Kenny Webster of KPRC 950 in Houston TX chose to promote failed anti-NARSOL protest led by the Proud Boys

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 other alt-right losers like Alex Rosen, 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" (Alt-Lite), basically the Bud Light of right-wing nuts. 

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. 

https://www.facebook.com/KPRCradio/videos/607399840777372/

Here is the script from the two minute video...

"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."

-- 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. 

Holly Hansen of The Texan's coverage of the NARSOL conference is full of misinformation

Holly Hensen of The Texan wrote a piss-poor article covering the NARSOL Conference

Holly's Twitter post regarding this article has led to threatening tweets calling for the doxxing of attendees. 

NARSOL already said what I wanted to say about Hansen. So I'm just getting straight into the article.

https://thetexan.news/anti-sex-offender-registry-group-holds-national-conference-in-houston/

Anti-Sex Offender Registry Group Holds National Conference in Houston

Welcome letters from the mayor’s office praised the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws for efforts on behalf of “marginalized citizens.”

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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).

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.”

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.”

“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.

 A copy of the letter Turner sent NARSOL in 2021.

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.

“The staff is directed to show me anything that could be sensitive or controversial,” said Benton. “They did not in 2019.”

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.

“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.

NARSOL suggests that SOR laws are more punitive than preventative and challenges statistics on sexual offenders.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NARSOL also advises journalists to avoid the use of the term “pedophile.” The conference schedule uses the term “minor-attracted persons.”

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. 

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. 

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.”

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.

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.

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.

Star Tribune Reporter Christa Lawler offers sympathy for the devil in pro-killer fluff piece

This one-sided fluff piece fails to mention a few facts. First, the Axtell family claims they're donating the procees of their dubious "fundraiser" to child abuse charitis but the Axtells had stated on their Facebook page it was going to Levi's defense. This fluff piece fails to mention anything about Levi Axtell's Facebook posts discussing murdering "pedophiles" or his vandalism charge that was removed from his record after his 3-year probation term was completed. According to some who knew him, Levi apparently had a drinking problem and was apparently drunk the day of the murder. 

There's no way Levi Axtell did not plan the murder. 

On the upside, this article inadvertantly points out two important points. One-- Axtell based his bogus restraining order on rumors, not reality, and two, the Axtell family has been directly involved in messing with Lawrence Scully, not just Levi. That whole family should be hauled to jail as far as I',m concerned. 

ADDENDUM: The Star-Tribune is trying to prevent us from criticizing this yellow "journalist." Ever heard of the Fair Use Doctrine?

https://www.startribune.com/he-killed-a-monster-grand-marais-mans-death-has-locals-pulling-for-his-alleged-killer/600271170/

'He killed a monster': Grand Marais man's death has locals pulling for his alleged killer

Levi Axtell, who has confessed to murdering Lawrence Scully, has a lot of support from those who knew about the dead man's past. 

By Christa Lawler Star Tribune APRIL 29, 2023 — 4:21PM

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Brandy Aldrighetti had long known the details of her next-door neighbor's past — a conviction for child molestation decades ago. She kept a stun gun in her home and was always hyper-aware of Lawrence Scully's movements. There haven't been a lot of children who have lived in the Gofer Cabins complex, but she warned the families of those who did.

Aldrighetti said she wasn't surprised when she heard that Scully had been murdered by a man who feared he was stalking his daughter and other children. Levi Axtell, in a bloodied shirt, walked into the police station on March 8 and confessed to beating Scully, 77, to death with a shovel and deer antlers, according to court records. The 27-year-old said he had known Scully for years, believed he had sexually abused children in the past and feared he would again.

Aldrighetti, herself a victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a relative, voices support for Axtell.

"To me, Levi is like St. George who slayed the dragon — he killed a monster," she said.

(COMMENTARY: Who cares what this rando thinks? What does that have to do with the cae at hand?)

Many in this town of 1,300 on the North Shore of Lake Superior have rallied around the confessed killer — including members of the dead man's estranged family, who have their own accusations of sexual abuse against Scully and have helped with fundraising drives for Axtell's family.

"It's too bad that it came to this," said Amber Lovaasen, Scully's niece who designed T-shirts with slogans that support people affected by sexual assault, the proceeds of which go to Axtell's family. "But nobody is sorry he's gone."

(Commentary: Lawler fails to mention the T-Shirts have fists on them, thus promoting using physical violence)

***

Scully's house is only four blocks from the police station. A wooden sign — "Live on Larry" in block letters — sits next to a trailer on Scully's property on the outskirts of town. Intricate antler carvings, which Scully was known for, sit on a wooden beam. It's the closest thing to a funereal remembrance to Lawrence Scully.

