General Comments July 2018

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Pardon my cinicism but
Mark Zuckerberg losing $15 billion out of his pocket just lifted my spririt!

I can’t control what happens but this looks like Kaptain Karma taking a big
Chunk of wind out of his sails!

With the depraved indifference and hostility generated by him and a
Huge amount of extremely powerful cyberbullying he orchestrated using
A monolithic and impersonal machine of his own creation,
We can all gloat for a hollywood minute on what appears to be a just reward.

Of course he will continue to use registrants to gain more steam in his recovery efforts,
Maybe he will find the varrogance innhimself when he searches his soul,
And thats a stretch, for answers.

Man I just heard that judge in the Nassar Olympic trainer guy where she states “it is my privilege and honor to sentence you” Wow um objective???? Not, how can she get away with so blatant bias? That should be reversed immediately. Definitely the sentencing part after she stated that. “After hearing the testimonies of the ladies it is my honor and privilege to sentence you today”??? There is no way the dude would get a fair sentencing process from a judge ho states it is there honor and privilege, no it is your unfortunate duty to have to sentence anyone for anything and has nothing to do with any kind of honor. That is like stating, “hey it is an honor to stand here and watch you get electrocuted or shot by the firing squad.” That is just plain mental man on top of being what should be a heavy burden not taking lightly or glorified and joyful for anyone involved, except for maybe for the girls if he really did it and I do not think it should be for them either…..I do not believe in vengeance for the sake of vengeance for anything, Objective Justice, that is what I believe in…..

Oh wait, since he got beat up in prison now they want a new sentencing hearing because of the judges statements about signing his death sentence.

There is a statement I heard made about another subject that applies to the registry.

” the truth doesn’t matter and will never be regarded or accepted if people would rather believe the lie.”

In an age where false information is easier to disciminate than the truth because people are more willing to accept it, no amount of studies, historical data, or correct info will ever matter. The American consumer of is just too ignorant to sort fact and fiction. It isn’t worth their time. This is the whole basis of our political system. Inundate the voter with as much misleading info as you can get out, and they won’t take the time to investigate it.
Sad, but nothing can be done about it.

In the political realm and social justice,
Information is used as warfare to seek and destroy. The Registry falls inline with this analogy.

Imagine what a statement it would make if each and everyone of us did what I am doing. Just imagine even 30, 40 thousand filing suits in courts all across the state. I guarantee someone would stand up and pay attention and I even bet that the civil rights orgs would take notice and be much more willing to jump in as well…Man that would be a beautiful thing to see. Frigging clogging the courts with suits is one of the ways statutes are struck down. It is a matter of course that if a statute causes the courts to be overburdened with suits the court has to take action and rectify the situation in any way they can. That includes forcing the legislature to rewrite the laws or just straight striking them down in order to force legislative fixes. I do not know where I read that ff hand but I know it is fact because when I read it I researched it and it is true. Laws cannot be written in a way that they create an opportunity to challenges by the masses. If they did the court system would have been done a long time ago as they would cease to operate…..

@Not Exactly…
(Starting new thread for convenience.)
In case you’re wondering why I’ve fallen silent, it’s because I see no end to the back-and-forth. I definitely have plenty more thoughts, but to what end? I have to say, I don’t understand what your endgame looks like.

Suppose tomorrow we all wake up and Dr. Hanson and his Static 99R have been declared fraudulent and banned from the United States. (I know, your dream, right!?? 🙂 ) What then? How does abolishing Hanson and his work do anything to chip away at registry laws and court cases? As far as I see, it would do nothing. A State could simply change to another assessment tool, or it could decide against using any assessment tool (offense-based tiers anyone?).

Please help me understand (truly, not being sarcastic or snarky) how destruction of the Static 99R does anything to the “regulatory scheme” we all love so much. I see it as a non-load-bearing beam.

🛫 Any bets how long it will take this sh*t to roll down hill to us?🛬 :

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/07/28/baltimore-man-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-seatmate-on-airplane.amp.html

🛫 Flying??🛬 Wow! WTF!? I have no doubt that they are watching registrants! :

http://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/graphics/2018/07/tsa-quiet-skies/?p1=HP_SpecialTSA

Like I said, WTF!?

@TS: “Airlines banning people from a mode of transportation, especially if they’re American-based airlines, would be fought in court. ”

By who? A bunch of poor RCs?

