General Comments June 2016

I was wondering if anyone knows of any job sites that are similar to Craigslist, but would have a more professional bent? The reason I am asking is that I’ve tried writing up a short description under the resumes section, and have only gotten responses from scammers.

Basically I wrote up something describing my education and experience, and then go on to state something to the tune of “over 10 years ago I made a mistake..and so on” I keep it very high level, not giving details.

So I was wondering if there was something similar that I could use to put the same thing in front a more professional audience. It seems all the major job search links..ie Monster, SimplyHired, etc do not allow anything like that. I thought trying to be upfront right off the bat would be the honorable thing, but what do I know. (if it matters, I am off the hit list, I would just have to worry about the BG check, which will still be a monster, which is why I thought being upfront right away would help.)

Thanks…

I’m reposting this as I think it’s an additional avenue to have our voices heard. This is not to replace letter writing or phone calls to your representatives, it’s just an additional way to voice your opinion. When politicians receive these responses they get an overall percentage of people’s opinions and a breakdown of votes by districts along with the individual messages submitted by those in that representative’s district. So far only two of us have voted their opinion on these 2 upcoming bills. If you are not registered with POPVOX, please do so. Every California and Federal Bill can be voted on here and most importantly please leave a personal message. Personal messages (short or long) have the most impact. All messages sent are delivered to the politician that belongs in your district. POPVOX will display your vote and message for all to read, however your personal identity information is not shown publicly, it is only given to the politicians that received your message as that is required for all online messages sent to politicians. I know that the messages have been received as I have received many email responses from Congress. POPVOX has been very active on the federal level, but it is very new to California, so there is not much activity with people submitting their votes and messages. California is one of the first two states that they have expanded their service to. Also remember that you must be a resident of California to vote on a California Bill. Lets make sure we have an overwhelming NO vote to both of these Bills.

SB 448: Sex offenders: Internet identifiers.

https://www.popvox.com/states/ca/bills/20152016/SB448

AB 2569: Registered sex offenders exclutions.

https://www.popvox.com/states/ca/bills/20152016/AB2569

Please be sure to carefully vote to OPPOSE both bills, as people have mistakenly voted the wrong way in the past. (Like voting yes but then writing a message opposing a bill). For those of you that sit by the sidelines and don’t normally let your voice be heard, this is the easiest way to help us help you!

This Sotomayor decision seems very encouraging, although not sex offender related, it’s possible she will swing our way.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/sotomayor-supreme-court-dissent-utah-strieff/index.html

I apologize for harping. As I ponder Janice’s portion of the call, I feel gut punched. Any half educated person who read Janice’s motion as opposed to the government’s briefs, would be struck with how clearly that it should be an easy decision. There is absolutely no lady of justice with any scales. In this case she is just a black robed governmental employee protecting her paycheck. In her case it is as if a Federal judge should not use any common sense. To rule that one of the plaintiffs should suffer an indignity, for the case to be ripe, perhaps death in the case of the plaintiff with Iranian ties, illustrates that common sense and a sense of fairness is not required to sit on the Federal bench.
Maybe for the younger citizens there will be a silver lining, but for me the sands are almost finished slipping through the hour glass. Now when I am in public and the star spangled banner plays, I want to throw up.

As my husband nears the end of his probation (just seven weeks to go), a new fear has arisen: the possibility of compliance checks. After surviving the humiliation of two searches during probation and monthly home visits from P.O.s who wear badges around their necks, carry giant walkie-talkies in their hands, and sometimes sport t-shirts that say “L.A. County Probation: Relax,” I cannot fathom the horror of finally settling into a semi-normal life, only to have that life disrupted by police officers coming to our apartment door just to verify that my husband does, in fact, live here. Does anyone have any experience with post-probation/parole compliance checks in Long Beach? Currently, after my husband has registered and/or updated his address, he gets a call from LBPD to verify his info. This is not a problem for us. He answers the officer’s questions, and we quickly move on. If I knew that that would the extent of the checks, I could maybe, just maybe, relax. Any information that anyone from Long Beach has would be much appreciated.