(COMMENTARY: I have spoken with loved ones of Lawrence Scully and they're not given the opportunity to speak out.)

A sign warns against trespassing; another about surveillance. Black plastic garbage bags are stacked alongside the house, some partially covered by tarps. The yard is dotted with satellite dishes, and a Virgin Mary statue faces the driveway.

On a recent gray afternoon, a porch light was on, a window cracked open, but no one answered the door.

Scully is believed to have at least three children, none of whom live in Grand Marais. His son Tim Scully, who lives in Florida, did not respond to messages. Andrew Scully could not be located.

Levi Axtell and Lawrence Scully first officially tangled about five years ago when Axtell petitioned Cook County Court for a restraining order against Scully. He accused the longtime resident of parking near the Cook County YMCA where young children, including Axtell's nearly 2-year-old daughter, regularly walked past his van.

"I fear for my daughter's safety and well-being knowing that Scully is out there stalking and grooming children — like giving them gifts and stuff," Axtell said, according to transcripts from the court hearing. "And while I'm at work and unable to watch out for her, it's very distressing for me."

Axtell didn't have specific instances of harassment. The request was based on things that he had heard second-hand about Scully — a prison sentence, rumors of public misconduct at a local restaurant, that he waved at children when they passed by him.

(Commentary: So here we hear some facts. In reality, Levi Axtell just made shit up!)

Cook County Judge Michael Cuzzo told Axtell that he couldn't justify a restraining order, but if Scully were to interact with Axtell's daughter, in light of the hearing, the father would have a reason to reapply.

"But what I've also heard from Mr. Scully is that he has no intent of doing anything like that, and I certainly hope that's the case," Cuzzo said at the 2018 hearing. "Because I would hope that we don't have to have people come back into court as a result of acts that may have occurred that may potentially justify the issuance of that harassment restraining order."

Cuzzo, who is currently handling the murder case, is not able to comment for this story. Axtell's family declined an interview request.

***

...

Scully's felonious past might have remained a rumor, passed by word of mouth from longtime residents to new neighbors, if he hadn't run for mayor of Grand Marais in 2014. In the days before the election the Cook County News Herald reported on his conviction. He lost the mayoral bid.

Patrick Scully got a 50-year, 1,000-foot perimeter restraining order against his brother on behalf of several family members — his wife and his brother Jon. It was still in effect when Lawrence died. In the petition filed in 2019, Patrick Scully cited a "life long history of sexual and verbal (abuse) and torture to myself and our 6 other siblings." He said Lawrence also followed his car and watched him from afar, sometimes interrupting both him and his wife at work.

The restraining order didn't keep Lawrence Scully away. He continued to pop up on the periphery at public events, occasionally in a Gandalf costume, watching him, Patrick said.

In late 2020, Alison McIntyre of Cook County Public Health and Human Services filed a petition for a judicial commitment for Scully, who was deemed to pose "a risk of harm due to mental illness." According to court documents, his case worker at the time was Anna Ross, a social worker for Cook County Community Human Services. She was married to Axtell between 2018 and 2020 and shares a child with him.

(Comment: Anna Ross should be fired immediately. How did she get away with a blatant conflict of interest?)

Ross did not respond to messages.

Scully was briefly given a stay of commitment, but he was unable to meet his conditions and was sent to a mental health facility in Baxter, Minn. He wasn't gone long.

Patrick Scully remembers the phone call he got from his brother about two months later.

"He's back," Jon Scully told him.

***

Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said there have been murders in Grand Marais, but he can't recall someone being beaten to death in the way Scully was.

Grand Marais Mayor Tracy Benson described the case as painful in all directions — including two families with long histories in the community.

"These are the people we see at the Post Office, the grocery store, we work with them and share interests, faith communities, volunteer together, [and] raise kids," Benson said in an email. "Our local enforcement and our county attorney's office work under the double weight of their professional services while in their private lives interacting with all as well."

The connection between the confessed killer's family and the victim's estranged family was first forged online almost immediately following the murder. Katrina Axtell, Levi's sister, started an online fundraising campaign. Lovaasen was quick to help out, designing and then selling T-shirts, with proceeds going to the Axtell family and organizations that support survivors of sexual abuse.

(COMMENT: The Axtells admitted the fundraising money was going to them and for xtell's attorney. And the T-Shirts promote vigilante violence and have fists on them.)

Earlier this month, Patrick, his wife, Tracy, and Jon Scully all wore the matching dark T-shirts with the words "Our Connection Is Our Strength. Two Families. One Goal. Stop Childhood Sexual Abuse."

