The Knesset on Monday passed into law a bill that prohibits people convicted of sex crimes from changing their name.
“The law came about as a response to complaints by women who were shocked to learn they had been in a relationship with convicted sex offenders in the past,” said Meretz MK Michal Rozin, who drafted the law.
“This had been hidden from them since the men had changed their names. We’re now letting the public and the victims protect themselves from people convicted of sex crimes.”
In explanatory notes to the law it says that every citizen is allowed to change his or her name or surname, but that convicted sex offenders could abuse this right in order to continue endangering the public under another name. The notes go on to say there is no dispute that a convict can open a new page in life, but that limits need to be in place.
Netanyahu is a fascist sympathizer and this is the kinda thing that proves it. Total disgrace.
How ironic that in the land that claims the birth of Him who preached forgiveness for sins.
@ Name change law & SOR.
John G Roberts himself declared the regime imposed no affirmative disability in the record. Wisconsin passed the regulatory restraint upon conviction too and at the very same session that SOR was passed. So the regime DID indeed impose affirmative disability on name changes.
Our courts support those who do not uphold constitutional restraint de facto. If Roberts is no friend to liberty and thereby no friend of the people.