General Comments February 2019

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I bring this to the attention here of the masses who read this forum and the importance of this SCOTUS case below.

Justices: Nebraska county owes $28M for wrongful convictions

https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-rejects-nebraska-county-appeal-over-28m-145026202–politics.html

Beatrice Six – falsely convicted of a sex related crime and murder by those in power who have passed on the onus to pay the judgement to the taxpayers. DNA cleared them 11 years ago, which was 23 years after the slaying, sadly.

🌟🌟🌟 A Modest Proposal 🌟🌟🌟

After reading this Newsweek article –

https://www.newsweek.com/jeffrey-epstein-alexander-acosta-trump-sex-trafficking-underage-minor-1339974

– I propose that we pool our money and hire Mr. Epstein’s defense team to negotiate directly with SCOTUS to strict down all registries as unconstitutional and to provide each of us with $100,000 compensation. Just an idea.

There’s an article on today’s (March 6) New York Times website “Her Husband Did the Unthinkable. This Is a Play About Everything After” about a woman whose husband was convicted of child pornography and who has written a play about her experiences! Particularly fascinating I think are the many comments (120 as of this moment — click on the balloon far right opposite the date), many from families who have been through the same years’ long ordeal. Also, a number of comments distinguishing between making child porn, distributing it, and simply viewing it, and also whether the victims were nine or ten years old or 16 or 17, as though people are now seeing gradations of culpability and not lumping us all together as unredeemable monsters. But, predictably, many comments asserting that the husband’s sentence of 10 years’ probation and lifetime registry was ridiculously easy. And, decrying the playwright for cashing in on her family’s and the porn victims’ misery.

Here’s the link to the story, but I’m not sure you can see this if you don’t subscribe to The Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/theater/maddie-corman-accidentally-brave.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Hey All, anybody else get a chance to watch or listen to the Betts & Snyder cases that were heard before Michigan’s Supreme Court? I thought the representation on our side was solid and concise by all three attorneys……I was kinda hoping that the case would somewhat represent a formality given all the facts are on our side and the state has had every chance to litigate and has lost repeatedly…..it would be a tragedy if the MSC followed the second prosecutors request the case to be accepted and pushed until October for the arguments…THOUGHTS?

@ Josh: Yes, I listened (well, mostly listened, as my phone reception kept cutting in and out). I am looking forward to hearing the full oral arguments as soon as they are posted.
Yes, I was pleased to hear the good, strong arguments.

(Not sure what you are referring to re: “the case being accepted and pushed to October for oral arguments”. What we listened to today WERE the oral arguments.)

@david
Sorry if I wasn’t clear…these were oral arguments for the purpose of asking MSC to take or decline the two cases….my point was that the first prosecutor was a total douche bag who obviously thinks that there aren’t enough punishments for people like us….and the second prosecutor wanted MSC to accept the case and hear it NEXT session in October or November if I heard it correctly….it was nice to hear Ms. Aukerman put the second guy in his place though…..She politely reminded him that Michigan has basically run out litigation on this subject…

I was convicted in military court (2016) with “Attempt to receive child porn” when chatting online. Then when I registered in CA I have “Attempted 311.11a”…

My question is, does that mean lifetime registration? I had zero CP on all my computers and electronic devices. I was arrested for attempt to meet minor from online chat.

Lastly, can I petition CA Governor after seven years for “certificate of rehabilitation” still? I’m going on three years since completion of incarceration and probation.

Thanks for your help.

Talk about a mad, mad, mad world or justice for all, where is the pledge of allngiance today, look at all the expirments in Germany during the war years, even breaking bones in kids, to find a cure to revitalize bone tissues in humans. I’m sure we at times could all use a brain transplant in America again. Nothing wrong with getting one getting one’s paperwork out and seeking a pardon even if you have a yr. or so on supervision or whatever the case may be. I’m sure one can get pardon petitions online today.

We have discrimination, assaults, greed, thief’s, wars and genocide so its bad enough in America. So its bad all over.

@ All. I would like to share part of an e-mail with you all and its from 2016. During this pandermic period I think its time much of this registry relief is desolved. This fellow is an amazing person.

Thanks for getting in touch. Yes, that article was written by a long-time friend of mine, who I first met while doing time in Arizona. She’s become a wonderful friend of the family.

Thanks for your kind words.

Of course, I agree with your sentiments concerning sex offenders. This is a huge issue, one I broach in my book Time of Grace, which is what won me the Soros Justice Fellowship—talk about an amazing group of people doing work for criminal justice in this country! I’m honored to be among them. One of the fellows is doing work on the problem you speak of: young kids on the registry and how it affects their lives for the worse. She’s researched cases across the country. The registry is the biggest issue. Even law enforcement agrees that it doesn’t work, but serves to drive people underground. But the public doesn’t seem to understand this. It’s punishment, as you know, though the courts say it isn’t.

@NPS Maybe you or someone else can help me with this. Do cp offenders still on supervision have to wear ankle bracelets in California? I have to do it in my current state but I thought about transfering to my home state of California, but if I have to wear a bracelet when I get there, that would certainly seal the deal against going their.

18 mos since Millard v Rankin oral arguments with no opinion but who is counting…

An Enraging Story About Vigilante Murder Of A Registrant In Omaha. It’s disgusting with numerous individuals lauding the murder and congratulating the murderer. We must not stand by while this happens.

https://www.omaha.com/news/crime/ex-wife-omaha-man-arrested-in-killing-of-registered-sex-offender-fearful-man-would-offend/article_ca281537-18e6-5e9f-8bd6-3cee4499b939.html

Guys – I’m a bit confused…

I have a 311.11(a) ***M*** charged 2013, convicted mid 2014. 60 days home detention, no jail, probation completed years ago…

I had read long along that 1203.4 was revised prior to my joining the club to no longer be eligible. Now in parts of this general forum thread above, folks are indicating that it is ‘expungable’?

Anyone that might have further insight, would be greatly appreciated!

***PASSPORTS | 311.11(a) M | 2014***

Second issue for me is that while I have a little over 3 years to go to get off this carousel, I’d like to travel internationally for the first in almost a decade (original passport still good for another year). I have moved a couple of times, so never received any letter from the State Department regarding revocation. Called them and they won’t tell. Email them and you get a meaningless prepared response.

Does anyone know if my conviction category is included in the ‘new and improved’ passport? Not judging anyone else, but with it being victimless as well as a misdemeanor, I don’t know if that accounts for anything?

Any insight would be very much appreciated!