The family has offered to donate proceeds from the sale of their parents' property to help pay for the near-stranger's defense.

"Emotions are strong, no doubt about that," said Eliasen, who knows Axtell and his family and said Scully had often visited his office with complaints. "Given the past of Mr. Scully and even the past of Mr. Axtell, you have people on both sides who feel very strongly."

Around town, people here think fondly of Axtell, who has a big smile and favors dad jokes, they say. They aren't in favor of vigilantism, but they won't miss Scully.

A truck parked downtown had a bumper sticker in its back window: "Love for Levi."

Michael Farnum said he is heartbroken for Axtell, whom he considers a friend.

"I have four kids," he said. "Who knows where I would start and stop. I feel betrayed by the judicial system."

Franklin Smith described Axtell as guy whose family was of utmost importance to him.

"Anyone you talk to will be siding with Levi," he said.

(Comment: Not "Anyone," just the ones this yellow journalist chooses to quote. Lying sack of dung!)

Debra Soh stokes Transgender fears by declaring "gender self-identification changing rooms" as a "sex offender's paradise"

Well, it appears Debra is the "end of Gender."
I can't figure out Debra's self-professed gender. Sorry.

I've been busy on other matters and so I've probably missed a few potential nominees. But, our first nominee insists on stoking already stale transgendered bathroom fears. How about we all just make single use bathrooms? Go in, lock the door, handle your business, get out, who cares if it is an inny ot outy, and go on your merry way? Hell, I hate stalls, I don't want anyone taking a dump next to me. I hated it in prison and I hate it now. 

To make matters worse, Debra (sorry, can't tell the gender) claims Debra used to work with people convicted of sexual offenses, which should call that entire program into question. Of course, for all we know Debra embellished that. 

I admit, I don't understand all the gender issue and gender stuff. However, lots of people struggle with lots of things. But what I do know is bovine excrement when I see it. And Debra Soh has more bovine exrement than a square mile of Nebraska pasture. Shame on Debra, whatever Debra chooses to self-identify, because I can think of a more appropriate label for Debra. (Debra's a Wing Wint Nut, so I shouldn'r be shocked by that.)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/welcome-to-the-sex-offenders-paradise-gender-self-identification-changing-rooms

Welcome to the sex offender's paradise: Gender self-identification changing rooms

By Debra Soh January 18, 2023 06:00 AM

The Pronoun Wars

Nothing boils my blood more than hearing about instances in which women and girls must fear for their physical safety. This has been happening with increased frequency of late, particularly in spaces that were designed for them.

Last week, Rebecca Philips, a 17-year-old California teenager, fought back tears as she recounted an experience two weeks prior in a YMCA changing room. Addressing the Santee City Council, Philips described discovering "a naked male" in the women’s locker room after showering. She quickly returned to the shower to hide, then complained to the front desk.

If you follow my work, you can probably predict what happened next. Because the naked man in question identified as a woman and was presumably not on the California sex offender registry , he was allowed to use the women’s facilities. Philips went on to tell the city council her concerns about how her 5-year-old sister, along with hundreds of other children, frequently used the same gym. In response, the YMCA stated it "rel[ies] on [...] laws, and guidelines established by the State of California to ensure [its] policies are welcoming and respectful for all community members."

Call me old-fashioned, but I remember a time when similar incidents would be considered indecent exposure. Thanks to gender self-identification policies, men can parade themselves around women-designated spaces and rest assured that if anyone protests, they will be supported in their claims of discrimination, as opposed to any women they’ve victimized.

Imagine the delight of any man with antisocial or coercive sexual tendencies. Around the world, exhibitionists, voyeurs, and child predators are being handed a ticket to paradise. As someone who previously conducted research and therapy with incarcerated sex offenders, I would like to remind policymakers that most people who commit sexual offenses do not get caught, and of those who do, even fewer are convicted. Many are circulating freely in society, operating as they please, to this day.

It’s also important to mention that transgender women typically go to great lengths to look like women, including undergoing interventions such as breast augmentation. They would not feel comfortable displaying a nude, pre-operative body or male genitalia in public because doing so would be dysphoria-inducing.

Turning the definition of "woman" upside-down has thrown the door of opportunity wide open for pedophiles and rapists. Only sexual vultures truly believe these changes are a good idea. No one should have to suffer quietly.

Dr. Debra Soh is a sex neuroscientist, the host of The Dr. Debra Soh Podcast, and the author of The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths About Sex and Identity in Our Society.