In the last few years, Pennsylvania’s courts have taken an active role in defining the propriety and scope of the state’s sex offender registration program. Following on the heels of a December 2014 decision striking down sex offender registration for juveniles, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a sweeping challenge to the retroactive application of Pennsylvania’s adult sex offender registry. Full Article
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beautiful finally someone challenging the real issues. I only hope they are competent and argue the issues intelligently.
Oh wow!
A second point that the Penn group has is “…Pennsylvania’s Constitution includes reputation as a fundamental right.”
I think this part of Penn’s constitution is paramount for deregulation of registration as it presumes all who register will re-offend. But I dislike that there is a science based risk assessment tool b/c that also presumes one will re-offend. Do DUI’s have this risk assessment tool? Or any other convicted group?
Now, as to whether or not it’s punitive could be dicey. I forget which state, but one state said in three instances that registration was punitive, but the last case said it wasn’t punitive so that the everyone will remain on the registry save the three people from the previous judgments.
Will Pennsylvania be the first to state registration is punishment? Very interesting, in deed!
California doesn’t have that “reputation is fundamental right”, does it?
I hope a very large dose of Quaker values, integrity, and courage will inform the court’s ruling.
(It is a primary tenet of the Quaker faith that “There is that of God in everyone.”)
Megan’s law; a fate worse than death? My cousin just killed himself prior to his sentencing. This young man chose death over a life time on Megan’s law. They say it isn’t a punishment but your duty. But this young man chose a death sentence over a lifetime on Megan’s law….. Do you hear that? Death over Megan’s law!
America and many other countries pay insurgents/terrorists to agree to stop killing Americans. In exchange they get second chances along with a home, pay and job help. It’s called insurgent reintrigation. They say the recividism rate is very low for insurgents/terrorist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-us-afghan-plan-to-buy-off-militants-may-be-failing/2016/05/16/79ea22f8-1a65-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html
WOW THATS amazing. I guess I should not be surprised that are government is paying trained killers and from what I’ve read men that keep and molest young boys but persecute their own citizens including children in their own country for life. DISGUSTING
wow finally a lawsuit hitting on the issues. I hope the plaintiffs and their attorney’s are strong!
Too many times I suspect hate groups conspire to take forth a case from some desperate RC,knowing they cant win, while setting up ill founded case law in the process. These are people with an agenda and know how to nationally manipulate the courts and therefore public policy!!