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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger713125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-83778774388453465922024-03-09T14:13:00.006-05:002024-03-09T14:13:59.681-05:00Extremist KY State Senator Lindsey Tichenor denies Registered Persons the right to anonymous speech<div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Tq_05qW8hilC9kA7hrPYV8CgiKQrqqTii2cCzcT2PLwr6_58k3EuID4MZubA9gA87fT1VuYxJgA-Wb6MsTjhAhKS8F7DtgYQNH8i4LLamBKNuT8Bn563PHlrFI6adYW8BIqqiFJnm1BQ5vuGmSPNXTIu1g40_WUCCkhCDlEzi-S4TxP5zO8t1TWW1E/s400/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Tq_05qW8hilC9kA7hrPYV8CgiKQrqqTii2cCzcT2PLwr6_58k3EuID4MZubA9gA87fT1VuYxJgA-Wb6MsTjhAhKS8F7DtgYQNH8i4LLamBKNuT8Bn563PHlrFI6adYW8BIqqiFJnm1BQ5vuGmSPNXTIu1g40_WUCCkhCDlEzi-S4TxP5zO8t1TWW1E/s320/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KY State Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, standing<br />in front of a place she shouldn't be</td></tr></tbody></table>Kuntyucky State Senator Lindsey Tichenor sponsored a bill that prohibits Persons Forced to Register from using an anonymous name on social media. Personally, I have no issue using my real name online, but with it comes the occasional death threat, nasty comment, and even denial of services from certain social media outlets. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are a few things I dislike about my current state of residence (Nebraska), but we don't have to turn over Internet identifiers here because the <a href="https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2016/aug/8/nebraska-law-limiting-sex-offender-internet-use-guts-constitutional-rights/">courts deemed that unconstitutional</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tichenor is attempting to chill free speech in a roundabout way. By requiring Persons Forced to Register to use their real names on social media, she is opening them up to harassment by vigilante scumbags. Furthermore, some social media outlets like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok have policies prohibiting Registrants from using the platform, so using real names will deny them the right to speak out against these laws with the protection of anonymity. This is typical fascism from the party of Trump. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lex18.com/news/state-of-the-commonwealth/kentucky-senate-passes-bill-requiring-sex-offenders-to-use-real-names-on-social-media">https://www.lex18.com/news/state-of-the-commonwealth/kentucky-senate-passes-bill-requiring-sex-offenders-to-use-real-names-on-social-media</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Kentucky Senate passes bill requiring s*x offenders to use real names on social media</div><div><br /></div><div>By: Web Staff</div><div>Posted at 10:18 AM, Mar 07, 2024 and last updated 9:18 AM, Mar 07, 2024</div><div><br /></div><div>(LEX 18) — The Kentucky Senate passed Bill 249, which would require s*x offenders to use their real names on social media.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bill was sponsored by Senator Lindsey Tichenor of the 6th district, who says the bill will "make efforts to protect the community from online s*xual p***ators."</div><div><br /></div><div>According to officials, if violated, offenders can face a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for subsequent violations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1K5hwr9lESW33D0BX10JLCZDnoX387Acz6E0BuoBzRczsCQ70WxeOLWXxoUMgA6PdXLCxe8Xct-jiER0xwvAuTqTMy27U06R3d2qG5AvJZWcPnhazp80ir3x1WzX2o4vjUWcrNyuFJYA3BGukhVzIt9Vt17CUeSwhCwxtajob3UeX7wTV0UF6kFMNzM/s576/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="99" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1K5hwr9lESW33D0BX10JLCZDnoX387Acz6E0BuoBzRczsCQ70WxeOLWXxoUMgA6PdXLCxe8Xct-jiER0xwvAuTqTMy27U06R3d2qG5AvJZWcPnhazp80ir3x1WzX2o4vjUWcrNyuFJYA3BGukhVzIt9Vt17CUeSwhCwxtajob3UeX7wTV0UF6kFMNzM/s16000/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNyaxiP9sTUcL4p0IMWjmCjiR4P5kmPcvx1mj6xn_ECOAh2QOqjPNTxsUuMPK61v-2aJilz68CqfqK52otsJwlAAhe5m9AVeileDWay6eWMm9psh7UvCZzft8-ZszzZOZz2Lolpu2eIHJlqXeCKRpZOJV8Nxcy4_unw9vu2eujUkcuKPgwdzoFI7vfHQ/s577/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNyaxiP9sTUcL4p0IMWjmCjiR4P5kmPcvx1mj6xn_ECOAh2QOqjPNTxsUuMPK61v-2aJilz68CqfqK52otsJwlAAhe5m9AVeileDWay6eWMm9psh7UvCZzft8-ZszzZOZz2Lolpu2eIHJlqXeCKRpZOJV8Nxcy4_unw9vu2eujUkcuKPgwdzoFI7vfHQ/s16000/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1j_fUsWcdkGxRE1BdYaKDs_D46d5rLXRaePFR6PcuV_JmFD4vxgHFtTN_2KRMTGo1o_GoKB3gDZg3i_pEhhlQz-K4nILlgs_TcLYow-S4w4HWBWqdZt86Aledndq-PZHNLM1Z0fCLHljAk7wFVw9dTBAptdah_zIrP-Y-Wns2BE4IZLlwgNLO8BZ0pI/s559/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1j_fUsWcdkGxRE1BdYaKDs_D46d5rLXRaePFR6PcuV_JmFD4vxgHFtTN_2KRMTGo1o_GoKB3gDZg3i_pEhhlQz-K4nILlgs_TcLYow-S4w4HWBWqdZt86Aledndq-PZHNLM1Z0fCLHljAk7wFVw9dTBAptdah_zIrP-Y-Wns2BE4IZLlwgNLO8BZ0pI/s16000/Lindsey-Tichenor-KY4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-57776442395938180602024-03-06T11:57:00.001-05:002024-03-06T11:57:34.359-05:00Louisiana House Bill 166 will bring the Eugenics Program back to the US<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoDTgQH3p6HB5O0CnGaKhEdi338KEZxlZT8e7ddWvPcSN7xacrcqUE_AtXhcXzLDK5S4pWbyy3DMA7IfDXGNmaTijUz4QDQtBx-F6Opc0vyhqm6OHAv38_uP45VxUtuwP5hs-LFqjon6uymWn3eFS8BfRmY8UUotFhheWwxPLMidmvsF9ZHyEOFL23lo/s640/Loseranna1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="640" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoDTgQH3p6HB5O0CnGaKhEdi338KEZxlZT8e7ddWvPcSN7xacrcqUE_AtXhcXzLDK5S4pWbyy3DMA7IfDXGNmaTijUz4QDQtBx-F6Opc0vyhqm6OHAv38_uP45VxUtuwP5hs-LFqjon6uymWn3eFS8BfRmY8UUotFhheWwxPLMidmvsF9ZHyEOFL23lo/s320/Loseranna1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>FloriDUH (and I-DUH-ho) are both pushing to overturn Kennedy v Louisiana, and now LOSERanna is seeking to overturn an even older SCOTUS ruling, Skinner v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Williamson, 316 U.S. 535 (1942), which had ruled that laws permitting the compulsory sterilization of criminals violates the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the US Constitution. <p></p><p>This is obviously not about anything but causing blatant harm to Persons Forced to Register. </p><p><a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1346582">https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1346582</a></p><p>AN ACT</p><p>To enact R.S. 14:46.5, relative to sex offenses; to provide for a penalty; and to provide for related matters.</p><p>Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:</p><p>Section 1. R.S. 14:46.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:</p><p><u>§46.5. Vasectomy procedure after conviction of a sex offense; additional penalty</u></p><p><u>7 In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person who is convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 shall be subject to a vasectomy procedure.</u></p><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-44955052385731241522024-03-03T09:41:00.004-05:002024-03-03T09:41:45.684-05:00Missouri House Bill 2885 will make teachers register as "sex offenders" If they accept trans kids' pronouns<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSCnV7PBWPwJYQcsNpfoKdbMnLHBmxTC6L_b8JY6snDugo29vaeYZJGyK0ppjQuGwf717OXa7ci0mjGaDZWS8rw_nuwQt7vvgdZ-p45tneJ3M36e4kG41OLkQvZz7P8PFcuuV3qGaw7FFfAsYFLqkl37hn4xcCEJzAFC1ESHIFCbTbYL1NgbhqV6k2vM/s462/MO-State-Rep-Jamie-Gragg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="462" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSCnV7PBWPwJYQcsNpfoKdbMnLHBmxTC6L_b8JY6snDugo29vaeYZJGyK0ppjQuGwf717OXa7ci0mjGaDZWS8rw_nuwQt7vvgdZ-p45tneJ3M36e4kG41OLkQvZz7P8PFcuuV3qGaw7FFfAsYFLqkl37hn4xcCEJzAFC1ESHIFCbTbYL1NgbhqV6k2vM/w400-h328/MO-State-Rep-Jamie-Gragg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HB2885's sponsor</td></tr></tbody></table>I thought at first this was hyperbole, but then I read the <a href="https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2885&year=2024&code=R">description of the bill</a> on the Missouri House of Representatives website. Missouri HB 2885 "establishes the offense of contributing to social transition and requires a person to be placed on the sexual offender registry if guilty of the offense of contributing to social transition." If this bill passes, a teacher could be placed on the registry as a Tier 1 & be banned from residing near schools. </p><p><a href="https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills241/hlrbillspdf/5874H.01I.pdf">https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills241/hlrbillspdf/5874H.01I.pdf</a></p><p>Adds new subsection 566.400. </p><p>1. A person commits the offense of contributing to social transition if the person is acting in his or her official capacity as a teacher or school counselor and the person provides support, regardless of whether the support is material, information, or other resources to a child regarding social transition.</p><p>2. The offense of contributing to social transition is a class E felony.</p><p>3. As used in this section, the following terms mean:</p><p>(1) "Child", a person under eighteen years of age;</p><p>(2) "Social transition", the process by which an individual adopts the name, pronouns, and gender expression, such as clothing or haircuts, that match the individual's gender identity and not the gender assumed by the individual's sex at birth;</p><p>(3) "Teacher", as that term is defined in subdivisions (4), (5), and (7) of section 168.104.</p><p>589.414., subsection 5. Tier I sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official annually in the month of their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407. Tier I sexual offenders include...</p><p>(p) Contributing to social transition under section 566.400;</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-18755421693967295212024-03-02T14:11:00.001-05:002024-03-02T14:11:07.996-05:00I-DUH-HO State Rep. Bruce Skaug says the quiet part out loud in admitting tough-on-crime sanctions are retribution<p>I intended to post this the day after the last post but I got sidetracked. The only silver lining here is that we have another quote that proves the intent of passing such legislation is perpetuating punishment. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lvt7Fncwkrr_KNn6gXdWnIJ9ZOcQocE1qR4NaNrPVNv70_iC7HLyeNM4ls2Tvfcui-kTl1YD0lTljCb5bcYOv76GPxk1BMLkN6l4C94aD-96IBa3sAm23KU8wfNSpiWBsxSgs4aAD2V5b46SU7u0_u-oVEQRoZOmQdEGLJzULpb4C8GuRM7bNpXOJds/s1920/ID-State-Rep-Bruce-Skaug.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lvt7Fncwkrr_KNn6gXdWnIJ9ZOcQocE1qR4NaNrPVNv70_iC7HLyeNM4ls2Tvfcui-kTl1YD0lTljCb5bcYOv76GPxk1BMLkN6l4C94aD-96IBa3sAm23KU8wfNSpiWBsxSgs4aAD2V5b46SU7u0_u-oVEQRoZOmQdEGLJzULpb4C8GuRM7bNpXOJds/w400-h225/ID-State-Rep-Bruce-Skaug.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article285399932.html">https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article285399932.html</a></p><p>Idaho bill to extend death penalty unconstitutional, aims for US Supreme Court review</p><p>BY KEVIN FIXLER</p><p>UPDATED FEBRUARY 13, 2024 4:30 PM</p><p>House Bill 515 is designed to challenge decades of U.S. Supreme Court precedent that limited death sentences to defendants who commit murder, said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Josh Tanner, R-Eagle. With the current supermajority of conservative-leaning justices on the nation’s highest court, the hope is that the U.S. Supreme Court will review the Idaho bill if it becomes law and issue a decision that expands the eligibility for the death penalty.</p><p>“There is a deep, dark, dark side in our culture, and it’s our job to protect the children,” Skaug said Tuesday on the House floor. “There are times when things are so wicked that retribution is appropriate.”</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-18958059586416634182024-02-18T13:26:00.001-05:002024-02-18T13:33:08.443-05:00I-DUH-Ho State Rep. Josh Tanner wants the state to "be like FloriDUH"<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsSxiFwLDfMEYTLF57ReexzF5Tp9gmXxxejxVTjl-MKsBlKQ0n2doxVW76rQH_E0ulsfTnYfCxEqHguWCKOWj1u9FK2y6VV72_HQpP5y2PWuYzHj37-iirKIEBvgt-AYBvk5B124BoXrOLHRdmHCUPbC0Tyqf9lQ7nJB8FzBoJXkQR1BCgUUdSvWG9X4/s400/ID-Rep-Josh-Tanner.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsSxiFwLDfMEYTLF57ReexzF5Tp9gmXxxejxVTjl-MKsBlKQ0n2doxVW76rQH_E0ulsfTnYfCxEqHguWCKOWj1u9FK2y6VV72_HQpP5y2PWuYzHj37-iirKIEBvgt-AYBvk5B124BoXrOLHRdmHCUPbC0Tyqf9lQ7nJB8FzBoJXkQR1BCgUUdSvWG9X4/s16000/ID-Rep-Josh-Tanner.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potato-Headed I-DUH-HO <br />State Rep. Josh Tanner</td></tr></tbody></table>I-DUH-Ho State Rep. Josh Tanner actually stated he wants the state to "be like FloriDUH". On the State House floor. In public. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Nobody should ever want their state to be like FloriDUH, but Idaho does look a little like FloriDUH, though they have a pot handle, not a panhandle. And Josh Tanner looks like the only thing people think of when they think of Idaho, with an IQ to match. <p></p><p><a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article285399932.html">https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article285399932.html</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Idaho bill to extend death penalty unconstitutional, aims for US Supreme Court review</b></span></p><p>BY KEVIN FIXLER</p><p>UPDATED FEBRUARY 13, 2024 4:30 PM</p><p>Sentencing a person to death for non-fatal sexual offenses against a child is “flatly unconstitutional” under existing interpretations of the Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment, said Robert Dunham, a Philadelphia-based attorney with more than 30 years of experience studying the death penalty. Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are beginning to promulgate such bills in a direct call for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its past rulings, he said...</p><p>The Idaho bill mirrors a law that took effect in Florida last year, when the governor sought to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s prior precedent. The first defendant to face the prospect of the new law reached a plea deal in exchange for life in prison without the chance of parole.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Idaho needs to be like Florida and lead out in this and go, ‘We’re here to protect these kids,’ ” (Idaho State Rep. Josh) Tanner said Tuesday from the House floor. “At some point in time, we have to be able to say, ‘No, enough is enough,’ with … the most severe ones.”</span></b></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-6190604410966464742024-02-07T10:40:00.003-05:002024-02-07T10:40:52.382-05:00Democratic Alabama Representative Juandalynn Givan uses castration of Registered Persons law as a prop for abortion battle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ17u2OEzbiIW4z5a2MqAsBsYtFWmqNNvtiIg3NiHW6iSvdo3qNYfpH5tqUIZDbwSjHdVvKXDzJ6hyphenhyphenCEuXxUtAjWnt5__YqCgNufYUv_vRBZtAGTbWfP_NAXpS2xjVBLHohOfZbvBKDe-LJ2V0izHp9oDHma0rVf2y2ynfoF5pQIpFUgM6EMJdlHK-5Q/s1280/AL-State-Rep-Juandalynn-Givan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZ17u2OEzbiIW4z5a2MqAsBsYtFWmqNNvtiIg3NiHW6iSvdo3qNYfpH5tqUIZDbwSjHdVvKXDzJ6hyphenhyphenCEuXxUtAjWnt5__YqCgNufYUv_vRBZtAGTbWfP_NAXpS2xjVBLHohOfZbvBKDe-LJ2V0izHp9oDHma0rVf2y2ynfoF5pQIpFUgM6EMJdlHK-5Q/w400-h225/AL-State-Rep-Juandalynn-Givan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm very disappointed by Alabama State Rep. Juandalynn Givan. On Wed. Feb. 27, 2013, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hguRotx8KOc">Alabama House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 85</a>, a proposed anti-clustering law. I testified in person on behalf of ReFORM-AL, and was among the half dozen there to oppose the bill.