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I recently got off of parole and have a question- can I carry a pocket knife as a felon off of paper in San Diego? I asked 2 separate cops 1 said it’s ok the other said no weapons are legal for felons to possess. Thanks
Would anyone know whether or not I would be able to get an internship abroad or the possibility of working abroad?
I know this is probably a long shot, but has anyone know or heard of any new updates or news concerning Does v Snyder in Michigan. I e-mailed Ms Aukerman but I guess she will be out of the office till the 10th.
I also e-mailed the intern, but have not heard back from him as of yet I did hear something to do with in should be rewritten some time this year, but when very soon or by the end of this year.
The only changes I have noticed are the registration start dates, mine has changed 3 times from 11-22-1995 to 6-19-1992 as some of you already know mine still says my conviction date of 6-19-1992 which also means I already have my 25 years in plus 7 months, though Michigan had NO registry in 1992.
So if anyone has heard of any new updates or news on Does v Snyder I would appreciate anything you can tell me. Thank You.
With retroactive laws do they start from the day of offense/arrest or conviction or sentence? I am having hard time finding exact answers…
Still looking for origin of a statistic.
I’m still trying to find the citation for the statistics cited that the only people that have a lower rate of recidivism for offenses then do sex offenders are murderers.
In other words while any registered sex offender may get sent back to prison for many other things, thus skewing the statistics for sex offender recidivism rates, another sex offense is actually low on the totem pole. And the only thing lower than that is somebody convicted of murder being sent back to prison for another murder.
I THINK I read that on this site at one point, but that is only a guess and I have no other information about it.
So, if somebody knows where that statistic is verifiably cited, I would appreciate the reference.
Thanx
THX 4 having this medium venue for venting unrelated to current topics for users of this productive site. Thanks
Has anyone had their passport revoked yet? I’ve heard nothing.
Starting this year in California you do not have to disclose your past criminal history to potential employers and you do not have to answer “yes” to any question on an application that asks if you have ever been convicted. Employers are not even allowed to have the question on an application, yet, I doubt they will be updated with new applications anytime soon. Of course the employer can do a background check, but at least you can have the opportunity to have an interview, and if they do a background check they cannot disqualify you if the crime is not relevant to the employment. You have the right to legal action if you suspect it, and the employer must provide a relevant reason for disqualifying you.
I’m sick and tired of the media and lawmakers exploiting the presumption of risk that sex offenders pose for monetization. They are also dismissive and indifferent to the criticisms of Megan’s law which tells me it’s all about fear for profit. It’s a totally manufactured issue. Fabricated fear while trotting out this illusory safety schema. A misguided and misdirected preemptive and anticipatory law that prevents NOTHING.
My point being is that Ca Megan’s law website went into action on Dec 15 2004 well after my offense date of April 2004. The California legislature therefore passed AB 488 on August 24, 2004, and Governor Schwarzenegger signed it into law on September 24, 2004. Codified as California Penal Code section 290.46. All this was done after my offense date.
I live out of state in Florida. I know that the new law for the tiering system passed into law 01/01/2018 at which we cannot petition the courts in California to be removed until 01/2021. How about people who live out of state that have been on the registry for 10 to 20 years that qualify to come off the registry because they are elgible. Would it be possible to go ahead and petition the courts to come off of their registry however at a later date 01/01/2018 or there after , petition the state of California to be removed from the registry entirely. Can someone please clarify. I haven’t seen anyone post anything like this so I’m just curious because I am going to try and petition the court here in the state that I live in. Please read this message carefully so that you can understand what I am saying before you give an answer.
Bam, you can file a petition with the court at any time you wish. The legislature “cannot” tell you when you can file and under what conditions you can file. At least that is my take on the subject. I am not an attorney but it appears to me that the right to file a petition is so ingrained and traditional in our country and throughout history that it goes without saying that you can file anything, anytime you are being harmed and want for redress from the courts….The petition for removal is a joke and an attempt to usurp the court system in yet another way by subverting our unconditional right to petition….A matter of fact it is your civil duty to file if you are being harmed as it may prevent others in similar situations from suffering your same fate….
Janice et el. The summary judgement on residency restrictions is not settled law yet since it is only a summary judgement, so did the AG appeal yet? Also what about the presence restrictions? Does the summary judgement effect those?
Hello Everyone,
This is for people living in Michigan, I was wondering if anyone else received an e-mail today from Michigan’s ACLU regarding a Class Action Lawsuit and a questionnaire to find people to join the Class Action.
I guess from what I can gather they (ACLU) are doing this to make Michigan get off their ass and start making the necessary changes to Michigan’s Registry. The e-mail states that they have to have it by 1-6-2018, I still have the e-mail so if anyone is interested and does not have the e-mail I can post it here if it is allowed. please just let me Thank you.
To Moderator:
I came across this article as I was browsing earlier today and thought you might want to post it.
https://apnews.com/9ea60314c1bc4c52b3e4b1c1bc710907
“Judge orders treatment for Ohio man fixated on belly buttons”
While doing a little digging and research for someone, I stumbled upon some interesting commentary from SCOTUS:
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His prison bars and chains are removed, it is true, after twelve years, but he goes from them to a perpetual limitation of his liberty. He is forever kept under the shadow of his crime, forever kept within voice and view of the criminal magistrate, not being able to change his domicil without giving notice to the “authority immediately in charge of his surveillance,” and without permission in writing. He may not seek, even in other scenes and among other people, to retrieve his fall from rectitude. Even that hope is taken from him, and he is subject to tormenting regulations that, if not so tangible as iron bars and stone walls, oppress as much by their continuity, and deprive of essential liberty. No circumstance of degradation is omitted.