So if I go vacation in Louisiana I need to delete my face book account first? Then when I get back its ok?

If anyone hasn’t read this yet, including Janice, than it is a MUST READ:

http://www.hastingslawjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/Carpenter-Beverlin-63.4.pdf

This is a great summary of the history of how we got stuck with registration laws, and ends with the ways the tide can change if a new challenge can make it to SCOTUS. I’ve read hundreds of articles on the subject, and this is the best I’ve seen.

Is there a place to permanently put this on this web site? It is a crucial legal analysis that would benefit registrants as well as legal professionals.

Not sure if there’s a dedicated thread for this or not, so figured I’d post here. Last weekend, I went in for my annual registration update. (On Father’s Day) I’ve been a registrant since 1998. Since my first registration, up until last years annual, I’ve always registered at the Anaheim Police Department front counter. This year, however, they’ve apparently changed things. When I called to make my appointment, I was told that I’d be reporting to the jail on the backside of the station. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, so I was a bit cautious going into it. I reported early, as I always do…about 15 minutes beforehand. I also dress for this occasion, figuring I might be given a slight bit more respect for looking like the successful businessman that I am. Of all the years I’ve registered, I’m generally treated with nothing but respect and have never been made to feel like I’m a lower classed citizen. However, this time was different. I was told to take a seat, upon reporting and telling them what I was there for. Once they were ready for me, I was called upon by an officer shouting, “Hey you! Come over here.” He asked me for my ID and told me to go sit back down. Approximately 45 minutes later (Yes, it took that long, as my wife and I were sitting there wondering why it was taking so long) the officer finally called me back up to the glass again. “Hey, come here again.” I proceeded up to the glass window and was asked to meet him at the first door to the right of the counter. I was then buzzed into this little visiting room and the heavy, metal door shut behind me. This visiting room was a solid brick room with a metal seat and a phone hanging on the wall and a glass window that separated the officer and me. At this point, I wondered, what the heck is this? I was literally sitting in one of the visitation rooms that people visit the prisoners in. The officer then proceeded to go over the entire process with me, asking me every question while he typed everything into a laptop. He did not communicate with me via the telephone, but instead slightly yelling to me through the window so that I could hear him. Constantly having to ask me to repeat my answers. Once we were done, he asked me to go back and sit out in the lobby again. I was buzzed out, as you can’t just open the door to get out without it being released. (False imprisonment?) I returned back to the brick seating area in the lobby. (Very different from the Police front lobby with there nice looking wooden benches. These were full brick, as though it was a jail cell) After another 20 minutes or so of waiting, I was again called by the officer, “Hey you, go over to that door, pointing at the door on the left of the counter.” So, I proceeded to the door and was buzzed in. This time, leading to the jail area. Upon entering the door, he immediately gave me directions to put my hands behind my back, walk close against the wall, and go down the hall an turn to the right. Once I got to that point, he then commanded me to stop and place my hands against the wall, where he promptly patted me down. (Never in my previous 18 years of registering have I ever been asked to keep my hands behind my back or been patted down.) Mind you, I pled to a misdemeanor 647.6, never did a day of jail time, and have no other convictions. Once he was done searching me, he then had me proceed to a little room, while again commanding me to keep my hands behind my back at all times. Once in the room, this was where he proceeded to finger print me and take my photos. The entire time, he made sure my hand that he wasn’t printing, was placed behind my back. I decided to ask him when they started doing this process in the jail area and he replied, “about 2 months.” I then asked, “No intended disrespect, but why do I get treated as a prisoner when I’ve never had this treatment before when registering at the front desk?” He responded with, “this is how we do it back here. Anyone who comes back here is treated this way.” That was the extent of our conversation, as I just shut my mouth and waiting for it to end. I must say, as humiliating as annual registration is, I’ve always been treated with some form of respect up until now. Not only do we have to endure this terrible event at our birthdays, but now have to also be treated as though we’re in custody…at least if you’re registering at the Anaheim Police Department. It’s a shame they have decided to make this processing change, because the cadets always did a decent job of making you feel, at least somewhat human during this dreadful process.