<p></p><p>There to promote the bill was State Rep. Kurt Wallace, who sponsored the bill, and a prosecutor in his district named CJ Robinson. Robinson in particular spouted many distorted statistics. While claiming people on the registry have a 90% recidivism rate, he admitted the registrants in his county have not been accused of a new sex crime. </p><p>Note also Robinson received far too much time to speak, while I was cut off before the two minute mark. I was disrespected by the old white men on that committee. Rep. Givan met me out in the hallway after the meeting, hugged me, thanked me for speaking out, and told me that there needs to be more folks like me speaking out and that we need to change the status quo in Momtgomery. </p><p>Fast forward to today, and this a completely different message than what was told to me in person. And to make matters worse, her bill is simply a Lauren Book-esque pro-abortion political stunt. I'm not your prop, Givan. </p><p><a href="https://lawandcrime.com/abortion/men-need-to-be-held-to-the-same-level-of-responsibility-as-women-lawmaker-counters-abortion-ban-with-castration-law/">https://lawandcrime.com/abortion/men-need-to-be-held-to-the-same-level-of-responsibility-as-women-lawmaker-counters-abortion-ban-with-castration-law/</a></p><p>Alabama Democratic state Rep. Juandalynn Givan made good on her promise to increase penalties for sex offenders by introducing a bill to punish child rapists with castration.</p><p>Givan was clear that her proposal was connected to Alabama’s near-total ban on abortion. In a statement to Newsweek, Givan called the bill “simple,” and said if a young girl has been the victim of rape or incest, then a man found guilty of the crime should be forced to have a vasectomy or another form of castration.</p><p>“In recent years, the Legislature has passed laws restricting reproduction rights in the state and the penalties have been imposed only on women. It’s time for that to change,” Givan said. “The last time I checked a biology textbook, it takes a woman and a man to make a baby. Men in Alabama need to be held to the same level of responsibility as women.”</p><p>Following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Alabama made all abortions illegal, regardless of stage of pregnancy, and with no exceptions for rape or incest. The state also took steps to give “preborn children” constitutional rights and is considering legislation that would allow women who terminate their pregnancies to be prosecuted for murder.</p><p>House Bill 80, as amended to include Givan’s suggested text, expands on a portion of Alabama’s abortion law that requires a child’s father to pay medical expenses associated with a pregnancy or an abortion if an abortion is necessary to preserve the health of a pregnant woman, unless the woman waives her right to collect the funds.</p><p>Under the revised language, a father required to pay for pregnancy or abortion expenses can petition the court for relief if he undergoes a vasectomy and submits proof to the court.</p><p>Despite Givan’s demand that it is “time for [ ] change,” castration of sex offenders is nothing new in the Yellowhammer State. The practice has been legal in Alabama for several years.</p><p>In 2019, Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed HB 379 into law, which requires anyone convicted of a sex offense against a person under age 13 to start chemical castration treatment at least a month prior to being released on parole and continue “until the court determines the treatment is no longer necessary.”</p><p>The same year, Divan challenged her legislative colleagues to do more to protect women after the story of “Jessica,” an adolescent girl who was repeatedly raped and impregnated by her uncle, made headlines. Though the man did serve prison time for a drug conviction, he sued Jessica upon his release and won the right to visit with the children.</p><p>“I think the Legislature is failing the women of Alabama,” Divan said at the time. “The justice system can do no more than what we enact into law.”</p><p>Other states, including California, Florida, Louisiana, and Wisconsin also have castration provisions in their laws. Proponents of forced castration argue it is a public safety measure; opponents say it has little value in reducing recidivism and raises serious ethical and constitutional concerns. A recent study of forced chemical castrations conducted in Korea concluded that the practice was largely ineffective in reducing recidivism.</p><p>Law&Crime reached out directly to Divan to clarify how, if at all, her proposal differs from the 2019 castration law, but did not receive a response.</p><p>Just days ago, Alabama became the first state to execute a prisoner via use of nitrogen hypoxia on Jan. 25 when it put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death for the 1988 killing of Elizabeth Sennett. Smith’s final execution occurred the third time Alabama attempted to inflict the death penalty on the 58-year-old. The Supreme Court declined to halt the execution despite Smith’s claim that the never-used method of inflicting death violated the Eighth Amendment.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-54531266919528186822024-02-05T22:13:00.005-05:002024-02-07T11:23:21.043-05:00Del City, OK, Ward 1 Councilman Michael Dean writes headscratching OpEd<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LJGc_dFeJHMJDcAitvA9mKWl1iqzX1rxgijerM0RirCvpCQ7gwAuxnksyAkfdW4wj45jCZOwtCf3nOc_SkPxMf4jkJnyvBnTPu901kRhkRSDf4LrtctSf6I-3ZrJ7FgPbPbirtJ9NiHfbSrR3e6hCERxh0m1Ho6mB5vdUJHC1UZLMS54JSr1rFxT75A/s292/Michael-Dean-of-Del-City-OK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="231" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LJGc_dFeJHMJDcAitvA9mKWl1iqzX1rxgijerM0RirCvpCQ7gwAuxnksyAkfdW4wj45jCZOwtCf3nOc_SkPxMf4jkJnyvBnTPu901kRhkRSDf4LrtctSf6I-3ZrJ7FgPbPbirtJ9NiHfbSrR3e6hCERxh0m1Ho6mB5vdUJHC1UZLMS54JSr1rFxT75A/s1600/Michael-Dean-of-Del-City-OK.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>This is a nonsensical OpEd from a nonsensical pol from a nonsensical state. So let me get this straight, jails aren't protecting the public now? A released person is going to go to a park less than a block away and kidnap someone after bonding out of jail? If that's the case, why bother doing pretrial detantion? <p></p><p>Oklahoma is trying too hard to compete with FloriDUH for stupidest state in the country. </p><p><a href="https://freepressokc.com/lets-not-have-to-say-never-again-again/">https://freepressokc.com/lets-not-have-to-say-never-again-again/</a></p><p>Let’s not have to say NEVER AGAIN – AGAIN</p><p>Free Press Guest</p><p>This Community Voices opinion piece was submitted by Del City Ward 1 Councilman Michael Dean:</p><p>The new Oklahoma County jail should be located where it is legal to build. This is not a not-in-my-backyard problem, it is a legal problem that will cost the county millions of dollars if ignored.</p><p>Oklahoman’s have responded to violent crimes in our state by taking a stand against violent criminals. After children were violently attacked and kidnapped from parks, schools, and campgrounds, we were sickened and cried out “NEVER AGAIN”. Our state government passed laws to help prevent similar crimes.</p><p>One law is known as the “Sex Offenders Registration Act”. It was separately placed in Title 57 that deals with Prisons and Reformatories (jails). The Sex Offenders Act applies to jails.</p><p>Title 57 Section 590.1E states that it is unlawful for an entity (County) to knowingly operate a structure (jail) in violation of this section. Section 590A states that it is unlawful to temporarily reside within a 2000-foot radius of a School Site, Park, Playground, or a Childcare facility. Convictions of this section result in fines and imprisonments.</p><p>County Jails incarcerate people accused of committing any type of crimes. Most will be released on bail before they are tried. A potential violent and or sex offender will be released from the jail at all hours, without transportation, into our park. This sets the stage for a potentially dangerous situation to occur. </p><p>The County will be both Criminally and Civilly liable for incarcerating sex offenders on this site. Unfortunately, it will take a victim and a jury for the county to finally understand that they are accountable under this law. Then, we will be forced to potentially build another new jail in a correct site to resolve additional litigation. Let’s protect our children in Trosper Park that abuts this jail site, two daycares within 500 feet, and our school children in their ballfields 700 feet away. Let’s not have to say NEVER AGAIN – AGAIN.</p><p>/s/Michael Dean, Del City Councilman Ward 1</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-66797479294301317282024-01-27T12:29:00.002-05:002024-01-27T12:29:44.954-05:00Autumn Barber-Seaborn of Panama City FL should do what she does best and stay at home<p>Just who the hell is Autumn Barber-Seaborn? according to her own Facebook profile, she just a "Christian" disabled (presumed mentallly) stay-at-home mom. So she sits on her butt all day watching "true crime" trash TV and now thinks she's an expert on Persons Forced to Register. If I had to guess, she's probably a QTard as well. </p><p>What the news report mentioning that cow does not mention is that she implies on her FB page that the person she is trying to get fired was somehow involved in the child's disappearance. </p><p>She's apparently not disabled enough to stay-at-home so maybe she should be at her local Jenny Craig instead of doing shitty TikTok videos in another state. </p><p><a href="https://1819news.com/news/item/case-of-missing-child-sparks-concerns-over-sex-offender-fire-chief-in-barbour-county">https://1819news.com/news/item/case-of-missing-child-sparks-concerns-over-sex-offender-fire-chief-in-barbour-county</a></p><p>An online petition calling for the removal of a volunteer fire chief who is a convicted sex offender is gaining traction after the search for a missing child sparked debate in Barbour County...</p><p>The online petition at Change.org questions whether he should be in charge of a volunteer fire department.</p><p>"This man runs into fires to save people, I get that, but he is also a known pedophile," the petition states. "Should he be allowed to be a firefighter chief? Should he be able to have functions at his address with children parties with children? Should this be OK?"...</p><p>Someone with the Texasville Volunteer Fire Department told 1819 News they did not want to be identified but said the department was one of many on the scene searching for the child and that the chief was not the decision-maker that night. They also said everything was done professionally to bring the child home.</p><p>The mother of the child, who desperately posted online for help during the days of the search, said she was thankful that her son, who has autism, was brought home safely. She believes it was a freak accident and that he accidentally got out of the camper and wandered off, unable to find his way back home.</p><p>The Organization for Autism Research reports that wandering off or "elopement" is not uncommon in children with autism. Those with cognitive challenges have higher instances of wandering off than their peers.</p><p>While many celebrate the child's safe return, some concerned community members want the volunteer fire chief in nearby Texasville to leave his post. Seaborn said she attended a firefighter association meeting but was not allowed to speak because it was an officer election meeting, not a regular meeting.</p><p>"This is personal," Seaborn told 1819 News. "Personally, something has to be done because it has become a pandemic in our society now that people like this are allowed to have these sorts of roles. That is unacceptable."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSqnXK6YqPRSpGXrCEy4d6Nn-dUQ2jj49obKHUA98gf0j9b7U_tClYBw4hj6HQhLJ8tXuHM-LsWAYW1959qdW3_YKAH490TFuyKDAt67-Bzp7_jBDyaFvPjXiVgozEcShZGOwNrWNBflYX8IGK3t5v58hZbrqtFLa9UG5Me7CThqZW90gdCviwFtmPjk/s544/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSqnXK6YqPRSpGXrCEy4d6Nn-dUQ2jj49obKHUA98gf0j9b7U_tClYBw4hj6HQhLJ8tXuHM-LsWAYW1959qdW3_YKAH490TFuyKDAt67-Bzp7_jBDyaFvPjXiVgozEcShZGOwNrWNBflYX8IGK3t5v58hZbrqtFLa9UG5Me7CThqZW90gdCviwFtmPjk/s16000/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiqVHiR0LFdVQ8UzbjUZxU777U-YHyK3Mh2vSg6tLG4d3mEpDlYWzGtRgMl5vmFFOB_MmpqrWq5ecRcsxSb_UdYmhmX0yt9K6O1yFc_0TB1Pr54jLsb92Ur5wrZJDTlzPJrVt1ACWK2-xq_VhkCtbxlQ2igDaK3sdrq8csZrXwwJWbKEss-WH3v6vFhI/s888/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiqVHiR0LFdVQ8UzbjUZxU777U-YHyK3Mh2vSg6tLG4d3mEpDlYWzGtRgMl5vmFFOB_MmpqrWq5ecRcsxSb_UdYmhmX0yt9K6O1yFc_0TB1Pr54jLsb92Ur5wrZJDTlzPJrVt1ACWK2-xq_VhkCtbxlQ2igDaK3sdrq8csZrXwwJWbKEss-WH3v6vFhI/w640-h320/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL3.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, Barber-Seabor is implying her target was somehow involved in the child's disappearance. That is slander and she could be sued. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYK-bMsEXMVbKsRDEUWmioUUy_pJtgzvmjrt0gaDds_Qq-SRZIdyeous8zzunFwb1M2X1pR47OI3PwkEv1167znKtWmgwwSicGSXhC7gEp3vegDrt3EItBBouQFo1Zhw_fSnYMFOXuLvzlWfHnL5-5yXjtQ1S0HkWn6iHOfpg8QHL2ZPuSojr9DGS0I/s1170/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYK-bMsEXMVbKsRDEUWmioUUy_pJtgzvmjrt0gaDds_Qq-SRZIdyeous8zzunFwb1M2X1pR47OI3PwkEv1167znKtWmgwwSicGSXhC7gEp3vegDrt3EItBBouQFo1Zhw_fSnYMFOXuLvzlWfHnL5-5yXjtQ1S0HkWn6iHOfpg8QHL2ZPuSojr9DGS0I/w640-h640/Autumn-Seaborn-Panama-City-FL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-66780363312711379392024-01-24T12:32:00.005-05:002024-02-16T14:08:30.839-05:00Washington State Senator Dan Griffey has a hard time believing a Registered Person has something valuable to say<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGjL2QyZRfQxBA4rvVeGYfxrrhri5u-On4wxAKc2K_LX5LmzSwYfhwB_rIiqLyGzYl0lu1kn4KzxyH7V_SWeJqDRw1X1EZQ2BIptBxfvEW92cbTNz5AJobnulBMoNPXgwMNqTgyBRLx6GZMlV40QpfW8XL5Djpb-WXqXBgDXejVAtIAXoecPtUWa8lwg/s350/Rep-Griffey_Dan-WA-State.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGjL2QyZRfQxBA4rvVeGYfxrrhri5u-On4wxAKc2K_LX5LmzSwYfhwB_rIiqLyGzYl0lu1kn4KzxyH7V_SWeJqDRw1X1EZQ2BIptBxfvEW92cbTNz5AJobnulBMoNPXgwMNqTgyBRLx6GZMlV40QpfW8XL5Djpb-WXqXBgDXejVAtIAXoecPtUWa8lwg/s320/Rep-Griffey_Dan-WA-State.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> I've had plenty of valuable things to say. Dan Griffey? Not so much. <p></p><p>This clown used to be a firefighter. Well, next time I need a brush fire pissed out, maybe I'll consult this loser. Otherwise, with the real issues, I'll stick with people that have at least two brain cells to rub together.</p><p><a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/what-could-you-learn-from-a-sex-offender-lawmaker-skeptical-about-expanding-state-advisory-board-to-include-past-offenders/">https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/what-could-you-learn-from-a-sex-offender-lawmaker-skeptical-about-expanding-state-advisory-board-to-include-past-offenders/</a></p><p>Washington House Republican Whip and volunteer firefighter Dan Griffey appeared unconvinced. Griffey, who serves on the state legislature’s justice and reentry committee, commented that he “doesn’t understand” a group that would advocate on behalf of sex offenders.</p><p>“What could you learn from a sex offender?” Griffey asked.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-53945034297235716372024-01-23T09:37:00.003-05:002024-01-27T09:42:58.956-05:00Oklahoma SB 1890 would prevent ALL Registered Persons from having ANY contact with minors whatsoever, including their own children!