General Comments November 2018

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I just read this nonsense. You want to ban porn access on your public WiFi? Fine go ahead. But to use sex offenders as the excuse???? Ridiculous. I’m never stepping foot in a Starbucks again.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/starbucks-bans-porn-us-stores

WOW, sad RC’s story in Maryland and how his family will be homeless because of the registry.

https://www.nbc12.com/2018/12/01/father-says-life-sex-offender-registry-has-forced-him-his-family-into-homelessness/

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/supreme-court-decision-dusty-gopher-frog-administrative-state/

So what would a case about frogs have to with sex offenders? Well, it shows in a unanimous opinion that it isnt afraid to apply common sense and stand up against state’s and their agencies that try to bully people without real evidence it accomplishes anything. I can imagine so good quotes can be taken from this.

Thanks @chris f for that article, from George Will no less! It’s sad commentary though when Roberts has to manage 5-4 decisions more than others. To me, shows the political bent in play more than judicial mindset needed, IMO.

Well I was trying to give people heads up on this but I will try just posting the codes since I cannot seem to be able to post anything else anymore so I guess I will see if this is acceptable. These are the residency and presence restriction codes that I have been trying to post. I am going over everyone of the municipalities and counties on the following site, https://libguides.law.chapman.edu/calmunicipalcodes
Orange County, California Municipality Code Division 18-Registered Sex Offenders
Sec. 3-18-3. – Prohibitions.
Alhambra, California Code of Ordinances TITLE IX: PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY CHAPTER 9.101: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS
Bell, California Municipality Code Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 9.14 SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS

Question, scholars: When receiving a jury summons and responding to the court with the full knowledge that a Registrant will never see service on their jury, can one assert the following as a disqualifying reason? “I have been convicted of a felony and my civil rights have not been restored.” So, the person is long off-paper but a lifetime Registrant. I would argue that his civil rights have NOT been restored given his placement on the Registry. What say you? Personally, and as a fan of jury nullification, I would love to serve on a jury if the criminal case before it was for what I would consider a victimless crime, especially given the savagery of penalties today. Sadly, I will never get this opportunity. Therefore, why waste our time?

Thank you Joe, definitely appreciate it as I cannot keep up with every case and what county they were in. I will remove that one and look more carefully at others. I will still bring the ones still in effect up as the counties have been fighting these decisions as seen in Janice’s suits, not all have relented. I will rethink my approach though. If you can think of any state statutes, local ordinaces or federal statutes-regulations that are directly related to the CA registry please post. I need all the help I can get.

New Jersey Politician Would Rather Legalize Prostitution Than Marijuana

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/new-jersey-politician-would-rather-legalize-prostitution-than-marijuana/amp/

I don’t even know how to comment to this article…. SMH! Several emojis. I wonder what Chris Smith is thinking?!