison time. Now, thousands want the judge removed.
Tarrant County judge used electric shocks to punish sex offender, who is getting a new trial
This Case Could Help Prevent Congress From Outsourcing Its Power
Judge Orders California to Consider Earlier Parole for Sex Offenders
Ordinance would keep sex offenders from living in Vernon
Wisconsin Doubles GPS Monitoring Despite 5 Years Of Malfunctions, Unnecessary Jailings
Supreme Court: Sex offender can have Xbox and PlayStation back
How “predictive algorithms” are being abused for nonconsensual porn
Alabama schools struggle with juvenile sex offenders in classrooms
Sex Offender Sues Hospital That Won’t Let Him Visit Son, 9
Comment From episode 14
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Episode 14
From The Spokesman: While his brother is in prison for molesting another child, he comes out with allegations that he too was molested by his brother many years earlier. Now that his brother is about to released after serving 25 years, he is saying that “I want that son of a bitch to never see the light of day again”.
From My Fox 8 in Greensboro NC. Here’s a clip of a police officer telling the public to be wary of stranger danger; that if you take your eyes off of your kid for a second, that they’ll disappear – and then they will have a situation
From The Intelligence: Pennsylvania State Police have started the process for removing as many as 5,000 ex-offenders from the Megan’s Law registry under a state supreme court mandate and a new law.
From The Brunswick News: In response to the recent school shooting, the author of this article seems to conflate being on fire, with stranger danger. He says that we should Regularly drill students on safety procedures for lockdown and ‘active shooter’ scenarios — Our youngest, a child with developmental delays, is well aware of “Stranger Danger,” as well as the particulars of “Stop, Drop and Roll.” Require monthly lockdown drills, tied to the receipt of state or federal grants to improve school security systems and staffing.
From the The College Fix:A student activist publicly called me a rapist with no evidence. Here’s the toll it took on my life. We’re back to the consequences of allegations.
From National Review: Let Them Wear Bracelets
Describe how the travel ban went into effect, not by judges, but by someone filing some action to compel the judge to act
One of my personal problems in this area is that given a VERY guilty individual, given a VERY weak prosecutor, a guilty individual may go free – and vice versa. Given a very innocent individual, given an amazingly crafty prosecutor and innocent person could go to prison
But a judge isn’t necessarily interested in the capacity of the
Episode 13
On to the news items:
From The Washington Post: He was arrested for a sex act that’s no longer a crime. Years later, he remains convicted.
Green was 20 when he was arrested after having oral sex with a 16-year-old male in a Georgia hotel room. He was convicted of a sex crime — Was it consensual? it was. Was it because the partner was under the age of consent? In GA it is 16. He was convicted because the incident happened in 1997, when oral and anal sex between consenting adults was prohibited under Georgia’s sodomy law. The conviction required him to register as a sex offender, a stigmatizing label that he carried for years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/15/he-was-convicted-of-a-sex-act-thats-no-longer-a-crime-years-later-hes-deemed-a-sex-offender/?utm_term=.66e7ff341020
From The American Press: No housing options for sex offender. A requirement of Mr. Ellender release is a housing plan that complies with guidelines set for sex offenders. Ellender has been in jail since 2015 and has no place to live if he is released.
http://www.americanpress.com/news/crime/no-housing-options-for-sex-offender/article_9ebbd4b0-1288-11e8-961f-0708067ae864.html
From Yahoo Sports: Oregon State left-hander Luke Heimrich returned to the baseball diamond on Friday, helping to lead his ballclub to a 5-2 win against New Mexico. It was the first time Heimlich had pitched in a game since last June, when he removed himself from Oregon State’s College World Series bound team to avoid becoming a “distraction.” “Everybody, most of the time, deserves a second chance. I get that,” an anonymous athletic director told CBS Sports Dennis Dodd. “[Heimlich] went through his counseling, but it was a 6-year-old child … You’ve got little girls coming to your games. You can’t have that as an image with your program with Larry Nassar and all those things going on. Really? “You just have to say, ‘I’m sorry, young man, you can’t play for us.’”
https://sports.yahoo.com/oregon-states-luke-heimlich-pitches-first-time-since-sex-offender-revelation-205119143.html
From The Herald Republican: Sex offender registry levels stiff penalties. Noble County Superior 1 Court Judge Robert Kirsch believes the county trial courts, prosecutors and judges, should be given discretion on who should register and how long they must abide by the strict rules of the registry. Why have we taken the sentencing away from judges to determine the appropriate punishment? We fuss that judges legislate from the bench. Shouldn’t we also fuss that judges hands are tied in handing out sentences?
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/heraldrepublican/article_2d743c65-e869-5ac5-8452-71ecd14c163a.html
From The Progress: Wolf signs bill to protect victims of sexual abuse crimes. Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed House Bill 631 into law. The primary intent of which is to provide for greater public safety by ensuring convicted sexual offenders remain subject to registration requirements in the wake of recent court decisions impacting Pennsylvania’s implementation of the Sexual Offender R
A conceal carry permit issued in one state should be honored in another
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On to the news items:
From The Daily Star: Governor of NY seeks 1,000-foot boundary for sex offenders around schools. Gov Cuomo wants to increase restrictions of level 2 and 3 offenders to further secure neighborhoods across the state. An attorney opposed to the proposal said that it would leave some people homeless.
From Foxnews.com: Elected fire chief under attack for conviction. “That was 20 years ago,” Gilbert told the paper. “You know, the story you are telling kids is once you make mistake, you will be punished for the rest of your life. I’ve changed my life for the better. Every day I get up and try to do good.” Spartansburg Mayor who said she and the department have known about Gilbert’s status.
From WA Today.com (Western Australia): This from Down Under: Anyone found misusing the information, such as sharing it on a vigilante website, will face penalties including a maximum 10-year prison sentence. “You can’t go around running mob justice, but you can provide information that is common sense that can protect people,” Mr Guy said.
From Katu.com: ACLU questions new OSU policy requiring students to disclose past felony convictions
A comment from Episode 11 – Residency Restrictions
If you’d like to talk to us, Larry how can THOSE PEOPLE reach us?
On to the topic of reciprocity laws.
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