<p>OK SB 1890 would prevent a conviction for ANY registerable offense from having any kind of contact with anyone under age 18. So if you peed behind a dumpster, you now have to make sure the cashier at the fast food joint is over age 18 before you order. (A federal judge just <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/alabama-cannot-ban-sex-offender-parents-living-with-kids-us-judge-rules-2024-01-11/">struck down a similar law in Alabama</a>.)</p><p>There are also provisions in this bill that prevents people from taking plea deals that don't require registration or to be removed from the registry if their criminal records are sealed. But the last part of this bill is particularly onerous. </p><p><a href="https://legiscan.com/OK/text/SB1890/id/2888625">https://legiscan.com/OK/text/SB1890/id/2888625</a></p><p>SECTION 2. NEW LAW </p><p>A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 590.3 of Title 57, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:</p><p>A person required to register under the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall not be allowed to have any contact with a person under the age of eighteen (18) years, including the child of such offender.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-18605331650505923002024-01-22T16:31:00.002-05:002024-01-22T16:31:55.255-05:00Jason Rantz (-id), Small-time Conservaturd talk radio host, is triggered by a bill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-uAKF6Ke35Lj2ph2Drlyzm9YfHyypN7rqo70mKGp6WJc6Pydkk7Ge5y6gu7BPv9G3h-IuY4CQ3qAXLXkNgzMHRpkSlXoWibbuXMvnd6T8C-Mn_SG7KyAYkLa7xipQt8V0QgyGZ-2_z_0nG8wYKAuOx6AFpuA9wEisH5khdPVGP5FTYEcOr93aTm9es/s648/Jason-Rantz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="648" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH-uAKF6Ke35Lj2ph2Drlyzm9YfHyypN7rqo70mKGp6WJc6Pydkk7Ge5y6gu7BPv9G3h-IuY4CQ3qAXLXkNgzMHRpkSlXoWibbuXMvnd6T8C-Mn_SG7KyAYkLa7xipQt8V0QgyGZ-2_z_0nG8wYKAuOx6AFpuA9wEisH5khdPVGP5FTYEcOr93aTm9es/s320/Jason-Rantz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I always find it odd anytime I see a guy who proudly proclaims himself <a href="https://famous-celebrities.com/jason-rantz-wikipedia/">as both gay and Jewish</a> would align himself with the political party that hates both of them. Jason Rantz-id (pronounced "rancid") has quite the wgo on him jusging by his bio. <p></p><p>I sent the WA Legislative committee assigned that bill a letter of support, too. Thanks for making me aware of it, Rantz-id!</p><p><a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3946414/rantz-democrats-change-name-sex-offender-to-protect-rapists-feelings/">https://mynorthwest.com/3946414/rantz-democrats-change-name-sex-offender-to-protect-rapists-feelings/</a></p><p>Rantz: Democrats change name ‘sex offender’ to protect rapists’ feelings</p><p>Jan 21, 2024, 5:45 PM | Updated: Jan 22, 2024, 11:14 am</p><p>BY JASON RANTZ</p><p>The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-7pm on KTTH</p><p>Democrats prioritized a new bill that demands “person-first” language to address how violent sex offenders are labeled. The intent is to stop defining a sex offender by his or her crime, so they can destigmatize them. It may not even be the most offensive piece of the legislation.</p><p>Among the prescribed reforms, HB 2177 changes the name of the Sex Offender Policy Board (SOPB). If passed, it will now be called the Sex Offense Policy Board. It gives the dubious impression that the board reviews focuses on sex offenses, and not the criminals who commit them. HB 2177 also adds a convicted sex offender to the SOPB, with proponents arguing the felon’s “lived experiences” is “invaluable.” It does not restrict the membership to level 1 sex offenders, those who are least likely to recommit a sex offense. The bill allows the most dangerous felons, Level 3 sex offenders, to join. The sex offender will serve alongside another new representative to the board: victims of sex crimes.</p><p>The SOPB was intended to offer sex offender management to keep the community safe. But it’s strayed far from its intent, instead focused on how to advocate for sex offenders.</p><p>Fighting for sex offenders ‘people who have committed a sex offense’</p><p>The SOPB legislation is spearheaded by State Rep. Tarra Simmons, a Democrat who served time for three felony convictions for possession of controlled substances and retail theft in 2011. She pushed to have a sex offender serve alongside sex offense victims and their advocates on the board.</p><p>“I think that we all do better when we have a diverse legislature. That’s why I’m here,” Simmons said at a House Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry hearing for the bill. “And I’m proud to be here. I think I bring some lived experience that was missing from here. And while some people may have a stigma for people who have committed a sex offense, I think they have invaluable information to share that can really guide this board.”</p><p>Brad Meryhew, who leads the SOPB, testified in favor of the move.</p><p>“And I think it brings to the board, that sort of reality check that we always need in public policy. And I welcome the opportunity to have those voices at the table and to do everything I can to facilitate their active participation in our process,” he said.</p><p>Republican State Rep. Dan Griffey was not supportive, arguing he doesn’t understand why the board would “advocate” for a sex offender. It’s also unclear how comfortable a victim would feel serving on a board that includes a convicted sex offender. And you’re not even supposed to use that term. Instead, a sex offender on the board is labeled a “representative with lived experience with incarceration for a sex offense.” It’s part of a “person-first” approach that is even extended to the board’s title.</p><p>Sanitizing the sex offender</p><p>During public testimony at the committee hearing, advocates like Whitney Hunt, a staff member who for the SOPB, defended the legislation. She effectively argued that the change in how sex offenders are discussed treats them equally to their victims. We’re supposed to want that?</p><p>“This bill incorporates recommendations the board has previously indicated its support, for regarding the use of person-first language,” she said. “This change aligns with best practices and research, and encompasses all the individuals involved and impacted by the sex offense management system, including victims.”</p><p>Traditionally, “person-first language” has been used to described the disabled so they’re not being defined by a disability. The National Institutes of Health says it’s about being more “respectful” of people. But it has grown to become a wordy self-parody. For example, instead of saying addict, it’s recommended you say, “Person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder.”</p><p>If it’s not a parody of wokeness, person-first language, in the context of sex offenders, has been used to downplay or whitewash crimes. The Radical Left tried to normalize the phrase “Minor-Attracted Persons” as a replacement for child molester or pedophile.</p><p>An article in Psychology Today best notes the intent of using person-first language for sex offenders. Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau says the language is so you’re not defining sex offenders “by a single attribute” and labeling “them based on the worst thing they’ve ever done.” The author says the person-first language allows us to “communicate more clearly and respectfully,” but not dismiss their crimes. It simply allows the public “to more accurately describe characteristics or behaviors while first recognizing these individuals as people.”</p><p>Democrats care an awful lot about sex offenders</p><p>Washington Democrats are pushing a campaign to destigmatize sex offenders who deserve stigma. They’re even trying to release dangerous pedophiles into the community.</p><p>The long-term plan is to depopulate prisons and McNeil Island with a Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA), an outpatient treatment program in a community setting. In 2021, Democrats passed legislation to more easily distribute conditionally-released sexually violent predators across the state. It even encourages predators to pursue LRAs. At the time, the prime sponsor, State Sen. Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island), said it’s in part about “people who are potentially dangerous, but not necessarily dangerous, back into communities where they can live safely and with their constitutional liberties protected.” The state now refers to sex offenders on McNeil Island as “residents.” It’s person-first language.</p><p>Last year, Democrats were caught trying to place a child rapist in an unsecured house near a spot where children congregate in the small city of Tenino. Only after pressure did the state relent. But the work is done with the assistance of the SOPB. In 2022, the SOPB recommended the state end a rule prohibiting LRAs from being placed within 500 feet of a childcare facility. It said that “There is no particular increase in risk associated with proximity to the location where individuals who have committed sexual offenses are housed.”</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-61916036272500871362024-01-21T13:26:00.004-05:002024-01-21T13:26:58.462-05:00Kentucky wants to expand statewide residency restrictions to 3000 feet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvGo70THpRKjCqcKtxYuFNGAuzgs2WM_Yu3HkSKQNsL8cwvS5ff1GIOV5n05ACGUvLJ70KBrygNXXJbivjRQOxzwgkVHO6GBDUzcyQNqI5GPBI5d0-hSCy3U3fyZTsYXQ6Wb-cc1nF7DC7aXG0XtLr_mO_flgyfN1juDNtVaMAQNJ-X7yIGOXo7XxlNY/s300/More-like-Kensucky.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvGo70THpRKjCqcKtxYuFNGAuzgs2WM_Yu3HkSKQNsL8cwvS5ff1GIOV5n05ACGUvLJ70KBrygNXXJbivjRQOxzwgkVHO6GBDUzcyQNqI5GPBI5d0-hSCy3U3fyZTsYXQ6Wb-cc1nF7DC7aXG0XtLr_mO_flgyfN1juDNtVaMAQNJ-X7yIGOXo7XxlNY/s16000/More-like-Kensucky.png" /></a></div>In Kentucky, the state Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Baker (2009) ruled “even though the General Assembly did not intend the statute to be punitive, the residency restrictions are so punitive in effect as to negate any intention to deem them civil. Therefore, the retroactive application of KRS 17.545 is an ex post facto punishment, which violates Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution, and Section 19(1) of the Kentucky Constitution.”<p></p><p>That is why the 3000 foot restrictions proposed in KY HB 67 (204) will only apply to those convicted after the law passes, but 3000 feet will tie Mississippi for longest restrictions in the US. </p><p><a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/HB67/bill.pdf">https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/HB67/bill.pdf</a></p><p>HB 67</p><p>Summary: Amend KRS 17.545 to prohibit a registrant from residing within 3,000 feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, or licensed daycare facility; provide that the 3,000 feet restriction applies to any person who becomes a registrant after the effective date of this Act.</p><p>Sponsors<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=63">Kim Banta</a>, <a href="https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=36">John Hodgson</a></p><p>Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:</p><p>Section 1. KRS 17.545 is amended to read as follows:</p><p>(1) (a) 1. No registrant, as defined in KRS 17.500, shall reside within one thousand (1,000) feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, or licensed day care facility.[ <strike>The measurement shall be taken in a straight line from the nearest property line to the nearest property line of the registrant's place of residence</strike>.]</p><p><u>2. This paragraph shall apply to any person who became a registrant before the effective date of this Act.</u></p><p><u> (b) 1. No registrant, as defined in KRS 17.500, shall reside within three thousand (3,000) feet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, or licensed day care facility.</u></p><p><u>(b) 2. This paragraph shall apply to any person who becomes a registrant after the effective date of this Act.</u></p><p><u>(c) The measurement required under this subsection shall be taken in a straight line from the nearest property line to the nearest property line of the registrant's place of residence.</u></p><p>...</p><p>(3) For purposes of this section:</p><p>(a) The registrant shall have the duty to ascertain whether any property listed in subsection (1) of this section is within:</p><p><strike>1.</strike> One thousand (1,000) feet of the registrant's residence, <u>if the person became a registrant before the effective date of this Act;</u></p><p><u>2. Three thousand (3,000) feet of the registrant's resident, if the person becomes a registrant after the effective date of this Act</u>; and</p><div><div>(b) If a new facility opens, the registrant shall be presumed to know and, within ninety (90) days, shall comply with this section.</div></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-81196465965584871352024-01-16T11:07:00.002-05:002024-01-16T11:07:51.648-05:00Wisconsin SB 874 will reinstate lifetime GPS for cases stemming from a single event if it passes<p>The fight against lifetime GPS monitoring in Wisconsin has been an ongoing battle. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE_11fEB83oDsExCvmohkmiI8xdx49A6iQIObq5aiIW2VhsrrF8E_4s_oa1XsMzqf47mRWOD2Od8PQcBgkk-PBSNqenJnHMrT7FB-rf6aqVyz1RVt72Zt-BSEOyKPFF5HaXZ2ZAQvaP4uKk5NSXuVkn4YViR-emYA8L_bEl0T9gcfCbeoJdJoZhRhdLI/s420/wi-sux2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE_11fEB83oDsExCvmohkmiI8xdx49A6iQIObq5aiIW2VhsrrF8E_4s_oa1XsMzqf47mRWOD2Od8PQcBgkk-PBSNqenJnHMrT7FB-rf6aqVyz1RVt72Zt-BSEOyKPFF5HaXZ2ZAQvaP4uKk5NSXuVkn4YViR-emYA8L_bEl0T9gcfCbeoJdJoZhRhdLI/s320/wi-sux2.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p></p><p>The 7th Circuit (upheld the lifetime GPS in Belleau v. Wall, 811 F.3d 929, 937 (7th Cir. 2016), declaring that the statute did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution because the monitoring was considered “prevention,” not “punishment.” WI Attorney General Brad Schimel had broadened the class of those subjected to lifetime GPS monitoring to include not just “recidivists” (those with 2 separate convictions), but more than one count even on the same offense, thus subjecting more to lifetime GPS. </p><p>A challenge to the broader provisions also failed. The 7th Circuit reaffirmed lifetime GPS in WI in the June 2022 ruling Braam v. Carr, No. 20-1059 (7th Cir. 2022). Applying the 4th Amendment’s reasonableness standard, the government’s interest in deterring recidivism by dangerous offenders outweighs the offenders’ diminished expectation of privacy. Any differences between the 2016 plaintiff & these plaintiffs are too immaterial to make the earlier holding inapplicable. </p><p>In State of Wisconsin v Muldrow, 2018 WI 52 (WI Sup Ct, 5/18/18), the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a challenge to lifetime GPS on the grounds it is a punishment & that the consequences of a guilty plea should have included a warning that lifetime GPS would be a part of the sentencing. The state upheld lower court rulings, adding, “The Applying the intent-effects test (i.e., the Martinez-Mendoza factors), we hold that neither the intent nor effect of lifetime GPS tracking is punitive. Consequently, Muldrow is not entitled to withdraw his plea because the circuit court was not required to inform him that his guilty plea would subject him to lifetime GPS tracking.”