Studies show that while public sex offender registries sound like a good way to keep a community safe, the numbers tell a different story. And widely held beliefs turn out to be myths — among the more prevalent is that most sex offenders are pedophiles who might snatch a child from a park or bus stop. Here are the myths, and the research that debunks them. Full Article
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I hope allot of people read this short list. But tell me something I don’t already know.
Yep great lil article. Like I’ve been saying the regerstries are completely irrational and acheive no legislative purpose while infringing on a multitude of rights and are arbitrary need to be abolished on those grounds.
Mostly positive comments followed the article. Sadly, the general public suffers seriously from “media bias” and the only stories that the media generally report are those that support the “stranger danger” myth. They obviously don’t report intra-family crimes. You’ll rarely read a news article that “Uncle John Doe of Pottersville was convicted of molesting his 12 yr. old niece Susie Q.” for obvious reasons of victim privacy protection. So the public continues to only see what is presented to them without engaging their capacity for critical thinking.
This is very encouraging news that people are finally seing that the registries are useless and arbitrary its only a matter of time now before we see a end to this draconian set of laws. Completely irrational unreasonable arbitrary oppressive official action. It’s going to happen.
My therapist just returned from a state sponsored mtg on sex offense treatment. He said the state numbers are appalling (his own words). 1 in 19 males in Ca are on the registry. Surprise! Like we didn’t know that already. I told him about the registry board approving a tier system and he asked how I knew. It’s amazing how little the public and even the people involved know about what’s going on. They’re like mushrooms, kept in the dark and buried in shit, then they’re happy. Time to step up our game.
I would certainly not use the term “monster”. Perhaps you use it facetiously. And I should have said “slightly under 7/10 percent” rather than “just”. (I intended the word “just” to be read as “merely”. Obviously, there is nothing that is “just” about the Registry.)