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As I was watching Les Miserables for the first time with Liam Neeson (Jean Valjean) and Geoffrey Rush (the Inspector) the other night, I saw a parallel between the storyline there and the real-life stories of those who are or have been impacted by SO laws.
The Inspector’s incessant feeling of needing to tell all about Jean Valjean’s criminal history by chasing him around France when all Jean wanted was to live his life in peace as a new man after being shown mercy and grace by the priest who he stayed with after being paroled.
In today’s world, the Inspector is a bunch of 0’s and 1’s collating data that’s then shared further by other Inspector’s who run around with it doing what the Inspector originally wanted, inform the world.
My wish is in due time (much sooner rather than later) the Inspector today would do what the Inspector did in the story and handcuff itself and drown so Valjean could live his life in peace through the mercy and grace shown to him as a new man. That’s my Good Friday wish.
@Petition,
WE the people, sign it today and share it as much as possible… Let’s see how many people really care.
https://www.change.org/p/california-legislature-end-sex-offender-registration-and-the-usa-nazi-regime?recruiter=953243258&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
Probably will never go anywhere, but who knows.
Headline for BREA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Southern California:
Pedophilia Being Taught As “Sexual Orientation” in California Schools
Parents were told it is something that is natural and the students should know about this
I do not want to comment any further …
Could you imagine if we were able to get 50,000-100,000 signatures on this petition? I really think a petition such as this could have real effect.
“With We the People, you can easily create a petition online, share it, and collect signatures. If you gather 100,000 signature in 30 days, we’ll review your petition, make sure it gets in front of the appropriate policy experts, and issue an official response.”
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/about
Interesting, I wonder how they would respond to a petition like this?
What’s up everyone, quick question don’t know if this is been brought up lately, but has anyone heard anything on Gundy v US?. Isn’t there suppose to be a decision on that case by the end of July. Just wondering, thanks in advance.
I read the articles here and can’t help but recall what the county approved therapist remarked to me durrong s session. “Don’t feel dispair”, she said, “ the pendulum is definitely swinging in the right direction”. Really?
From NARSOL, a boy at age 7 is diagnosed with HIV, 37 years later he is convicted of a crime and given 12 yrs sentence and placement on the sex offender registry. His partners did NOT get HIV; he was convicted of not telling them he had HIV. Yes, not telling them is wrong… but 12 years imprisonment and the registry… for something he had nothing to do with in obtaining (HIV) at age 7? This is why I hate society and cry and cry for me and us all.
https://narsol.org/2019/04/imprisoned-on-the-registry-for-not-revealing-a-medical-condition/
If you can read this, you might find it interesting about someone having a hard time finding a place to live who isn’t a registrant but is a convicted murderer who has a lower recedivism rate than registrants.
What Happens When a Convicted Killer Moves to Town? – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/ripper-crew-aurora-illinois.html?module=MoreInSection_AMP
“Legally, Mr. Kokoraleis can reside anywhere he can afford to, so long as he registers his presence with the authorities. As a convicted murderer, Mr. Kokoraleis’s photo and address are listed on the Illinois sex offender registry website. But because he was not convicted of a sex crime, he is not prohibited from living within a certain distance of parks and schools.”
A murderer on the registry. How interesting. It’s the same thinking and treatment overall as what a registrant gets.
Well stated Chris…. Happy Easter people….
““There was mass concern in our community,” said the mayor, Richard C. Irvin, in an interview. “People felt insecure — they felt like their safety was in jeopardy. And people were scared.””
People are scared. LMFAO… Good. Pussies…. Get a pair and stop being pansies that are afraid of their own shadows. They guy did his time leave him the hell alone…. I kind of hope he breaks and starts at it again and gives them a reason to be scared lil feller….
One more case for people’s freedoms (from the Sixth CCoA):
Federal appeals court says tire-chalking by parking enforcement officers is unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/federal-appeals-court-says-tire-chalking-by-parking-enforcement-officers-is-unconstitutional/2019/04/22/f412e304-6534-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html
We have discussed this here in this forum previously and it is getting more Orwellian by the year:
US facial recognition will cover 97 percent of departing airline passengers within four years
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/18/18484581/us-airport-facial-recognition-departing-flights-biometric-exit
In Texas, a school principal has proposed a dress code for parents. With that known, does anyone really think that they would repeal anything that would make it better for registry parents? If you do, you are dreaming!