</p><p>At least for some, there was some good news. </p><p>In State v. Corey T. Rector, 2023 WI 41, 5/23/23, Rector pleaded to 5 counts of CP in a single case, his only conviction. The sentencing judge placed him on the SOR for 15 yrs. The state appealed on the grounds any two or more convictions of registry-eligible sex offenses trigger mandatory lifetime registry. The WI Sup Ct ruled (4-3) that Rector is not required to register for life from multiple convictions stemming from a singular case. While this case did not involve someone on lifetime GPS, GPS had been issued to those with multiple convictions for the same offense. The Capital Times of Madison WI (Cap Times) reported on 8/8/23 that WIDOC began removing GPS from RPs convicted of multiple charges for the same offense; they had reported 625 RPs not under WIDOC supervision was on GPS but were unsure how many of them the new policy would impact. </p><p>But now, the Wisconsin legislature wants to override the courts by rewriting the law to place those who benefitted from the Rector decision back on debilitating lifetime GPS monitoring. This is a costly and stupid decision from the Wisconsin legislature. </p><p>*****************</p><p>2023-2024 WISCONSIN SENATE BILL 874 (Note: I made a few abbreviations to save on space but is fully spelled out in the bill, otherwise coped verbatim.) 1/52024 - Introduced by Sen. Wimberger, Felzkowski, Jacque, James, Nass & Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives Born, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schmidt, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Shankland & Melotik. Referred to Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety. </p><p>An Act to amend 301.45 (5) (b) 1., 301.45 (5m) (b) 3. & 301.46 (2m) (am) 1. & 2. of the statutes; relating to: counting convictions & findings for the purpose of the SO registry & notifications.</p><p>Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau</p><p>This bill codifies the attorney general opinion, OAG-02-17, regarding the interpretation of the statutory phrase “two or more separate occasions” as it relates to the SO registry & notification requirements.</p><p>Under current law, a person must register with WIDOC as a SO if he or she has been convicted of certain sex offenses or found not guilty of certain sex offenses by reason of mental disease or defect. The length of time that the person must register varies depending on the offense or the number of convictions or findings. A person generally must register until he or she dies if the person has on two or more separate occasions been convicted of a sex offense or found not guilty of a sex offense by reason of mental disease or defect.</p><p>Under current law, if a person committed a sex offense in another state & is required to register in WI due to moving here, working here, or going to school here, the person must register in WI for as long as he or she lives, works, or attends school in WI if the person has on two or more separate occasions been convicted of a sex offense or found not guilty of a sex offense by reason of mental disease or defect.</p><p>Under current law, when a person who is required to register as a SO is released into the community from confinement or other care, DOC or the Dept. of Health Services, whichever agency has authority over the registrant, must notify the police chief of the community, & the sheriff of the county, in which the registrant will be residing, employed, or attending school or through which the registrant will be traveling if the registrant has been, on two or more separate occasions, convicted of a sex offense or found not guilty of a sex offense by reason of mental disease or defect. A person who is the subject of such a notification is subject to lifetime global positioning system tracking.</p><p>The phrase “on two or more separate occasions” is not defined in current law. In OAG-02-17, the attorney general concluded that the phrase referred to multiple convictions, regardless of whether they were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint. This bill codifies the attorney general opinion & also applies it to findings of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Under the bill, when counting convictions or such findings for the purposes described above, each conviction or finding is counted separately even if they were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same complaint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bill is retroactive. Under the bill, DOC must identify persons who were released from the registry requirement or were not subject to the lifetime tracking requirement before the bill took effect but who would have been subject to the pertinent requirement had the bill been in effect. No later than 60 days after the bill takes effect, DOC must notify these persons that they must register as SOs or be subject to lifetime tracking. Under the bill, persons who are notified that they must register have 30 days after being notified to register or they are guilty of a Class H felony.</p><p>The people of the state of WI, represented in senate & assembly, do enact as follows:</p><p>(Note: <u>Underlined words</u> are ADDITIONS to the law. Words <strike>within the strikethrough</strike> are words REMOVED from the bill.)</p><p>Section 1. 301.45 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:</p><p>301.45(5)(b) 1. The person has, <strike>on 2 or more separate occasions,</strike> been convicted <strike>or</strike> <u>two or more times, including convictions that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint, for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense; has been</u> found <u>two or more times, including findings that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint,</u> not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, a military law, a tribal law, or a law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense<u>; or has been convicted one time for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense & has been found one time not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, a military law, a tribal law, or a law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense.</u> A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside, or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of determining <u>counting the number of convictions or findings</u> under this subdivision <strike>whether a person has been convicted on 2 or more separate occasions</strike>.</p><p>Section 2. 301.45 (5m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:</p><p>15301.45 (5m) (b) 3. The person has, <strike>on 2 or more separate occasions</strike>, been convicted <strike>or</strike> <u>two or more times, including convictions that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint, for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense; has been</u> found <u>two or more times, including findings that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint,</u> not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense<u>; or has been convicted one time for a sex offense or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense & has been found one time not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, or for a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a violation, of a federal law, military law, tribal law, or law of any state that is comparable to a sex offense.</u> A conviction or finding of not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect that has been reversed, set aside, or vacated is not a conviction or finding for purposes of <strike>determining</strike> <u>counting the number of convictions or findings</u> under this subdivision <strike>whether a person has been convicted on two or more separate occasions</strike>.</p><p>Section 3. 301.46 (2m) (am) 1. & 2. of the statutes are amended to read: 301.46 (2m) (am) 1. If an agency with jurisdiction confines a person under s.301.046, provides a person entering the intensive sanctions program under s.301.048 with a sanction other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, or releases a person from confinement in a state correctional institution or institutional care, <strike>and</strike> <u>the agency with jurisdiction shall notify the police chief of any community & the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed, or attending school & through or to which the person will be regularly traveling if</u> the person has been found to be a sexually violent person under ch. 980 or has<strike>, on two or more separate occasions,</strike> <u>been convicted or two or more times, including convictions that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint, for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense; has been</u> found <u>two or more times, including findings that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint,</u> not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense, <strike>the agency with jurisdiction shall notify the police chief of any community & the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed, or attending school & through or to which the person will be regularly traveling;</strike> <u>or has been convicted one time for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense & has been found one time not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a sex offense or for a violation of a law of this state that is comparable to a sex offense</u>. Notification under this subdivision is in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) & to any other notification that an agency with jurisdiction is authorized to provide.</p><p>2. If a person described under s. 301.45 (1g) (dh), (dj), (f), or (g) becomes a resident of this state from another state under s. 304.16, becomes a student in this state, becomes employed or begins carrying on a vocation in this state, or becomes subject to a sanction in this state other than a placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, <strike>and</strike> <u>the Dept. shall notify the police chief of any community & the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed, carrying on a vocation, or attending school if</u> the person has, <strike>on 2 or more separate occasions,</strike> been convicted <strike>or</strike> <u>two or more times, including convictions that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint, for a violation of the law of another jurisdiction that is comparable to a sex offense; has been</u> found <u>two or more times, including findings that were part of the same proceeding, occurred on the same date, or were included in the same criminal complaint,</u> not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of the law of another jurisdiction that is comparable to a sex offense , <strike>the Dept. shall notify the police chief of any community & the sheriff of any county in which the person will be residing, employed or carrying on a vocation, or attending school;</strike> <u>or has been one time convicted for a violation of the law of another jurisdiction that is comparable to a sex offense & has been found one time not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of the law of another jurisdiction that is comparable to a sex offense.</u> Notification under this subdivision is in addition to providing access to information under sub. (2) or to any other notification that the Dept. is authorized to provide.</p><p>Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions. (To save on space, I omitted this part, it just says WIDOC must notify every SO in 60 says on whether this applies to them or not.)</p><p>Section 5. Initial applicability. (1) The treatment of ss. 301.45 (5) (b) 1. & (5m) (b) 3. & 301.46 (2m) (am) 1. & 2. first applies to the counting of convictions or findings that occurred prior to the effective date of this subsection for the purposes of determining if a person has been convicted or found not guilty on 2 or more separate occasions.</p><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-5986924822019671392024-01-07T16:21:00.002-05:002024-01-07T16:21:54.491-05:00Nassau Co FL Sheriff Bill Leeper is the lead clown at the Fail Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gX-8zrrR6qAC_DUfiHkP_WrCzu_CQRfFjfeNrMQUfitJIZR2kXqxF0bbMvzS46Q3SZMej5aKcWh-Ik-ffWB8O3OXMTFg68pLg4zxrABzplMtqG6xa8HkUiW6oIoITYnXAmsoF17og8d5JozIv9Zd-5yJgz_q6qwVoakNYsLYdeEYulsdNDwaQanPaBU/s1391/bill-leeper-nassau-co-sheriff-fl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1391" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gX-8zrrR6qAC_DUfiHkP_WrCzu_CQRfFjfeNrMQUfitJIZR2kXqxF0bbMvzS46Q3SZMej5aKcWh-Ik-ffWB8O3OXMTFg68pLg4zxrABzplMtqG6xa8HkUiW6oIoITYnXAmsoF17og8d5JozIv9Zd-5yJgz_q6qwVoakNYsLYdeEYulsdNDwaQanPaBU/w640-h496/bill-leeper-nassau-co-sheriff-fl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Bill Leeper the Nassau Creeper is no stranger to the Shiitake Awards. Bill Leeper the Nassau Creeper already won a <a href="https://shiitakeawards.blogspot.com/2023/10/winners-of-2022-shiitake-awards.html">Keystone Kop of the Year in 2022</a> and almost won one <a href="https://oncefallen.com/2015-shiitake-awards/">back in 2015</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.fbnewsleader.com/local-regional-newsletter/operation-fail-festival-nets-unregistered-sex-offenders-nassau-county">https://www.fbnewsleader.com/local-regional-newsletter/operation-fail-festival-nets-unregistered-sex-offenders-nassau-county</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Operation Fail Festival nets unregistered sex offenders in Nassau County</b></span></p><p>By Julia Roberts on Tuesday, January 2, 2024</p><p>Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper announced Operation Fail Festival, which resulted in the arrest of several people in the county for their failure to register, or re-register, as a sexual offender.</p><p>“Several of these sick individuals … failed to comply with sexual offender requirements. Many of them were required to update their addresses and re-register, but failed to do so,” Leeper said. “Failure of a sexual offender or predator to register as required by law is a felony. Eight of the nine individuals were arrested.”</p><p>Leeper said federal and state laws require sexual offenders or predators to register in all jurisdictions in which they live, work or go to school. Sexual offenders or predators must complete a registration form at their county sheriff’s office either twice a year or four times a year, depending on their offense. The registration is required for the duration of their life. All qualifying sexual offenders and predators and juvenile sexual offenders will be listed on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s public registry website.</p><p>...</p><p>“It is important that we keep track of these individuals for the safety of our community. Whenever a child goes missing, the first thing we do is check the homes of any nearby predators,” Leeper said. “Most importantly, we want to know where these individuals live so we can keep our children safe.”</p><p>The sheriff went on to advise parents to keep tabs on their children’s contacts, both online and in person.</p><p>“I also want to remind parents to monitor what their child is doing on the internet, social media sites and especially who they may be talking to,” Leeper said. “There are evil people in this world who would like to do bad things to young children, so please do everything you can to keep these monsters away from yours.”