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I don’t know about you, but that all sounds awfully familiar. Though RCs don’t need to get written permission to move, the rest of the elements align well. (Heck, AL used to–still does?–require travel permits for RCs. Good thing that doesn’t resemble supervision.) The case was Weems v US (1910)
(https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/217/349/case.html). SCOTUS did rule this, and the rest of the punishment, to be Cruel & Unusual, and as far as I can tell, it’s never been overturned.
What’s going on if anything on improving the tiered registry bill, ie, getting possesors of naughty pictures back on tier one, limiting whim of DA’s to deny petitions, and like that?
Can anyone offer any words of advice or hope. I’m 26 and just was convicted of two felonies that require registration. I was sentenced to 1 year probation and 20 years on the registry. I was a computer programmer/scientist in my previous life. I am completely unemployable at this point and want to just give up. Does anyone have any suggestions? Luckily my state does not have residency restriction or ornerous probation conditions but still I just want to give up. Is there any hope?
For any TX RC’s, if you leave the state you now must give prior notification. This is a change.
Interesting humanizing interview with Justice Thomas (by his wife). I’d love to see us address two points he makes in it: being defined by the “black dots on the page” instead of all the white paper around the black dots, and his comments about “ritual defamation” he has endured. I realize he might reject comparing race with results of a conviction, but RCs can identify with both. I wish he would have coffee with one or a couple RCs… he might change his mind.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/06/exclusive-justice-thomas-opens-up-on-life-faith-and-his-interracial-marriage-video/
It looks like the Pepitone (IL) case is finally going to be heard by the ILSC. About time! I see, too, that NARSOL filed an amicus brief–and Paul Dubbeling is their attorney. Should be good theater.
@mike r: You may want to skim the amicus (https://narsol.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Pepitone-Amicus-Brief.pdf) for helpful research.
You know, I have to admit I am a pluviophile.🌧🌝
Man I miss discussing issues on here. I really like the wide view points that I get from all the different players on here. so I was thinking a little more closely on how to attack the US AG Sessions and am having a problem. Besides IML, which is still a lot, what are the exact federal statutes and codes that are violating my constitutional liberties? I mean I was not on a federal charge, I live in CA which isn’t even SORNA compliant, congress cannot force states to regulate. The more I think about it the CA AG is holding all the cards since if CA takes me offline then I will not be subject to any other state or federal laws. IML alone can still be challenged at the federal level since it still violates: right to reputation; equal protection since it is dependent on my location if I am subject or not while others in the same circumstances may not be subject; right to travel and association; unreasonable, arbitrary, oppressive official actions; Substantive due process; Ex Post Facto, but this is kind of weak since it will be a little hard to convince a judge that IML alone is punishment; Bill of attainder is out, Separation of powers is weak but still viable; cruel and unusual punishment is out; involuntary servitude is weak or out. Any feedback???? Remember I have to state claims and that means I have to state exactly what statutes or codes are violating my liberties….
Wait a minute, here’s one statute…..18 U.S.C. § 2250- Failure to register
Section 2250 of Title 18, United States Code, makes it a federal offense for sex offenders required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), to knowing fail to register or update a registration as required. State convicted sex offenders may also be prosecuted under this statute if the sex offender knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required, and engages in interstate travel, foreign travel, or enters, leaves, or resides on an Indian reservation.
A sex offender who fails to properly register may face fines and up to 10 years in prison. Furthermore, if a sex offender knowingly fails to update or register as required and commits a violent federal crime, he or she may face up to 30 years in prison under this statute.
I have to say this, have had many jobs, some I was let go because of my background and others I chose to move on because I got tired of being harassed by other employees, those employers had no hr, I worked at one place, the owner was tipped off by my former employer because they were upset that I reported them for wage theft, the owner said you put your head down and I your job, you don’t complain or bother anyone, the first one here and last one to leave, I left there unfortunately because of harassment from employees, the next job I was fired for my background, my current job I’ve been at a little over a year, now I’m being harassed again, what to do what to do, my employer did an old school mail in background check so a couple months later the issue was brought to my attention, basically saw my work ethic and that I’m not violent and all around changed person, being my conviction was over 20 years ago they just looked passed it, sorry so many are having employment issues, maybe try a different line of work, I think I will stay put, they can say things all they want to but if they put their hands on me self defense is legal, I grew up in a very bad neighborhood so I had to learn to defend myself, lots of drugs and gangs, I had to defend myself a lot, all my friends were in and out of juvee, my best friends brother got locked up for attempted murder, got 21 years,
I basically turned my life around in my mid 20s I was never supposed to register, but then the cops show up on my door step telling me I have to register, 4 years after I got off probation.
My point is employers who aren’t ignorant and don’t think people change will give people a chance, I know this from experience, I don’t know what state the people are from posting on here but you have some a$$holes in your states or you need to change careers. And sorry that you guys are being affected in that way, I guess we all have our registry bs from non registrants.