General Comments October 2015

I am curious about early termination as well. Has anyone ever succeeded in Orange County? Also, it was never really mentioned how long the court ordered therapy is. When we first received a list of therapists to consider, I called around, and the first one told me the classes run 52 weeks. Does that differ, depending on which therapist you choose? We went with a different one, but it seems everyone in his class is there for the duration of probation. Thanks for any input on this.

Tis the season when law enforcement trots along the media in an effort to justify their role, and ensure continuing funding, for “sex offender registration and compliance” regimes. With headline-inducing names, such as “Operation Boo”, reporters and camerapersons will spend an afternoon riding along with police officers as they knock on the doors of registered citizens, and puff out their chests to show just how hard they work to protect children from someone who, obviously, spends their entire day plotting the next abduction. Yes, without these police officers standing between YOUR child, and the person whose door they just knocked on, children would never be safe again. Let’s all thank God for these guardians of peace, and keep the money coming so that they can continue doing their jobs.

If you didn’t pick up on it, there was just a bit of sarcasm in my last paragraph. Unfortunately, it was mostly true. Yes, police officers will spend entire afternoons harassing persons with, in some cases, decades old convictions. Yes, reporters will be right there to capture the event and, yes, such events will have ridiculous names like Operation Boo. And, yes, the entire point is for the police to show just how hard they work for the funding they receive.

What’s not true, however, is that registered citizens spend their days plotting and planning their next act. And, without any doubt, there is no truth to there being an increase in abductions on Halloween. While a little outdated, Kristen Anderson, of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, stated on October 29th, 2008 to USA Today, that “…the center knows of no child abducted by a stranger while trick-or-treating in the past five years.” Perhaps that quote could be refreshed with a quick call to Mrs. Anderson however, I’m betting my next paycheck that not much has changed.

I highly encourage you to not participate in this charade. Remember, if you’re not on parole or probation, you have absolutely no obligation to answer the door if the ghost comes knocking. If you do choose to answer, be armed with facts, and spend the time focused on more pressing needs, such as ensuring the reporter actually HAS those facts! Something else I might try this year: correcting the stories via the reporter. Believe it or not, it’s actually quite easy to contact reporters! In fact, most times, the contact info is included at the top, or bottom, of their story. It could be their email address, their Twitter name, or their Facebook profile. Whatever the means, don’t allow stinky bologna to be posted without being challenged. If you see doo doo, clean it up with a little fact checking provided to the reporter.

That’s my two cents!

I work 9-5 6 days a week. Ithe barely covers living cost, so I got a roommate in a one bedroom and I sleep on couch. I’m trying to build my train business back up and have 1 client 3x week, once on Sunday. Thid makes enough money to live and pay $450 a month for therapy. I have to rush to make 2 12 step mtgs each week and go to an AA mtg even though I don’t drink. Now my therapist says he doesn’t think I trying hard enough. He keeps Changing the day of our mtg. How can I get through this. Someone please tell me. He even threatens to drop me if I don’t start trying more. I can’t win this game.

All those who are here because the State of California contends that a, any person under 18 is too immature to be able to consent to voluntary sexual conduct should be relieved to know that the California Supreme Court finds that a mentally challenged 10-year old boy has the intellectual capacity to competently waive his Miranda Rights when being questioned.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-child-miranda-right-20151016-story.html

Got a call Thursday morning from my local Sheriff’s office to “come down” and sign a form per DOJ’s request. I was assured it would only take 10 minutes. Great way to start your day. So I go down and they didn’t lie or try to trick me, it was the standard registration form I have to sign every year. I signed and initialed all the provisions then asked the detective if he would like to hear the death threat message on my phone…he said no, but I should report it. I told him I reported it but the Sheriff’s office took no action, just like when my tires got slashed twice and my garage windows were shot out and my house vandalized…no action taken. I asked him if he could possibly look into that for me. Hmmm, no action taken. I then asked him that since I just signed a form that I have to sign next month, do I still have to come down for my annual, knowing that I would. He was polite, cordial and to the point as was I, however, he is law enforcement and cannot be trusted. Sad, very sad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hundreds-of-cops-kicked-off-force-for-committing-sex-crimes_5636133ae4b063179912afba

This AP article talks about the thousands of law enforcement officers who commit sex offenses. It seems that no one keeps track of the numbers, just as no one keep track of the number of sex offenders who commit new sex offenses. My guess is that more law enforcement officers commit sex offenses than sex offenders. That’s only a guess.

If you want to maintain a narrative that law enforcement is good and just and honest and that sex offenders are predators waiting to attack, the last thing you want to do is maintain statistics that might contradict the narrative.