</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-24888826519710476862023-12-18T14:40:00.004-05:002024-01-27T12:38:45.404-05:00Democrat NJ Gov. Phil Murphy sides with Republicans in vetoing bill for mental health diversion programs because it may help a Person Forced to Register<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05iHHGRV6whtdQUIur_Xi6D4llHn1aZ1MNSF1qKf3jUzV4NlweH1uZ1XOJVVwD9Rl8FKpXJA2x2PEAiJAOc5cZLYfCltHryo87gfCGlPPX0KYdggafZmiieHf3QudfoUntbqq5sMlQU8JEH79EJvop-KMh-ehcUtuV1ZpgQx5caVVf4Whm-OFJmomANQ/s845/NJ-Gov-Phil-Murphy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="845" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05iHHGRV6whtdQUIur_Xi6D4llHn1aZ1MNSF1qKf3jUzV4NlweH1uZ1XOJVVwD9Rl8FKpXJA2x2PEAiJAOc5cZLYfCltHryo87gfCGlPPX0KYdggafZmiieHf3QudfoUntbqq5sMlQU8JEH79EJvop-KMh-ehcUtuV1ZpgQx5caVVf4Whm-OFJmomANQ/w640-h340/NJ-Gov-Phil-Murphy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Phil(-led with BS) Murphy illustrating how much intelligence was used in this decision</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I think it is odd how people like to say everyone on the registry needs professional help but they make it an exclusion to a program that does just that. <p></p><p><a href="https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/governor-in-veto-recommends-barring-sex-offenders-from-mental-health-diversion-programs/">https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/governor-in-veto-recommends-barring-sex-offenders-from-mental-health-diversion-programs/</a></p><p>"Governor, in veto, recommends barring sex offenders from mental health diversion programs"</p><p>BY: DANA DIFILIPPO - NOVEMBER 29, 2023 11:36 AM</p><p>Gov. Phil Murphy this week conditionally vetoed a bill that would expand an intervention program to divert some nonviolent criminal defendants to mental health programs, with Murphy recommending lawmakers bar people arrested for sex offenses subject to Megan’s Law.</p><p>Lawmakers narrowly passed the bill in June along party lines, with Republicans warning it would push violent offenders onto the street.</p><p>Murphy issued a statement on Monday supporting the spirit of the bill, saying: “Mental health issues should not be unnecessarily criminalized.”</p><p>“This bill ensures that individuals whose criminal behaviors are a result of mental disorders are provided therapeutic services while still being held accountable for their actions,” Murphy wrote.</p><p>But he objected to its language that excludes only first-degree crimes from the program, leaving second-degree and violent crimes, including offenses that trigger Megan’s Law, “presumptively ineligible, subject to prosecutor review.” He recommended lawmakers revise the bill to make Megan’s Law-triggering crimes “categorically ineligible.”</p><p>Murphy noted that bill sponsor Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) requested the change to the bill.</p><p>“If in fact there was any appearance of a loophole, this secures the intent of the bill,” Ruiz told the New Jersey Monitor.</p><p>The legislation would expand mental health diversion programs that exist in five New Jersey counties to three new court jurisdictions. The programs function like recovery court, allowing criminal offenders with mental health disorders to avoid jail time and, if they graduate from the program, have their charges expunged.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-56418142233238322782023-11-27T14:20:00.002-05:002023-11-27T14:20:24.899-05:00Republican California Congressman Darrell Issa (-Clown) wants to eliminate health benefits for some registrants and expand the AWA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL0zqWlkEhSYMg1Kw4kZyaMsRETOXn8V0FUeWl7X6DoG_nhrk7PEm6B-TCDIrI4VviICekybhK0unGnVelzQueBmuU0tiZmADisYs9E8wzZMdLuLLQIprd4Du__uJ_ncCLkamDl2UR2t-ad4za5p8hZ3RIMu-XpK5oYoUJx-uYdmnLL6vk6ZL12O_DgQ/s1200/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzcxXC8yMDE4MTIyMjIxMDIxNjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjYzMCwid2lkdGgiOjEyMDB9fX0=.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL0zqWlkEhSYMg1Kw4kZyaMsRETOXn8V0FUeWl7X6DoG_nhrk7PEm6B-TCDIrI4VviICekybhK0unGnVelzQueBmuU0tiZmADisYs9E8wzZMdLuLLQIprd4Du__uJ_ncCLkamDl2UR2t-ad4za5p8hZ3RIMu-XpK5oYoUJx-uYdmnLL6vk6ZL12O_DgQ/w640-h336/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzcxXC8yMDE4MTIyMjIxMDIxNjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjYzMCwid2lkdGgiOjEyMDB9fX0=.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>A political clown Issa political clown whether that clown represents the Left Coast or the Deep South. and Darrell Issa-clown is one of the biggest clowns of them all. Darrell Issa pandering politician that <a href="http://issues2000.org/Governor/Darrell_Issa_Families_+_Children.htm">has ran on the Predator Panic platform</a> in the past in his efforts to incease governmental invasion of privacy. Darrell Issa <a href="http://issues2000.org/Governor/Darrell_Issa_Civil_Rights.htm">big supporter of the contoversial PATRIOT Act</a> and has a lousy record on civil rights. <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Recall-chief-held-twice-on-illegal-weapons-2605978.php">Darrell Issa criminal</a> who was convicted of a weapons charge but also got <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/dont-look-back-ryan-lizza">grand theft auto charges</a> against him dropped. Most of all, Darrell Issa clown who denies that Biden won the 2020 election and <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/01/california-republicans-reject-biden-election/">voted not to certify election results</a> from Arizona and Pennsylvania the day AFTER the January 6th Insurrection.</div><div><br /></div><div>Darrell Issa scumbag who should be in prison, not Congress. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-issa-introduces-unprecedented-legislation-protect-communities-sexually">https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-issa-introduces-unprecedented-legislation-protect-communities-sexually</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Rep. Issa Introduces Unprecedented Legislation to Protect Communities from Sexually Violent Predators</div><div>November 10, 2023</div><div>Press Release</div><div><br /></div><div>Poway – At a press conference in Poway, CA today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced The Stopping Sexually Violent Predators Act the most comprehensive legislation to date to reset the broken system that is currently forcing sexually violent predators (SVPs) into communities and near children and families.</div><div><br /></div><div>"In California, Governor Newsom has made our communities less safe by essentially compelling communities to accept the relocation of dozens of these violent predators into our neighborhoods,” said Rep. Issa. “But this issue is not unique to California, which is why we need a federal solution to at least prevent the compulsory placement of SVPs and develop a solution. There is obviously a better way than the current broken system.”</div><div><br /></div><div>SVPs are clinically diagnosed individuals convicted of sexually violent crimes. They are designated by doctors as incurable and are neither undergoing treatment nor in recovery. They are an obvious danger to any community, which is why these individuals should be confined within secure facilities, not in local neighborhoods.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even though 70% of SVPs released into communities in California were returned to custody for violating their release terms, California’s state government continues to demand that these predators be forced into residential areas near families, children, and seniors. In fact, the number of SVPs in our community has continued to rapidly increase. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Stopping Sexually Violent Predators Act will:</div><div><br /></div><div>*End federal taxpayer funding for SVPs outside of correctional or secure medical facilities.</div><div>*Require states to report all convicted SVPs to the federal Department of Justice for review of potential federal charges.</div></div><div>(*Not mentioned but expands reporting requirements by the AWA to include any pending court cases by someone on the registry)</div><div><br /></div><div>The bill, which hasn't been given a number yet, can be found at:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://issa.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/issa.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/issa_072_svpbill.pdf">https://issa.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/issa.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/issa_072_svpbill.pdf</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-67043410405843767662023-10-17T22:34:00.000-04:002023-10-17T22:34:11.088-04:00Need an private investigator with hilariously bad takes? Better call Bill Warner of Sarasota FloriDUH<p>The Shiitake Awards Nominees Blog is back and I have some catching up to do. <br /><br />On Saturday, September 30, 2023, Charlotte Sena went missing from a New York State park. At some point in the search for the missing person, WNYT 13 reported that, “Investigators are now interviewing sex offenders in three counties.” Internet “sleuths” also joined in the fray, with a private investigator named Bill Warner took to Reddit (the subreddit "r/CharlotteSena") to push the theory that a person listed on the sex offense registry was responsible, without any evidence to the contrary. Guess which state he's from? Hint, the last syllable is -DUH. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PiOYdlC8Fh_dPVL_Zv-NKhUj95U5KMTevE3_nNhrjMeCgtIGCqbwM6yc-hn7H8WflkJS00N_RHpWexN1hJUq1Yy7xCct-YJKZXkRT-9ybpnSaCCL_sj1SIgQIYDS0K603NqlZwu0O8SbbqjGO5DpxQoepUUN3kwBSQcML9Y7S71TDydocgSWY4ZG6SU/s594/bill-warner-reddit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PiOYdlC8Fh_dPVL_Zv-NKhUj95U5KMTevE3_nNhrjMeCgtIGCqbwM6yc-hn7H8WflkJS00N_RHpWexN1hJUq1Yy7xCct-YJKZXkRT-9ybpnSaCCL_sj1SIgQIYDS0K603NqlZwu0O8SbbqjGO5DpxQoepUUN3kwBSQcML9Y7S71TDydocgSWY4ZG6SU/s16000/bill-warner-reddit.jpg" /></a></div><p>On the Reddit post entitled, “<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CharlotteSena/comments/16y6gxc/18_violent_sex_offenders_live_just_6_miles_from/">18 Violent Sex Offenders Live Just 6 Miles from Moreau Lake State Park where Charlotte Sena went missing</a>”, Warner posted, “Some of these sex offender goons living near Moreau State Park where Charlotte Sena was abducted are 'Risk level: 3 - High Risk of Re-offense' this NY State classification is equal to a Predator classification for sex offenders in Florida, bad news guys who did hard time in prison, worst of the worst!” Warner then proceeded to stir up an Internet mob:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFqyZltupnz3aCC6zuXxfcaQtEjIsqGowOmlWM2VJouZtzclj8t2j3gs700_WQaBxRxO3sqpIjRT6kIot6qTZENbnqlERAbVfSHadngHaKT41nU-NXQdp5HvBPTzJL5HgDRfRo0CYsIU2bvWg8Rhl1MONcn8IspoRE6HQ7JsJ-SKFFzZLkmUxRHX7A10/s635/bill-warner-reddit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFqyZltupnz3aCC6zuXxfcaQtEjIsqGowOmlWM2VJouZtzclj8t2j3gs700_WQaBxRxO3sqpIjRT6kIot6qTZENbnqlERAbVfSHadngHaKT41nU-NXQdp5HvBPTzJL5HgDRfRo0CYsIU2bvWg8Rhl1MONcn8IspoRE6HQ7JsJ-SKFFzZLkmUxRHX7A10/s16000/bill-warner-reddit2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>After posting the names and the registry information of Registrants living within a few miles of the park on his <a href="http://www.billwarnerpi.com/2023/10/alert-tender-age-child-charlotte-sena.html">(poorly designed) Google blog</a>, Warner added, “THIS A BAD BUNCH OF DUDES LIVING RIGHT NEXT TO THE STATE PARK, YOU JUST KNOW THEY ARE OVER THERE TO THE PARK EVERY DAY THAT THEY CAN.” On Warner’s personal blog, he posts the names, personal information, and photos of Registrants in the area and includes statements like “Sex offenders never cured (sic).” </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg45tt8LnYNIyAKwXvJtylSibdZ0n92cPNcA-gtvnm4ORsDPnWO1GZkov7AFIi7y92lu7tJGKiutxJxc_jPaUcN722A2rizj8dA4wxEIBUXVwD8euRJIA-hyix3qGMm8aUsTBbhyRrStH6oZY-HsJ5LZAbLxXh3BTb42HWu8UiZypfMNIXNNxNlMtUjg/s573/bill-warner2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg45tt8LnYNIyAKwXvJtylSibdZ0n92cPNcA-gtvnm4ORsDPnWO1GZkov7AFIi7y92lu7tJGKiutxJxc_jPaUcN722A2rizj8dA4wxEIBUXVwD8euRJIA-hyix3qGMm8aUsTBbhyRrStH6oZY-HsJ5LZAbLxXh3BTb42HWu8UiZypfMNIXNNxNlMtUjg/s16000/bill-warner2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4VfUaEx3NMvg7Gtaw-CePoi6mH-JMfiRmjVorAeDbrr0v2XgdptAA8TKh4UtkBhT7WUlFUewBcehvhspOmvtelPOoNU7VKWmgTb1GJWcz2rI6WmMw8EVCOM6CRZ5D0BDm_CHzZX7bIpy9u-IxatiDoEFGaeUTE8kmTc-p6B40a25rwJLUBJ5nyB8aJE/s583/bill-warner3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4VfUaEx3NMvg7Gtaw-CePoi6mH-JMfiRmjVorAeDbrr0v2XgdptAA8TKh4UtkBhT7WUlFUewBcehvhspOmvtelPOoNU7VKWmgTb1GJWcz2rI6WmMw8EVCOM6CRZ5D0BDm_CHzZX7bIpy9u-IxatiDoEFGaeUTE8kmTc-p6B40a25rwJLUBJ5nyB8aJE/s16000/bill-warner3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTG20viYfW6xccGCNMQDMrfZlZ6lF2GZlmkOAIsViotHCvjiwyxIvJAXWWJe8Zkh4F4iEPdysbwPgOSXSraVJRuBHW4We3Jv4jgMFqX73CjTpi6CfR1T6wFYJmGUKbLZ0CI8-vVH4Slvz_rlwPn-HzuYw1_TfpulSXrRKRlkCH2PM2Jsyv-fjHoSV0r4/s664/bill-warner4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTG20viYfW6xccGCNMQDMrfZlZ6lF2GZlmkOAIsViotHCvjiwyxIvJAXWWJe8Zkh4F4iEPdysbwPgOSXSraVJRuBHW4We3Jv4jgMFqX73CjTpi6CfR1T6wFYJmGUKbLZ0CI8-vVH4Slvz_rlwPn-HzuYw1_TfpulSXrRKRlkCH2PM2Jsyv-fjHoSV0r4/s16000/bill-warner4.jpg" /></a></div><p>Charlotte Sena was found alive after police raided the home of a suspect. Despite early reports from the news media that the suspected kidnapper had a “sexual abuse criminal history,” the suspect was NOT on the sex offense registry and the media had to update their reporting. The Times-Union later reported that while the suspect had been questioned about a familial offense, he was never charged with a sex offense. The suspect had what was described as a “minor criminal history,” including a DWI, assault-related offense and harassment. </p><p>Some people seemed disappointed that a person on the registry. On Bill Warner’s aforementioned blog post, Warner noted, “Nine year old Charlotte Sena has been found safe but violent sex offenders are out there and your children are at risk.” </p><div>I don't usually post folks that don't make headlines on this blog. But in this case, I felt an exception was necessary. He's small potatoes with the IQ of one, but he occassionally gets airtime for his awful takes. And trying to rip off Better Call Saul is just lame. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW675HpdyyCzD29-CoSXuDbFggR3vEZhfg_cyUuGLC-UwDCF_oCvREniQ_rqdGCcq6BlCLGweM_6SjygEQdBXlvwuz2ZSHvPLvocFkXa7OlScjVGaPYXfS5ek8FXxIpE2QwV5sOI6tHMUqzool1TljKDdYd-qbRpGecRcLlaJQQkYVw2gBEZPpz9bCkAM/s648/MEGYN%20KELLY%20AND%20BILL%20WARNER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="648" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW675HpdyyCzD29-CoSXuDbFggR3vEZhfg_cyUuGLC-UwDCF_oCvREniQ_rqdGCcq6BlCLGweM_6SjygEQdBXlvwuz2ZSHvPLvocFkXa7OlScjVGaPYXfS5ek8FXxIpE2QwV5sOI6tHMUqzool1TljKDdYd-qbRpGecRcLlaJQQkYVw2gBEZPpz9bCkAM/w640-h428/MEGYN%20KELLY%20AND%20BILL%20WARNER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-21229326018868926142023-09-24T22:49:00.003-04:002023-09-24T22:49:43.622-04:00Ryan Bullard the Crestview Dullard openly admits intent of ordinance is to harass & intimidate Persons Forced to Register<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj200Kc0ojMixz3Fo3tMtLVZtnLsizndvHnI_Sa-RfWdmjzkHdDKgstKOm6-p8Mgq23Y7I-v0SGcLH78ZTK_cezRdVIqYmuQkGxloZ5Kssq_NiuXvhv2Eu_2G5F5qqbcrTK6FQkhF7V1ByOezxgkxbQetnno3h-EwFt5BPFg7qwrJXmgo91L10xPm-Vh0I/s400/ryan-bullard-crestview-fl-council.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj200Kc0ojMixz3Fo3tMtLVZtnLsizndvHnI_Sa-RfWdmjzkHdDKgstKOm6-p8Mgq23Y7I-v0SGcLH78ZTK_cezRdVIqYmuQkGxloZ5Kssq_NiuXvhv2Eu_2G5F5qqbcrTK6FQkhF7V1ByOezxgkxbQetnno3h-EwFt5BPFg7qwrJXmgo91L10xPm-Vh0I/s320/ryan-bullard-crestview-fl-council.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div>You can always count on a FlorIDIOT to say the dumbest things out loud. <div><br /></div><div>In a 9/17/2023 Crestview FL city council meeting, moronic city councilman Ryan DULLARD, who was "moved" by the "passion" of his fellow idiotic councilperson in the same manner a hemorrhoidal turd plops into a toilet bowl, openly boasts the intent of the ordinance was to intimidate and harass those on the registry. Of course, this is a city in the dumbest state in the union, so this is not surprising. What IS surprising is this stupid son of a bitch is a <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ryan-bullard-crestview-fl/483005">PSYCHO THE RAPIST</a>. I guess he's trying to force a lot of Registrants into therapy. What a POS!