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- Victims’ advocates, particularly those who advocate for victims of sexual assault, argue that we should always believe the victim’s story. Simply believing a person who claims to be a victim of a criminal offense is extremely dangerous.
(Barbara Gale & Larry Neely, RSOL, US, Aug 20, 2016)
- Victims’ advocates, particularly those who advocate for victims of sexual assault, argue that we should always believe the victim’s story. Simply believing a person who claims to be a victim of a criminal offense is extremely dangerous.
- "I will not got quietly. You might as well put a bullet in me now," shouted the 56-year-old Andrews to the many officers who surrounded his house and blocked off the major intersection.
(Robert Townsend, FOX4 News, US, Aug 16, 2016)
- "I will not got quietly. You might as well put a bullet in me now," shouted the 56-year-old Andrews to the many officers who surrounded his house and blocked off the major intersection.
- California Reform Sex Offender Laws (CA RSOL) has a new name, Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL).
- The CA RSOL board of directors determined that these changes are necessary because the organization has outgrown the borders of the State of California.
(Staff, The Verge, US, Aug 1, 2016)
- The CA RSOL board of directors determined that these changes are necessary because the organization has outgrown the borders of the State of California.
- At the direction of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York’s correctional department has made playing online games a violation of parole for sex offenders — particularly Pokémon Go.
(Adi Robertson, ACSOL, US, Aug 1, 2016)
- At the direction of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York’s correctional department has made playing online games a violation of parole for sex offenders — particularly Pokémon Go.
- Hello. Many of you know me as Dragonlover on the various Boylove sites. But, there is one thing that you may not know about me: that I am a registered sex offender.
(Dragonlover, Editorial, US, July 10, 2016)
- Hello. Many of you know me as Dragonlover on the various Boylove sites. But, there is one thing that you may not know about me: that I am a registered sex offender.
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- As we prepare to stand watching and enjoying “the freedom parade,” with our children and grandchildren, we must think about the many families who are not allowed that privilege as a family.
(Georgina Schaff, Argus Leader, US, July 3, 2016)
- As we prepare to stand watching and enjoying “the freedom parade,” with our children and grandchildren, we must think about the many families who are not allowed that privilege as a family.
- Like the young shepherd who battled the giant Goliath, Major David Ellis slayed Charles Rodrick in federal district court this week... Rodrick’s websites at one time required individuals to pay up to $500 to have their name, photo, home address and other personal information removed.
(Janice, CA RSOL, US, July 3, 2016)
- Like the young shepherd who battled the giant Goliath, Major David Ellis slayed Charles Rodrick in federal district court this week... Rodrick’s websites at one time required individuals to pay up to $500 to have their name, photo, home address and other personal information removed.
- By Norm Pattis . . . I’m not hopping on the bandwagon circling the Santa Clara County, California, courthouse. Don’t add my name to the million-plus names of those calling for the scalp of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky. Far from a goat, Judge Persky is a hero.
(rwvnral, RSOL, US, June 15, 2016)
- By Norm Pattis . . . I’m not hopping on the bandwagon circling the Santa Clara County, California, courthouse. Don’t add my name to the million-plus names of those calling for the scalp of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky. Far from a goat, Judge Persky is a hero.
- We should be used to them by now. The most infamous, of course, is the “frightening and high” recidivism risk assigned to those on the registry every time a politician opens his mouth to justify a new law or restriction…
(Sandy, RSOL, US, June 14, 2016)
- We should be used to them by now. The most infamous, of course, is the “frightening and high” recidivism risk assigned to those on the registry every time a politician opens his mouth to justify a new law or restriction…
- One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders.
(Steven Yoder, Pacific Standard, US, May 27, 2016)
- One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders.
- More than 750,000 Americans are currently registered as sex offenders. That is a fact. But that is just about the only hard fact when it comes to sex offenders, a group that social scientists struggle to secure funding to study and that communities react to with predictable opprobrium.
(Sarah Sloat, Inverse, US, May 25, 2016)
- More than 750,000 Americans are currently registered as sex offenders. That is a fact. But that is just about the only hard fact when it comes to sex offenders, a group that social scientists struggle to secure funding to study and that communities react to with predictable opprobrium.
- Florida kicked off the Halloween season early and made some inroads into Thanksgiving and Christmas also. They approved changes in the language of the law that addresses where those designated as sexual offenders and sexual predators may not go and what decorations they cannot display.
(Sandy, RSOL, US, May 11, 2016)
- Florida kicked off the Halloween season early and made some inroads into Thanksgiving and Christmas also. They approved changes in the language of the law that addresses where those designated as sexual offenders and sexual predators may not go and what decorations they cannot display.
- West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future.
(Sandy Rozek, Gazette-Mail, US, April 20, 2016)
- West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future.
- Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate.
(Mark Bliss, Southeast Missourian, US, April 17, 2016)
- Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate.
- Recently the New Yorker published a major article about juvenile “sex offenders.” The story, by staff writer Sarah Stillman, is far ranging, moving and important. Stillman writes about many young people who were caught doing anything from playing doctor to sexually coercing another person (usually another child). Convicted for sex crimes, some of these youth are incarcerated and subject to lifelong sex offender registration—a kind of social death sentence.
(Judith Levine – Erica Meiners, CounterPunch US, April 8, 2016)
- Recently the New Yorker published a major article about juvenile “sex offenders.” The story, by staff writer Sarah Stillman, is far ranging, moving and important. Stillman writes about many young people who were caught doing anything from playing doctor to sexually coercing another person (usually another child). Convicted for sex crimes, some of these youth are incarcerated and subject to lifelong sex offender registration—a kind of social death sentence.
