Sex offenders are required by law to register their name, photo and address online at meganslaw.ca.gov. A disclaimer on the website says The Department of Justice does not assess the specific risk that any convicted sex offender on the site will commit another offense. However, the website does have a Risk Assessment Score. Another disclaimer says that score determines the statistical probability that an offender will commit another sexual offense.
Risk assessment scores for many of the sex offenders on the registry are currently left blank. Full Article
Lawmakers and those charged with overseeing this total mess called “the Megan’s Law Website” have done nothing less than a slop job; ditto for the rest of the chaotic and confusing/misleading laws designed to supposedly keep the public safe.
It’s clear and obvious that none of this does ANYTHING to keep anyone safe or to prevent anything; all one need do is to look at the record/facts and the truth of the above statement will become clear. Of course the regulars on this site already know this, but I encourage anyone new to this site or those just passing through to measure what I’m saying against the facts easily attainable from various posts on this site or by way of a Google search.
These laws mirror the Nuremberg laws the Nazi’s used to create sub classes of citizens (Jews-Poles-Slavs, etc) and these laws also facilitate the mindset that resulted in many people being killed (which has been happening here for quite a few years, yet almost totally ignored by the press) because they were labeled lesser than by the state.
PC 290 clearly requires all dates of last conviction and release to be displayed on the Megans Law web site (by Summer 2010, I believe).
The State of California has been in violation of its own Megans Law for over 4 years now. High time someone called them on that.
Well: rehabilitation means you have a job, a place to live, a normal life. That’s why we have Registration and Megan’s law: to prevent that.
my hub told me the only way his stat99 score could be lowered is if he committed another sex crime. How stupid is that? (and no, he does not plan on re-offending in anywayshape or form)
I will sue California after I get Megan’s law found unconstitutioal in us courts. I have the 1203.4 in 1992, before Megan’s law in California. I have since received a certificate of rehabilitation. It does not appeared on Megan’s web site anywhere. Then they tell you don’t look at this or go to jail.
I’ve not viewed the website nor do I plan to, but I did write CADOJ and ask them if my 1203.4 record clearance would be shown on the ML website. They responded with a resounding “no”, as I figured they would. Accurate and timely information is important to the public and to our safety. I’m just curious if the handlers of the website purposely leave off information or if this “tool for public safety” has gotten too large to handle.
Perhaps an author of the tiered registry bill could include that as an amendment to the bill, that is, if it has an author.