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ryan Bullard: "And while we can't boot those 88 men (registrants) out. nor do we we want to, well, we DO, but ok, but what it will do is prevent any more from ,living documented in the city. So what we're going to do is we're going to criminalize them from living in the city, which is a GREAT thing to do. Ok, basically the entire city. And if thy're undocumented, in the woods, then that's failure to register, that's more county stuff, things like that.... I mean, If I can prevent just one sex offender from moving into the city, or we can dwindle those numbers, and have the chief's people go after them, i'm pretty much for it."</div><div><br /></div><div>Fuck you, Ryan Dullard. <br /><div><br /></div><div>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iobsAf-pwXw</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iobsAf-pwXw" width="320" youtube-src-id="iobsAf-pwXw"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-32830791055443666602023-09-11T11:18:00.002-04:002023-09-11T11:18:51.233-04:00Colorado vigilante Ross Swirling busted for doing the very things he accused others of doing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zWgklpZzPadIBpYvtuikoX0E0IX6wCxYCblHq-y409YhW6euw5ktmG5Z9KBI2bsNyB4J39e0bDGs-rwZk6-C8LSI4xHpr4IAXy2mDnIc2HYcnve_fm-dnz5EpeckvPdtStamPrUkCX5xlQT9hAtdTCZb4izAKoLaSR1UtU1XuxaGcg_cqnvl_vU6U6o/s1320/ross-swirling.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zWgklpZzPadIBpYvtuikoX0E0IX6wCxYCblHq-y409YhW6euw5ktmG5Z9KBI2bsNyB4J39e0bDGs-rwZk6-C8LSI4xHpr4IAXy2mDnIc2HYcnve_fm-dnz5EpeckvPdtStamPrUkCX5xlQT9hAtdTCZb4izAKoLaSR1UtU1XuxaGcg_cqnvl_vU6U6o/w400-h225/ross-swirling.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>While I'm not fond of Internet ENTRAPMENT operations, I'm also not a fan of self-proclaimed vigilantes, either. So many of these folks have criminal records or later obtain records of their own. <p></p><p>The police aren't much better, actually, since they spend too much time entrapping folks on the Internet rather than solving real crimes. </p><p>There are no winners in this story, only losers. </p><p>I suppose if there's a moral to this story, it is that those who bark the loudest have the most to hide. ALL vigilantes should be investigated. </p><p><a href="https://www.westword.com/news/denver-musician-who-called-out-sexual-predators-now-a-convicted-sex-offender-17578252">https://www.westword.com/news/denver-musician-who-called-out-sexual-predators-now-a-convicted-sex-offender-17578252</a></p><p>Activist Musician Ross Swirling Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault on a Minor</p><p>Benjamin Neufeld, Westworld, 9/6/2023</p><p>Ross Swirling, a political activist and onetime prominent member of the local punk music scene, has spent years using the internet to call out alleged perpetrators of sexual assault — and anyone who associates with them. But this summer, Swirling himself was convicted of attempted sexual assault on a minor, and a condition of his probation sentence had him kicked off the internet.</p><p>Swirling is the frontman for Denver-based punk band Allout Helter — which last released music in 2017 with the LP The Notion of Control; the band's social media accounts are currently offline. A 2018 Westword article outlined some of Swirling's efforts to cancel shows by artists he deemed politically problematic: He helped get an April 1, 2018, Globe Hall gig by the Norwegian band Taake shut down in protest of its anti-Muslim lyrics; later that year, he pushed for Lost Lake to cancel a show by Elite Fitrea because of the supposed similarity of the band's logo to a swastika. Other musicians and members of the local music scene also report being harassed by Swirling through the years.</p><p>On September 23, 2022, Swirling began sending messages to a person he thought was a fourteen-year-old girl named Izzy, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit. Izzy was actually undercover investigator Rachael Impson, who messaged back and forth with Swirling over the course of the next five days.</p><p>Earlier that day, Impson had created a profile on an internet chatroom that allows users to communicate anonymously. Her profile displayed her interests as "Denver" and "Colorado," but offered no further information. When Swirling initiated the conversation at approximately 6:16 p.m., he asked Izzy's age.</p><p>"She wrote, '14.' The user told her he was '39,'" according to the affidavit. Later that evening, Swirling messaged Izzy again: "Maybe we could link up and hang out." Izzy told him she was "down" and asked what Swirling liked to do. He replied, "Well, we'll smoke duh/Haha/We can listen to music and relax."</p><p>Over the next few days, Swirling sent several photos of himself. "Izzy commented that she liked Ross' tattoos and, he told her he has 'six.' He also wrote, 'If you ask nice, I'll show you my other tattoos,'" the affidavit states.</p><p>On September 27, "Ross asked Izzy what she was wearing that day," the affidavit continues. "She told him she was wearing layers since she does not like the cold. Ross told Izzy, 'You should just come here, I'll keep you warm (winky face emoji).' Ross further wrote Izzy would not need all her layers and he would help take them off and, 'Start rubbing my hands up and down your body to warm you up.' Ross told Izzy if she 'wiggl[ed] that butt back up against me youd feel me get hard.'"</p><p>Later that day, Swirling sent Izzy a photo and video that included "his naked penis," the affidavit notes.</p><p>On September 28, the pair made a plan to meet at the McDonald's at 7509 South Alkire Street in Littleton during Izzy's lunch break from school. "I know the age difference is, um, pretty big," Swirling wrote, "so im glad you didn't just tell me to fuck off lolol."</p><p>Instead of Izzy, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigators were waiting in the McDonald's parking lot, and they arrested Swirling at 11:06 a.m. that day. He was charged with internet luring of a child with intent to exploit, internet sexual exploitation of a child, and criminal attempt sexual assault on a child-victim under fifteen, according to Brionna Boatright, spokesperson for the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.</p><p>During the arrest, "Ross was visibly upset and made statements he was going to die and his life was over," the affidavit states. It adds that Swirling made comments about not wanting to be like his father, and the investigators later learned from a 2013 FBI press release that a man named Scott R. Swirling, Ross Swirling's possible father, had gone to prison after traveling to Washington, D.C., to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.</p><p>A JCSO investigator subsequently obtained a search warrant for Swirling's cell phone. According to the case report, Swirling had been actively communicating with one other user on the social media app that he'd used to talk with Izzy.</p><p>"The user 'Ryan' sent Ross 12 photos of young females possibly between the ages of 10 to 14 years old. The pictures were not of child sex abuse material, however, some were sexual in nature. For example, one photo showed a young female wearing a fitted shirt and underwear," states the case report. "Ross wrote the following comments: Mmmm fuck yes/ Those puffy little nipples (heart eyes emoji) [//] Omg that last girl/ Lift up that dress and pound that pussy [//] Imagine those eyes looking up at you with your cock in her mouth [//] Omg that's so hot/ The ageplay is kinky af."</p><p>In June, Swirling pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a child, and the other counts were dismissed. The judge sentenced Swirling to two years of sex offender intensive supervised probation; he is now on the Colorado Bureau of Investigation sex offender registry.</p><p>Over the past two decades, Jefferson County has earned a reputation for keeping an eye out for predators online. So far this year, JCSO has arrested 33 adults in connection with internet cases, according to Sergeant Mike Harris; 46 were arrested in 2022, including Swirling.</p><p>Since 2005, JCSO has run a unit called CHEEZO, aka the Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations unit. "The CHEEZO’s intent is keeping children safe," Harris says. "We do this by portraying ourselves as underage teens in various social media apps and sites. Our intent, if an adult is using these same apps and sites to lure a child for sexual purposes, [is to] identify them and arrest them before they actually get to a real child/teen. The CHEEZO team also educates and presents to numerous schools throughout the school year."</p><p>He continues, "We have learned and know from experience, adults who have a sexual deviance for underage children go to areas on the internet/social media where children/teens go. We frequent social media apps and sites which are frequented by children/teens. So many of these sites are not policed, and adults frequent these same sites. The majority of the time when a communication begins with our teen persona and the individual learns we are eleven, twelve, fourteen or under eighteen, they immediately cease communicating with our teen persona."</p><p>But not Swirling.</p><p>Although Swirling had been arrested twice before in Colorado, those charges both involved his political activism. In 2015, he was arrested for property damage and simple assault, but both charges were later dismissed. In 2021, he was arrested again for obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest — but the charges were never tried in court.</p><p>This time, though, he was convicted. And as people in the music community learned of Swirling's guilty plea, they began sharing a screenshot of his entry in the sex offender registry, along with concerns of how he had targeted some musicians.</p><p>One of Swirling's primary targets was Teenage Bottle Rocket, a punk band from Laramie, Wyoming. Swirling's wife at the time shared allegations about a high-profile punk band from Laramie on a July 21, 2021, edition of the podcast enough, which "aims to shine light into the darkened corners of the music industry," according to its Spotify description. At the time, she identified herself by her first name and said she was the leader of the Denver Chapter of Feed the Scene, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that provides food and a place to stay for touring bands. </p><p>That October, Teenage Bottle Rocket's show at the Turf Club, a venue in St. Paul, Minnesota, was canceled because of the podcast episode, according to an article on alt-news website Racket that drew a specific connection between the allegations made on the podcast episode and Teenage Bottle Rocket. Swirling often shared links to that article.</p><p>Swirling also went after the band's booking agent, Toby Jeg of Atomic Music Group, simply because he works with Teenage Bottle Rocket, according to Jeg. Swirling contacted the agency, "trying to get AMG to drop the band and specifically attacking me," Jeg says, adding that Swirling would sometimes contact venues directly and say that a bandmember was a "rapist."</p><p>"I would not be working with or booking anybody that was involved in any sort of criminal activity like that," Jeg says. "It's completely false."</p><p>Des Garcia, a former tour manager who worked with other bands targeted by Swirling, says that his actions were "abusive," and calls the charges leveled at her bands "absolutely false."</p><p>She and Jeg say that Swirling would even go after bands that refused to publicly denounce Teenage Bottle Rocket — including bands with which Garcia worked.</p><p>"I'm a sexual assault survivor myself," Garcia says. "I'm not trying to discount that someone who is a victim is going to see this and feel attacked. I would never want to do that to someone, because I'm that person, too; I'm a survivor. I was a person that was an internet Karen once; I definitely rallied behind some shit that I'm mostly ashamed of now. ... I was that person, so I understand that most people that are jumping on this bandwagon just want to help and give a voice to people who they feel have been abused. But what these people have done is weaponize that for their own benefit."</p><p>On August 14, as news of Swirling's conviction began circulating, the main Feed the Scene Facebook page put up this post: "Based on information disclosed yesterday, the rights of FTS Denver to use our name have been terminated — effective immediately. Even though he was never part of our organization, [Swirling] resided in a home shared by an FTS location and we neither support/condone his actions nor intend to cover them up by ignoring them. We’re currently working on taking all FTS Denver information/branding down."</p><p>Swirling's former wife declined to comment, as did Teenage Bottle Rocket's representatives. Feed the Scene did not respond to a request for comment. Swirling, who wrote a piece in 2015 for Westword's music section on the return of the band Tin Horn Prayer after the death of drummer Camden Trendler, did not respond to numerous phone messages or a letter dropped off at the address on his arrest documents, asking for an interview.</p><p>A Denver woman who was once involved with Swirling and asks to remain anonymous recalls that Swirling and his then-wife were "definitely very, very active online. Very active in trying to call out pedophilia, trying to call out sexual assault allegations and things like that."</p><p>In retrospect, "I'm sure that not every one of those was true," she says. "I know there's been a lot of people that have been torn apart by both of them."</p><p>After she learned of Swirling's conviction, she adds, "I was definitely feeling pretty gross for a couple of days."</p><p>After putting up with Swirling's harassment for years, Jeg was feeling relief. "I'm just glad that, for me, he's going to get off my fucking case," he says. "I hope so."</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-3816670625571269992023-08-18T11:36:00.001-04:002023-08-18T11:36:42.811-04:00PA State Senator Wayne Langerholc wants to chemically castrate some Registered Persons<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6rcOspu_OK67vcoPgVdc-0_joK9kzS_T-GEac5R5HdAWDX-8PRq0Zc39BY5Vs6LjI55J0PWEKjUu6ARrMVJPHN2NmfWjWAI3oA9EG0gu7SEy9EOvchYslINGEoWsNNY9dC4xH8i4VZV8KazJpLwSNGZzBwHScffLwILXevo_4n2P9L9xsY5g1KphP8Q/s576/Wayne-Langerholc-PA35thDistSen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="576" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6rcOspu_OK67vcoPgVdc-0_joK9kzS_T-GEac5R5HdAWDX-8PRq0Zc39BY5Vs6LjI55J0PWEKjUu6ARrMVJPHN2NmfWjWAI3oA9EG0gu7SEy9EOvchYslINGEoWsNNY9dC4xH8i4VZV8KazJpLwSNGZzBwHScffLwILXevo_4n2P9L9xsY5g1KphP8Q/w400-h255/Wayne-Langerholc-PA35thDistSen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I would say that anyone who supports castration should be lobotomozed, but that implies castration supporters have brains. Also, this politician is lying about the <a href="https://oncefallen.com/castration-laws/">effects on chemical castration</a> on humans. <p></p><p><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20230&cosponId=41258">https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20230&cosponId=41258</a></p><p>Senate of Pennsylvania</p><p>Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session</p><p>MEMORANDUM</p><p>Posted:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>August 8, 2023 02:30 PM</p><p>From:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr.</p><p>To:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>All Senate members</p><p>Subject:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chemical Castration for Child Sex Offenders and Repeat Sex Offenders</p><p>In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation to require sex offenders convicted of abusing children under the age of 13 or sex offenders who are repeat offenders to be chemically castrated.</p><p>This legislation would mandate sex offenders to be injected with a testosterone-reducing drug before parole and until a judge believes the treatment is unnecessary as a means of attempting to deter future unconscionable behavior. Chemical castration does not cause sterilization and is not permanent. Using castration to control sex offenders' urges to commit these heinous acts again allows the convicted sex offender, if released on parole, to be released without endangering the public. This legislation would also allow first-time offenders who are not convicted of abusing children, as well as those sentenced prior to enactment of this legislation, to be chemically castrated voluntarily. In other states, offenders have opted to be chemically castrated to ensure they do not reoffend.</p><p>Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Texas, and Wisconsin have some form of a chemical castration law on the books for these offenders.</p><p>The General Assembly has approved many measures over previous sessions to reduce recidivism rates, this legislation is another tool in the toolbox to achieve this bi-partisan goal, as chemical castration has been proven to dramatically reduce recidivism rates.</p><p>Please consider co-sponsoring this legislation to better protect the public and support a proven, effective measure to reduce recidivism.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-11609057553246387242023-08-12T15:13:00.000-04:002023-08-12T15:13:56.103-04:00Lakeside CA Union School Board President Andrew Hayes wants to ban Registered Persons from living withing 5 miles of schools and bus stops<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmFPf8MO1RWxN8cb7EG-BZK45S5XVFYfzqme_-4wfoCfMrZIK67zWpL-ZRzWCJ48XUJ5Nqu1M4qAn_D2g0jQOYR1ffnPg9_7OkTRzR45775UPdgcax1Z8g-x4EvtZ3gUKijg2Al-OXCKOnZbIpikW5svskIbK_V9uyPWcxfihMsVaSdJ2XtVoiz9aCt0/s733/Andrew-Hayes-Lakeside-CA-Union-School-Board-Pres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="733" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmFPf8MO1RWxN8cb7EG-BZK45S5XVFYfzqme_-4wfoCfMrZIK67zWpL-ZRzWCJ48XUJ5Nqu1M4qAn_D2g0jQOYR1ffnPg9_7OkTRzR45775UPdgcax1Z8g-x4EvtZ3gUKijg2Al-OXCKOnZbIpikW5svskIbK_V9uyPWcxfihMsVaSdJ2XtVoiz9aCt0/s320/Andrew-Hayes-Lakeside-CA-Union-School-Board-Pres.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The California Supreme Court already ruled against residency restriction laws in San Doego County, but Andrew Hayes is invoking Ron DeSantis logic to try to bringt back residency restrictions. In fact, he's pushing fotr a five-mile ban. <p></p><p>Why did the news media give this clown so much airtime? </p><p><a href="https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/lakeside-school-officials-push-to-ban-sex-offenders-near-campuses/">https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/lakeside-school-officials-push-to-ban-sex-offenders-near-campuses/</a></p><p>Lakeside school officials push to ban sex predators near campuses</p><p>by: Juliette Vara</p><p>Posted: Aug 9, 2023 / 05:27 PM PDT, Updated: Aug 10, 2023 / 11:04 AM PDT</p><p>LAKESIDE, Calif. – Lakeside school officials are calling to ban s*x predators from living near schools and other areas where children congregate, like bus stops and day cares.</p><p>Lakeside Union School Board President Andrew Hayes held a press conference Wednesday announcing the move to press California’s leaders for change.</p><p>“Currently, parents and educators only have information showing where sexual predators live,” Hayes said, pointing to a map found online that is required by the state’s Megan Law to showcase and identify residents of sex offenders.</p><p>He says more than 50 s*xual offenders live within a half-mile of three area schools.</p><p>“We must go further to protect our children,” Hayes added. “I will be working with other school boards and parents in demanding legislation to limit how close s*x predators can live from kids.”</p><p>“A lot of people assume they can’t be so close to schools, bus stops and libraries. The reality is, they can,” said Lakeview Elementary PTA President, Kiki Parsons.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hayes says he plans to build a coalition of other school boards, educators, community leaders and parents to push for change. He would like to seek legislation banning s*x offenders from living closer than 5 miles from schools, bus stops and day care centers.</span></b></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-58140544352790298462023-08-03T12:17:00.003-04:002023-08-03T12:19:12.170-04:00Louisiana AG Jeff Landry exploits Predator Panic to push anti-trans and pro-Nanny State bill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvBwr-DhxwW7bYVdl8xD2gYZ2hIrxqQIDSfkLNqZB_dbwucQ0rvHoDN9XFCkxTUJHWID6X4m_8jzvE6uI7qMO91sc6kcGsgH7pzCNzq0aw_zHUiEHjl_hgQXLNUHeIfiOiiqV9cLxZ3CWfKdGiZiKkNBfGmez2fqZVbmWp0T4yhNOYXBXACjzqHS2nGg/s609/5e726fc8a41c1.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="609" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvBwr-DhxwW7bYVdl8xD2gYZ2hIrxqQIDSfkLNqZB_dbwucQ0rvHoDN9XFCkxTUJHWID6X4m_8jzvE6uI7qMO91sc6kcGsgH7pzCNzq0aw_zHUiEHjl_hgQXLNUHeIfiOiiqV9cLxZ3CWfKdGiZiKkNBfGmez2fqZVbmWp0T4yhNOYXBXACjzqHS2nGg/s320/5e726fc8a41c1.webp" width="320" /></a></div>Achtung! If you're in Loseranna, your Attorney General wants to access your medical records. He personally wants to view your child's medical records. That's a bit creepy, if you ask me. It is also a violation of HIPPA. But Landry seems to <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/a-pretty-clear-conflict-is-jeff-landry-skirting-law-that-bars-work-outside-of-ags/article_5184ad54-bff3-11eb-83e0-0b2d0c40273f.html">have a problem</a> with following rules, so much so <a href="https://www.wafb.com/2021/11/10/attorney-general-jeff-landrys-office-slapped-with-lawsuit-claims-wrongdoing/">he was sued by a fellow persecutor</a>. But corrupt pols like <a href="https://www.bayoubrief.com/2019/01/26/jeff-landry-has-something-to-hide/">Landry </a>are par for the course. <p></p><p>Landry, who has <a href="https://metrocrime.org/jeff-landry-spent-420000-from-campaign-donors-on-his-own-staffing-company/">engaged in his own share of </a>dubious financial activities, also fell for a scam <a href="https://louisianavoice.com/2023/05/09/ag-landry-the-white-knight-of-anti-fraud-fell-for-grifter-with-a-lenghthy-history-of-failure-legal-and-tax-problems/">involving controversial child fingerprint/DNA kits</a>. What an idiot!</p><p><a href="https://lailluminator.com/2023/07/17/louisiana-ag-jeff-landry-wants-info-on-out-of-state-abortions-gender-affirming-care/">https://lailluminator.com/2023/07/17/louisiana-ag-jeff-landry-wants-info-on-out-of-state-abortions-gender-affirming-care/</a></p><p>Louisiana AG Jeff Landry wants info on out-of-state abortions, gender-affirming care </p><p>Spokesman says it’s needed to ‘investigate the sexual abuse of children’ </p><p>BY: PIPER HUTCHINSON - JULY 17, 2023 6:01 PM</p><p>Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.</p><p> Louisiana’s Jeff Landry joined 17 other state attorneys general in signing a letter Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Finch sent last month to the Biden administration saying those states need access to information about residents who obtain abortions or gender-affirming care in other states. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)</p><p>Louisiana’s Jeff Landry joined 17 other state attorneys general in signing a letter Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Finch sent last month to the Biden administration saying those states need access to information about residents who obtain abortions or gender-affirming care in other states. </p><p>The letter calls on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to drop a proposed rule change prohibiting states from obtaining data about its residents accessing abortion or gender-affirming healthcare in states where it is legal. The information could be used for criminal, civil or administrative investigations, according to the AGs’ letter </p><p>Most of the attorneys general that signed the letter are from states with strict abortion restrictions. </p><p>More states, including Louisiana, are seeking to restrict access to gender-affirming healthcare, particularly for transgender youth. </p><p>Gender-affirming care is a catch-all term for medical treatments given to people to align their physical bodies with their identified gender. Gender-affirming care is used by transgender people, who identify as a gender different from their assigned sex at birth, as well as cisgender people who identify as their assigned sex. </p><p>Treatments are individualized to the patient. Some young patients will be prescribed fully reversible puberty blockers, giving the patient time to consider their options. Later, a patient may be given hormone treatments that can help young people go through puberty in a way that allows their body to change in ways that align with their gender identity. These treatments are partially reversible. </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>“The Louisiana Department of Justice is opposed to this radical proposal which would block information necessary to investigate the sexual abuse of children,” Landry spokesperson Millard Mule said in a statement to the Illuminator. </b></span></p><p>Mule has yet to respond to a follow-up request for an explanation on why the information is necessary for child sexual abuse investigations. </p><p>Finch’s letter accuses the Biden administration of pushing a false narrative that states are seeking to criminalize pregnant women. </p><p>“Last year, the Supreme Court held that abortion is a matter that is entrusted to “the people and their elected representatives” to address,” Finch wrote in the letter. “The Administration has sought to wrest control over abortion back from the people in defiance of the Constitution and Dobbs.” </p><p>The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022 overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.</p><p>The AGs’ letter goes on to say that the Department of Health and Human Services existing regulations have safeguarded patient privacy while permitting disclosure to the states for public health, safety and welfare protections. </p><p>“The proposed rule defies the governing statute, would unlawfully interfere with States’ authority to enforce their laws, and does not serve any legitimate need,” Finch writes. </p><p>Chris Kaiser, advocacy director of the Louisiana ACLU, said the letter proves the need for the rule change. </p><p>“People have a right to access abortion in states where it’s legal,” Kaiser said in a statement to the Illuminator. “We need clear legal protection to prevent hostile states from interfering with necessary health care nationwide.” </p><p>Landry and Fitch were joined on the letter by Attorneys General Steven Marshall of Alabama, Treg Taylor of Alaska, Tim Griffin of Arkansas, Chris Carr of Georgia, Raul Labrador of Idaho, Theodore Rokita of Indiana, Daniel Cameron of Kentucky, Andrew Bailey of Missouri, Austin Knudsen of Montana, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, Drew Wrigley of North Dakota, Dave Yost of Ohio, Marty Jackley of South Dakota, Jonathan Skrmetti of Tennessee, John Scott of Texas and Sean Reyes of Utah. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-26254893477185386462023-07-30T16:09:00.000-04:002023-07-30T16:09:01.310-04:00Kenny Webster of KPRC 950 in Houston TX chose to promote failed anti-NARSOL protest led by the Proud Boys <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbyrvFs-700dMs32hBNNf6eSTj2_6HgGCDU32-ZjBYM8ikgCWyGvpLoOITZsFr5WPt-vTIyk08RQVfD31rNi7T3vc9hK2giOUCTO0Uk0AZYCVR1JMpgx8tRgO7ScwYpZdG16LDeE-YIWV0sdceQPKVwJfvQ-wmXCXFtUFJMgLvnvRnCSUqUG6sIa0cL8/s701/kenny-webster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbyrvFs-700dMs32hBNNf6eSTj2_6HgGCDU32-ZjBYM8ikgCWyGvpLoOITZsFr5WPt-vTIyk08RQVfD31rNi7T3vc9hK2giOUCTO0Uk0AZYCVR1JMpgx8tRgO7ScwYpZdG16LDeE-YIWV0sdceQPKVwJfvQ-wmXCXFtUFJMgLvnvRnCSUqUG6sIa0cL8/w480-h640/kenny-webster1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Kenny Webster is a small-time right-wing pundit on KPRC 950 talk radio in Houston TX. He has a boring local-shock-jock radio shoew called "Pursiut of Happiness," where he interviews <a href="https://kprcradio.iheart.com/featured/the-pursuit-of-happiness/content/2023-06-20-is-peter-hotez-a-horrible-person/">other alt-right losers like Alex Rosen</a>, a "predator hunter" vigilante who decided to harass a doctor on behalf of Joe Rogan. He also considers himself a member of the "New Right" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-lite">Alt-Lite</a>), basically the Bud Light of right-wing nuts. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywK9z_dnaatbYgrV8F_thEWPkRNuWL5GdSOzSu0tZKZC7XAjdApoKGm9AZn8g3mi47RKXhr_H4aB5-bnIggHFq19dHPopTDix30Agnw0wHGSDPXFJsCMLFidY-pKYRD1RUQGMHhOrDGJJdYpuuU38KW4_heAaj11bHoEOq1YPpBsQRJjQBXk_PN30F_k/s833/kenny-webster2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="833" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywK9z_dnaatbYgrV8F_thEWPkRNuWL5GdSOzSu0tZKZC7XAjdApoKGm9AZn8g3mi47RKXhr_H4aB5-bnIggHFq19dHPopTDix30Agnw0wHGSDPXFJsCMLFidY-pKYRD1RUQGMHhOrDGJJdYpuuU38KW4_heAaj11bHoEOq1YPpBsQRJjQBXk_PN30F_k/w640-h242/kenny-webster2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Kenny Webster tried IN VAIN to derail the NARSOL Conference in June, even heavily implying NARSOL's mission is to make it legal to abuse children, something no anti-registry group supports. </div><div><br /></div><div>https://www.facebook.com/KPRCradio/videos/607399840777372/</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the script from the two minute video...</div><div><br /></div><div>"Now that I have your attention, something interesting’s happening at the Marriott South in Houston on June 24th. A friend of mine just sent this to me. Apparently on June 24th at the Marriott…The Proud Boys are having a rally. They’re having a protest. Now, before everybody reacts and goes, oh no, the Proud Boys, that’s an extremist group. Hang on a second. Take a look at what they’re protesting inside the building on June 24th. NARSOL, I guess it stands for National Association of Registered Sex Offenders, don’t like the law or something like that. It’s a group of people that are trying to get rid of the National Sex Offenders registry list. That’s an organization. That’s a cause. They’re angry because they’ve been accused of having sex with children. Whatever it is they did, flashed an old lady in the park. So on June 24th at the Marriott, a group of probably proven sex criminals will be gathering together to have a meeting about how the laws and the rules for the national sex offenders registry are unfair. Now whatever you think of the Proud Boys that’s up to you. I get it. They get into fights in public with Antifa. Fine. But don’t you think that you know, objectively speaking, a group of p***philes and P**verts trying to decriminalize what it is that they did wrong, is clearly worse. That’s clearly a worse thing. I’m much more concerned about p**verts and p**ophiles than I am about the Proud Boys. A bunch of rowdy whatever you think of them. They drink too much and get into fights with each other. Okay fine, but a little more concerned about the p**ophiles. Anyways, I just thought you all deserve to know. That is a thing that’s happening in this city. Saturday June 24th. Pick your side whoever you want. The Proud Boys. Very controversial. Fine, over there. And then over here, literal people helping child sex offenders. Pick a side America. Choose your way Western man."