Everything that has happened to us in the last 10, 20, 30, years was, or should have been, “fought in court”. Aside from Janice’s success with some residency restrictions and Halloween, what have we successfully “fought in court”?

This is beating a dead horse, but have been reading a lot of articles and am wondering,

At what point did touching another human being become the worst sin on Earth.

I do not condone invading another’s personal space for any reason, at any age. But this has been going on in one form or another for thousands of yrs. There has never been a law made that stopped a person from doing anything! The very politicians that propose the laws break them. Do they really think that hounding a person for the rest of their lives will change ANYTHING? I have read 100s of articles on the penalties of sex offenses, and the vast majority don’t support post conviction penalties at all. In fact the few that do support registries and restrictions are either law enforcement(and we all know how pure they are!) or misinformed zealots that spout hate and false data.
I am building a file of articles that don’t make it here and am considering doing a mass email to as many pro registry politicians and advocates as I can find.
I know in current climate many only believe what they choose to believe. But just maybe pounding the truth down their throats can make a difference.

“Stacey Dooley Investigates: Second Chance Sex Offenders (BBC One) ”

I’ve never liked her and still don’t. I do have a bit of a prejudice against the glottal-stops that afflict the speech of some Brits and which seems to be generationally-trendy and are a marker for mass-market opinions and attitudes. The other part is her ignorance and total unquestioning buy-in on the victimological narrative. She’s the Millennial and female equivalent of Louis Theroux. However, this is a sporadically critical look at the insanity of Florida laws and Ron Book, in particular but you will have to endure a heap of virtue-signaling and tsk-tsking. You will need a VPN (and one which the BBC can’t detect as such) in order to watch the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05tjbkp/stacey-dooley-investigates-second-chance-sex-offenders

“Stacey Dooley Investigates: Second Chance Sex Offenders (BBC One) ”

I’ve never liked her and still don’t. I do have a bit of a prejudice against the glottal-stops that afflict the speech of some Brits and which seems to be generationally-trendy and an unambiguous marker for mass-market opinions and attitudes. The other part is her ignorance and total unquestioning buy-in on the victimological narrative. She’s the Millennial and female equivalent of Louis Theroux. However, this is a sporadically critical look at the insanity of Florida laws and Ron Book, in particular but you will have to endure a heap of virtue-signaling and tsk-tsking. You will also need a VPN (and one which the BBC can’t detect as such [you might try VPN Unlimited set to their “BBC IP” address]) in order to watch the BBC since the BBC doesn’t like non-Brits watching their t.v. even if it’s about we Yanks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05tjbkp/stacey-dooley-investigates-second-chance-sex-offenders

I don’t follow the site much anymore. Seems to trigger a lot of depressing emotions and memories. But yesterday was my Birthday, and one of the only persons that sent a “happy b’day” was from a person I met through this site. The others were from my family and friends in Thailand.
I made it this far , 5 yrs from arrest. It has been a struggle in every way. I hope to have my reduction soon ( hearing in 1 month). From there I hope I can obtain better job opportunities and then find better living arrangements. I pray every day to find strength to move forward. I see my family in my dreams, and hope to see them again before I die. I do this because it was my wife’s wish to me.
To those here who keep the rest of us hoping and pushing, a heart felt thank you.🙏💓

“To Reclassify Sex Offenders, Mass. SJC Says Sex Offender Registry Board Has Burden Of Proof” This is certainly a positive! If this standard were to be applied here in California, then those committed to CSH Coalinga might have their right to a commitment trial expanded beyond their initial (and only) commitment which now holds for perpetuity. http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/08/01/sex-offender-registry-reclassification-sjc

So just wanted to check-in and say this years fires are the worse for Lake County, CA. This is year 4 in a row of major fires. Half of the (wealthy) part of the county is now evacuated to the (poorest) half of the county. Basically, most people have no other option but to sleep in their car or camp in tents. Not many homes have burned here yet but evacuations and smoky air is getting to everyone. I’m safe and not in an evacuated area. I’ve been locked inside with my two dogs for 3 days now. The air is too bad for people and animals to be outside. Unfortunately for most evacuees and their pets, they cannot avoid the dangerous air. And once again, I cannot attend any of the information town meetings that are held in the High School. This is expected to last a few more days at minimum.

Thought I would post this even though it’s boring info. I always wondered what impact a natural disaster emergency would have on the court system and a defendant’s rights. This is how Lake County, CA is handling the situation: http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php/news/57165-state-chief-justice-issues-emergency-order-allowing-for-lakeport-court-closure