MI: Former judge says sex offender registry gives ‘false sense’ of security

Does the sex offender registry really keep you safe? A former West Michigan judge says it’s giving you a false sense of security. Newschannel 3 looked into those claims, taking our search across state lines to see how sex offenders are tracked in other areas.  You can search for them by your address or your entire city, finding their home address, and even where they work.

But does knowing where a sex offender lives keep your family safe? At least one former judge doesn’t think so. “People have a false sense of being protected. And it’s not,” said retired Van Buren Co. Judge William Buhl. “In my opinion it’s not protecting people.” “It’s not risk based, it’s conviction based,” he said. “So nobody looks at the individuals and asks the question, should we really be afraid of this person?” Full Article

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So in other words, the way it was when local law enforcement notified the neighborhood of a dangerous sex offender living near them was a much better system than what we have now.
Meanwhile, those individuals who are repentant and trying to move on with their lives (along with their families)are shamed and abused by a despicable and useless worldwide public hit list which fails to distinguish the complexities of convictions, treatment and risk factors.

Yay yay ‘wonderin’ ..after midnight (Patsy Cline song)..:)……please note injustice has NO ‘better system’ …there is no ‘better system’ of injustice.

So the solution here is to beef up the registry and put on more requirements and extend parole to a lifetime (like Florida). Talk about doing the same thing over and over again, even more so, and hoping for better results. I think this country has gone insane over perceived dangers that are quite rare.

Thank you, Judge Buhl, for speaking the truth. Sex offender laws give the public a false sense of security. Why? Because more than 90 percent of those who sexually assault children are not on the registry, instead they are family members, teachers, coaches and clergy. It makes no sense to focus most if not all government resources on those already convicted of a sex offense since the rate of re-offense is between 1.8 and 5.3 percent (according to state and federal governments). What does make sense is to create a tiered registry in California in order to distinguish between those who pose a current danger and those who do not.

Why didn’t he say this while on the bench, when his statement would have had a much greater impact? Why do these public officials always wait until they’ve retired or otherwise move on before speaking.

Shake yourhead harry..your eyes are stuck…judge Buhl doesn’t compare to retired judge oc..cal-oc can plant I mean sit a retired judge on a case to him guilty and a retired judge doesn’t worry that elected stuff ..he knows who put him on the case and bias tilt on the scales of justice adds further as his son will sit as a judge in same county courthouse …rewarded ..??? ..he called an immediate backhall conference after prosecution witness confirms defendant’s innocence and accuser’s motive ..he kept readback of record from opencourt ; he kept a real private attorney from entering the case before sentence .. allowed prosecution to backdoor false evidence instruction to instructed to jury as proof intent…SHAM.