</div><div><br /></div><div>-- I choose the side of truth and civil right. Kenny Webster chose to lie about the nature of the NARSOL conference and defend extreme right-wing hate groups. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d4ynhdH17YG7CBJ2PstjZUKikbvelgzs_lbJDQP1gWm_LaxgnZJeOOCeaeXbCBwlacJFLb_hX7iX3xFBvjbP4Wsa7oI1nJwTo5EWBWiWSkknDemj3YubDZdTfKQt1wOcfksqt2f67ROk9Az9v9VjB7hy4TvVfwQyiDJcRdMtEoKY_Vqc3SQI8UB2PYw/s580/kenny-webster3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d4ynhdH17YG7CBJ2PstjZUKikbvelgzs_lbJDQP1gWm_LaxgnZJeOOCeaeXbCBwlacJFLb_hX7iX3xFBvjbP4Wsa7oI1nJwTo5EWBWiWSkknDemj3YubDZdTfKQt1wOcfksqt2f67ROk9Az9v9VjB7hy4TvVfwQyiDJcRdMtEoKY_Vqc3SQI8UB2PYw/s16000/kenny-webster3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Qwx62BSnqxicMIsbS12IV5XjdOY4e7L1W0YRn-9rloAeuX88KcUrni1Ok6h6O5Pau_NKaZyFppC_tZoBs7DBgAQOAMEsqAHDHU737Z0Mqwj140onO2km3VKnzGmrqp2EsoNULNgriwB-dN0FtUzzYk8K5OhxvSKABG7mHpHCxdgE-kRDdSavrqqJFA/s564/kenny-webster4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Qwx62BSnqxicMIsbS12IV5XjdOY4e7L1W0YRn-9rloAeuX88KcUrni1Ok6h6O5Pau_NKaZyFppC_tZoBs7DBgAQOAMEsqAHDHU737Z0Mqwj140onO2km3VKnzGmrqp2EsoNULNgriwB-dN0FtUzzYk8K5OhxvSKABG7mHpHCxdgE-kRDdSavrqqJFA/s16000/kenny-webster4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugEHGdjK8WgICI-MjetiE8Qp6C4IkXqYMH-YVv5rQ3fAUs5s9un7n50UnFK6K6nc_JB4oal_cKBisiUNWjdTjbopCDR0wG7lChQrwYKUhuaKdvfIMSq_HkfWQFU_1ykSZSQxYAs1xFk_UbdUc-1fxSBgPxXsa0SEyr0QodREa1Vc3pL8WViwqAzJ5KLs/s568/kenny-webster5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugEHGdjK8WgICI-MjetiE8Qp6C4IkXqYMH-YVv5rQ3fAUs5s9un7n50UnFK6K6nc_JB4oal_cKBisiUNWjdTjbopCDR0wG7lChQrwYKUhuaKdvfIMSq_HkfWQFU_1ykSZSQxYAs1xFk_UbdUc-1fxSBgPxXsa0SEyr0QodREa1Vc3pL8WViwqAzJ5KLs/s16000/kenny-webster5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hbtfkaVf7OppoFkIicDBn2albfa0lCz9NlBcyKOb3tIkJVXzD-XjPihahBtXSmnUi1im608MKcjrUZytJw97SR1LYsOf9wGF68Mm0ktUm8ttk9nzjrDEDDpzmYFcX-2e47MYZC_iPf_tjEA1lXMS-m-tpGpq_tTcE_eXGTjCdRPK94rCNO7k97B-peQ/s790/kenny-webster6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="790" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hbtfkaVf7OppoFkIicDBn2albfa0lCz9NlBcyKOb3tIkJVXzD-XjPihahBtXSmnUi1im608MKcjrUZytJw97SR1LYsOf9wGF68Mm0ktUm8ttk9nzjrDEDDpzmYFcX-2e47MYZC_iPf_tjEA1lXMS-m-tpGpq_tTcE_eXGTjCdRPK94rCNO7k97B-peQ/w640-h68/kenny-webster6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-8020874590366352392023-06-28T23:24:00.002-04:002023-06-28T23:24:36.005-04:00Holly Hansen of The Texan's coverage of the NARSOL conference is full of misinformation<p>Holly Hensen of The Texan wrote a piss-poor article covering the NARSOL Conference</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hollyshansen/status/1673392877374677016">Holly's Twitter post</a> regarding this article has led to threatening tweets calling for the doxxing of attendees. </p><p><a href="https://narsol.org/2023/06/the-texan-piece-what-was-said-and-what-could-have-been/">NARSOL already said</a> what I wanted to say about Hansen. So I'm just getting straight into the article.</p><p><a href="https://thetexan.news/anti-sex-offender-registry-group-holds-national-conference-in-houston/">https://thetexan.news/anti-sex-offender-registry-group-holds-national-conference-in-houston/</a></p><p>Anti-Sex Offender Registry Group Holds National Conference in Houston</p><p>Welcome letters from the mayor’s office praised the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws for efforts on behalf of “marginalized citizens.”</p><p>HOLLY HANSEN9 HOURS AGO</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqvt0a_4EVVh7C1UOM0uyby3oyCCZ__JohqLbNK8ovYOrwAXksKQilUJNX3awyaYA4LntZAnD8zw5v_1ehpDyWZt2f8puAKUMPxjakt3lIJeR7gNjbtkLnEjV2enzMF8e0u6LnI93BoqXmYJez1yXqUJzzBQndxVYzRpAchrKcB0xukL4-hFXESTXyAs/s400/Holly-Hansen-The-Texan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqvt0a_4EVVh7C1UOM0uyby3oyCCZ__JohqLbNK8ovYOrwAXksKQilUJNX3awyaYA4LntZAnD8zw5v_1ehpDyWZt2f8puAKUMPxjakt3lIJeR7gNjbtkLnEjV2enzMF8e0u6LnI93BoqXmYJez1yXqUJzzBQndxVYzRpAchrKcB0xukL4-hFXESTXyAs/s320/Holly-Hansen-The-Texan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>An organization advocating on behalf of accused sex offenders held its national conference in Houston last weekend to teach attendees how to lobby for criminal justice reforms, including the dismantling of sexual offender registries (SOR).</p><p>The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) argues that SORs are overbroad and unconstitutional. Formerly known as “Reform Sex Offender Laws,” the group was co-founded by an LGBT activist who goes by the pseudonym Alex Marbury, but the group changed its name in 2016 and distanced itself from Marbury’s efforts to change “age of consent laws.”</p><p>NARSOL held national conferences in Houston in 2019 and 2021, and each year the group touted welcome letters from Mayor Sylvester Turner praising the group for civil rights advocacy and calling Houston a “city that is welcoming and inclusive.”</p><p>“The City of Houston applauds your restorative justice efforts on behalf of marginalized citizens, and I extend best wishes for a memorable conference,” wrote Turner.</p><p> A copy of the letter Turner sent NARSOL in 2021.</p><p>Turner’s Director of Communications Mary Benton told The Texan that the letters were created by the city’s ceremonial documents team, but that she had not approved them and the mayor had not seen them.</p><p>“The staff is directed to show me anything that could be sensitive or controversial,” said Benton. “They did not in 2019.”</p><p>Benton said new staff had been brought in who had assumed the language was approved because it had been published in 2019. She added that the team researches unfamiliar organizations and has issued 144 welcome letters to various groups in the last year. Benton did not know if the city had refused any group a welcome letter.</p><p>“Mayor Turner believes in diversity and inclusion, so we would not deny any group without thoughtful consideration and review,” said Benton, who did not respond to questions about whether a letter was sent for this year’s conference.</p><p>NARSOL suggests that SOR laws are more punitive than preventative and challenges statistics on sexual offenders.</p><p>The group’s website points to studies showing low recidivism for new sexual crimes committed by adult sex offenders, including a 2015 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) analysis indicating a sexual recidivism rate of 5.3 percent during a three-year follow-up period. However, the DOJ report warns that few sexual offenses are reported, making recidivism difficult to measure, and notes that 43 percent were returned to prison within three years for new crimes of any kind or violations of release conditions.</p><p>Other studies have found that sexual offense recidivism rates continue to rise beyond the three-year mark, can be reported 20 years or more after the first offense, and are higher among offenders targeting underage boys.</p><p>Speakers scheduled for the NARSOL conference included Emily Horowitz, a professor of sociology and criminal justice at St. Francis College who argues in favor of de-stigmatizing sex offenders that have completed their sentences and says SORs have a “cruel and unusual human impact.”</p><p>Journalist Steven Yoder, who also advocates for bail reform, told conference attendees that they should refer to SORs as “un-American” “public enemies’ lists,” created by “fear-mongering” leaders as distractions. He also argued that law enforcement funds would be better spent elsewhere.</p><p>Under Texas law, those convicted of felony sex crimes — such as continuous sexual abuse of a child, bestiality, or prohibited sexual contact — must register with local law enforcement agencies, and lists are publicized by the state. Those convicted as juveniles must register for 10 years, while adults convicted must register for life.</p><p>Offenders are also restricted on where they may live or work depending on the offense, but Andy Kahan, victims advocate for Crime Stoppers of Houston, explained that convicted offenders who have completed their sentences are not usually restricted on where they may live.</p><p>At past conference sessions, NARSOL speakers have expressed opposition to aspects of the federal Adam Walsh Act, which creates a three-tiered federal SOR, and police sting operations that lead to the arrest of men soliciting sex from undercover officers posing as minors.</p><p>Earlier this month authorities arrested seven people, including the superintendent of the Itasca Independent School District, for solicitation of a minor as part of a sting operation conducted by Harris County Constable Alan Rosen’s office.</p><p>NARSOL also advises journalists to avoid the use of the term “pedophile.” The conference schedule uses the term “minor-attracted persons.”</p><p>Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg called for Judge Jason Luong to recuse himself from a sexual offense case last year, noting Luong’s statements comparing child sex abuse cases to the Salem witch trials. </p><p>According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, most sexual assault goes unreported, but studies estimate a child is a victim of sexual assault every nine minutes in the United States. </p><p>Houston has often been cited as a “hub of human trafficking,” often for purposes of sexual exploitation. Kerri Taylor of anti-trafficking organization Unbound Now Houston said in a recent interview that in the city “you can literally dial up and order a child and have them delivered to your hotel room as easily as you can a pizza.”</p><p>During the 2019 mayoral campaign, Turner rejected calls to return donations from those associated with sexually oriented businesses, and in the past, the city has been accused of selectively enforcing ordinances governing those businesses.</p><p>The recent confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson prompted concerns from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and others regarding Jackson’s alleged history of light sentencing for convicted child pornographers.</p><p>In 2017, the Supreme Court overruled a North Carolina law prohibiting registered sex offenders from using social media on First Amendment speech rights and sided with an offender in Pennsylvania who objected to retroactive provisions of that state’s registry. But the nation’s highest court has not revisited the 2003 Smith v Doe decision upholding the constitutionality of SORs.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849434918754557038.post-84497918943150571922023-05-21T18:18:00.002-04:002024-01-27T12:47:32.048-05:00King County WA Council Vice-Chair Reagan Dunn lost his mind<p> I think you can just read his idiotic statement to figure out why I feel he deserves a nomination. See below:</p><p><a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3886492/dunn-restrictive-laws-housing-violent-sex-offenders/">https://mynorthwest.com/3886492/dunn-restrictive-laws-housing-violent-sex-offenders/</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82npvvqi8HMnFJM4nISzWaRhVnPB9zRJIM8k6jkaBhTLiiJz-hJjv178FNYcvOrck_9ZjUx41OCuYHIO1URnQoG-u8UqDofXg98U-OdUZg706pExHMPoZo06a0VQ7Yq-UyNMf-grbxL33_FFnXx16IuP_3MoIU_F_h5vPk-AXInsBErhj5_BkhrdV/s350/ReaganDunn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82npvvqi8HMnFJM4nISzWaRhVnPB9zRJIM8k6jkaBhTLiiJz-hJjv178FNYcvOrck_9ZjUx41OCuYHIO1URnQoG-u8UqDofXg98U-OdUZg706pExHMPoZo06a0VQ7Yq-UyNMf-grbxL33_FFnXx16IuP_3MoIU_F_h5vPk-AXInsBErhj5_BkhrdV/s320/ReaganDunn.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br />Dunn pushes for more restrictive laws against housing for violent sex offenders<p></p><p>May 8, 2023, 5:09 PM | Updated: 5:49 pm</p><p>BY FRANK SUMRALL</p><p>MyNorthwest Content Editor</p><p>King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn proposed additional restrictions for the housing of violent sex offenders last week after Supreme Living decided to no longer pursue its plans to create transitional housing for sex offenders in Tenino. The decision came after weeks-long protests from both residents and community leaders.</p><p>“The State of Washington has pretty strong statutory laws that say when and where level three sex offenders can be placed,” Dunn told Jason Rantz on KTTH 770 AM.</p><p>Level three sex offenders are classified as those likely to re-offend who’ve committed multiple violent acts, according to Dunn. His ordinance would impose new restrictions on how Washington state can site less restrictive alternative (LRA) housing within King County.</p><p>“What’s happened is, the SHS, which is the agency the state government has kind of tried to sneak a loophole through, calling these lower risk housing options, something that isn’t under the statutory provision even though they involve level three sex offenders,” Dunn continued. “So I proposed the law with King County that requires a conditional use permit to cite level three sex offenders in rural, unincorporated, and agricultural areas in King County and I’m pushing that through now.”</p><p>Sex offenders can be relocated into LRAs following their prison sentences and time spent at the McNeil Island Secure Commitment Center. Washington currently has 25 LRAs within the state.</p><p>“Do you have the support of the King County Council?” Rantz asked.</p><p>“I think I probably will get it. If nothing else, these are level three sex offenders, right? You’re the worst kind of actor out there,” Dunn answered. “You can’t, in most cases, stop yourself if you’re a level three sex offender. It also involves an act of violence, forcible compulsion, multiple acts. These are flat-out dangerous people by any standard. And what the state is trying to do is put it in an agricultural area near a school bus stop. There’s no law enforcement presence in rural unincorporated King County. It’s about a third of what exists in the city, per capita.”</p><p>Every convicted sex offender living in an LRA is under close supervision of both the DSHS and the DOC, according to state law, and is required to follow court-ordered conditions, including sex offender behavioral health treatment and monitoring, according to DSHS. All must wear GPS ankle monitors at all times and register with the local sheriff’s office. Additionally, each sexually violent predator has a transition team that includes a certified sex offender treatment provider, a social worker from the Secure Commitment Center, and a DOC corrections specialist.</p><p>If Dunn’s ordinance is approved, it would require a conditional-use permit to be obtained before placing LRA sex offender housing in unincorporated King County, according to Dunn in a prepared statement. Housing facilities for sex offenders would be required to be placed more than 500 feet from anywhere minors congregate, such as libraries, schools and parks. Under the ordinance, a public meeting must be held at least two weeks before the proposal of a facility’s location “to notify and engage with the impacted community.”</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">“When you put criminals rights before the rights of victims, you get that backward approach,” Dunn said. “Look at the crime statistics. Look at the recidivism, look at the drug dealing, look at the overdoses, look at the homeless problem. All of it is related to these failed policies that don’t work. If you want to lower crime in your community, you put them behind bars where they can’t reoffend. It’s real simple. It isn’t about rehabilitating them. I don’t care about that. I care about keeping the people off the streets so our neighborhoods are safer.”</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0