And in NJ, Rep Chris Smith should be smiling from ear to ear as locals help provided justification for his IML legislation through their taxpayer efforts. What am I discussing? The internet ploy many here are already aware of which 16 there obviously were not. It won’t be named, but can be searched for your reading leisure. The stats will show prophetic by those listed if it goes to a bad ending for them.
Holy soup cans Batman! I don’t know if this would pass constitutional muster even though the ACLU agreed with it’s correct use and not long term. Define correctly and not long term. Could be no different from tracking cellphone with GPS on or the cell towers.
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/24/denver-police-gps-tracker-car/
I see we’re in rare company: “[Senator Sanders] was pressed on whether it was appropriate to enfranchise sex offenders or someone convicted of a heinous crime like Tsarnaev, who with his brother carried out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that left three dead and injured hundreds more.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/04/23/bernie-sanders-voting-rights-boston-marathon-bomber-buttigieg-harris/3548232002/
I was surfing the web chasing random info, when I came across The Adam Walsh Act – which indicated. That Tier 1 offenders are only mandated to register for 15 years. And being passed in 1996… 2021 is the 15 year mark.
I’m curious if we have considered asking the government to follow its own policy?
At which point in 2021, tier 1 offenders are removed from the registry.
Just a thought…
Find it interesting that a judge has helped a twice deported person avoid ICE, yet those of us having misdomeanors as an ONLY offense and otherwise law abiding citizens are treated with distain by the same judicial system for missing a regustration date by a few days Shows where we fall on the judicial ladder. I myself have become so law abiding that I move my car over if I park too close to another car! Oh well, so goes life.
Hello,
I am trying to figure out what is needed to visit California. It’s very confusing. Do I need to register within 5 or 14 days? I’ve seen others ask this but I’ve never seen a clear answer. For instance. If I fly in on a Tuesday, and leave by Sunday, which is 4 “working” days, do I have to register or not?
If I do end up having to register, do they take me off the registry after I leave, or is it like Florida where they keep you on for life?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
A California school district has pulled a classroom course that essentially presented pedophilia as a normal part of human sexuality. The Brea Olinda School District, near Yorba Linda, California, yanked the curriculum after a conservative watchdog group raised the alarm over the program
THIS IS NOW BEING TAUGHT IN THE CA SCHOOLS AS NORMAL WHILE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR THIS OFFENSE
Here is a Nextdoor.com and people impacted by the registry story from the national office folks here may find of interest as a couple impacted by the registry are looking to take on the aforementioned company, possibly in CA. I highly encourage people to read it. They could be in the market for a CA atty too if it gets that far since it is a CA based business.
https://narsol.org/2019/04/notice-to-world-those-on-the-registry-are-not-second-class-citizens/
I wouldn’t use Geek Squad to put batteries in a flashlight and you shouldn’t either.
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/iowa-gravy-laptop-276598
Interestingly, beneath the article was click bait featuring clearly under-age cheerleaders with come hither expressions, the headline something like “Yearbooks aren’t what they used to be.”
Those who are registered aren’t the only ones now banned from FB.
There’s company from some prominent people. Whether you use it or not, a fan of it or not, this what we need, more blocked.
Facebook Bars Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Others From Its Services
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/technology/facebook-alex-jones-louis-farrakhan-ban.html
DPS is putting out rewards for leading to the capture/conviction for failure to register.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR29kmog0FQ
Wow, now they have citizens looking for these technical violators. What a way to incite more vigilantism.
Just a vent here…
I’m really stressed out as my daughter’s 5th grade culmination rapidly approaches. I’ve not been to a single school function for her or her little brother and last month she was utterly crushed when I missed her class play in which she work so incredibly hard to perform the lead role. Now she’ll she’s likely to give a speech and sing the national anthem. What excuse can I give this time, or do I go? If I go, do I get the approval of the principal, which outs me as the father of two of the school’s most outstanding children (boast, boast) and their mother’s husband, or just go, maintain a low profile, and leave at the first opportunity? My inclination is toward the latter. What do you guys think? And if someone can recommend another support forum for such matters I’m most grateful.