Three for one special on USA Today yellow journalists, just in time for the holidays

What if you took the three ghosts from A Christmas Carol, turned them evil, then sent them to work for legacy media? These three stooges -- Will BRAINLESS, DRIBBLE Mayes-Osterman, and Anthony NO-BRAIN-o. I would like to say they should get lumps of coal for Xmas, but they'd actually enjoy a lump of coal for Xmas since they are the type to enjoy watching the world burn. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/04/missing-man-thomas-manizak-sex-offender/76770545007/

Heartwarming story of man missing 25 years is darker. He's a registered (person).

Cybele Mayes-Osterman

By Will Carless, Anthony Robledo and Cybele Mayes-OstermanUSA TODAY, 12/5/24

After a fruitless 25-year search, a California woman found her long-lost brother in a USA TODAY story. But the case may not be the heartwarming reunion it first appeared.

When Marcella Nasseri, a native of northern California, saw a May USA TODAY story asking for readers' help to identify a nonverbal man at a Los Angeles County hospital, she was shocked. Local law enforcement confirmed that the man was her brother, ***, who vanished in 1999.

But new details uncovered by USA TODAY reveal that *** is a (RP), a captain with the Lassen County Sheriff's Department confirmed Wednesday. Manizak spent three years in a county prison for the offense, Capt. Mike Carney said at his office in Susanville, California.

Carney said he was originally told *** had been fingerprinted but then learned that never happened and that he was identified using photographs and his sister's positive identification.

The Los Angeles Police Department either failed or neglected to fingerprint *** , which would have helped to identify him, Carney said. But after *** sister notified his department that the man in Los Angeles was her brother, deputies ran his name through the system and found the 1993 (RP) listing.

Anthony Robledo

"I guess he wasn't cooperative when they tried to fingerprint him," Carney said. "We were told that he was unable to walk and was unable to talk, so I don't know what happened to him."

(RP) who 'floated around'

The circumstances surrounding *** disappearance are still murky. Nasseri says he was last in contact with the family in August 1999...

Carney said Manizak was prosecuted in nearby Plumas County, where he served prison time. He then registered as a sex offender in Lassen County, but within a couple of years, he had left town. He failed to register with whatever jurisdiction he moved to, which is a violation of California law, Carney explained.

"He went to Oregon and after that, according to his family, he was just kind of a free soul and he just floated around," Carney said.

Missing person bulletins show *** was last seen in July 1999 when he was 28 years old.

When he disappeared, *** was traveling across the country in his van. His last contact with his family was a phone call to his mother in August 1999, Nasseri said.

Because of his diabetes, *** could have slipped into a "diabetic coma" if he did not take regular insulin, according to the Doe Network. He qualifies for disability checks but did not pick them up or use his medical card while he was missing.

An avid camper, *** picked up hitchhikers, according to the Network, a nonprofit that works with law enforcement to try to identify missing persons. He had camping supplies with him when he disappeared.

Will Carless

Fundraiser raises more than $11,000

On a GoFundMe page posted after her brother was located, Nasseri wrote that he had vanished "with no trace." Authorities never located his vehicle, she wrote.

The GoFundMe page created by Nasseri was still online as of Wednesday at 4 p.m. local time. It received more than $11,500 in donations after detailing her goal of transferring Manizak from Los Angeles County to a facility in Lassen County. The post's description also said she wanted to send him a device so he can listen to music.

Interviewed by USA TODAY Wednesday, Nasseri said she has always been her brother's "protector." What **** did in the 1990s was "***," she said.

"But at the end of the day, he's still my brother, and I'm not turning my back on my flesh and blood," Nasseri said. "I love him and I've been looking for 25 years – all the other stuff is outside noise, he's my brother and I love him."

The .... offense caused "huge heartache" in her family, Nasseri said, which was compounded by Manizak's disappearance.

Nasseri said she plans to visit her brother as soon as she can leave her home, where she said she has the responsibility of looking after animals.

"When I'm released from that, I'm flying right down there to meet him and I can't wait," she said.

Nasseri said she is also working to transfer Manizak to a different medical facility closer to her home around 600 miles from the hospital where he is a patient.

She wrote on the fundraising page that she hoped to buy him used clothing, paper and pencils because he loved to draw, and a listening device with his favorite songs to help his memories resurface but didn't have enough money.

*****

Will Carless in particular is the worst of the three. He boasted he had a "scoop incoming" with a meme of Shaq making a naughty face just before posting this hit piece:

I challenged him on this. At first he went on the attack but quickly tapped out on me. 

He did it on Twitter as well: 

From the Stupidity Alert Desk: Jackson Walker of Sinclair Media would rather spread fear than allow people to seek professional help to prevent child abuse

I am amazed that a large segment of the population oppose groups that attempt to help those who are sexually attracted to minors seek help to prevent sexual abuse. But we have right-wing dipshits like Jackson Walker of Sinclair doing just that. 

Sinclair Media has long been derided as a cesspool of fearmongering and misinformation, from their infamous (and ridiculous) "terrorism alert desk" segments to that creepy and robotic script they forced all their affiliates to read a few years ago. Since right-wing commentators love fearmongering over "grooming" and "pedophilia", it is no surprise to see the shit-for-brains Sinclair Media shmucks write a hit piece targeting one of the only groups trying to encourage those struggling with attraction towards minors to seek professional help so they never abuse a minor. 

Here's the thing, like it or not there are folks who are arracted to minors. Most recognize it is immoral and many want help to deal with feelings they know is wrong. Isolation is one of the biggest barriers to seeking help. So is the stigma of being branded a "pedophile." So whenever any group tries to encourage people to seek help AND provide pathways for them to get the help they need, they should be encouraged, not stigmatized. That kind of logic is lost on these right-wing pundits who have espoused insane beliefs about "underground pedophile networks" in DC pizza shops or drag queen story hours or litter boxes in schools or immigrants feasting on Fido. (Incidentally, RFK Jr., who endorse tRUMP, may have actually eaten a dog and admitted to having a freezer full of roadkill, but I digress.)

From the Stupidity Alert Desk, this has been the 2024 Shiitake Awards Nomination Crew.

https://www.komonews.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-group-claims-oppression-over-vt-camp-gathering-outrage-deeply-offensive-vermont-minor-attracted-persons-marshfield-montpelier-burlington-new-england-pedophilia-map-union-gender

Pedophile group claims 'oppression' over Vt. camp gathering outrage: 'Deeply offensive'

by JACKSON WALKER | The National DeskMon, September 23rd 2024 at 7:28 AM

Updated Mon, September 23rd 2024 at 7:32 AM

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (TND) — An activist group claims pedophiles are facing “extreme stigmatization and oppression” amid news reporting on a planned “Minor-Attracted Persons” (MAPs) gathering in Vermont last week.

MAP is a replaced term for "pedophiles" coined by Maryland nonprofit B4U-ACT. It refers to people attracted to minors or those below the legal age of consent. B4U-ACT aims to “promote a science-informed understanding" about people "with an attraction to children or adolescents."

A now-deleted website promoting an event titled “MAP Camp” offered to host “acutely marginalized” MAPs at a Vermont campground from Sept. 19-22. That “first of its kind” event included strict rules for participants.

“MAP Camp” organizers prohibited campers from calling police to the campsite and cautioned participants against the dangers of camping such as “tripping because you were distracted by a sexy minor.” Though camp organizers did not respond to a request for comment from TND, the unrelated activist group MAP Union called out what it saw as unfair treatment of campers.

“We do understand the alarm among local parents, but we are extremely unhappy about non-violent MAP community members being labeled as dangerous to children,” co-founder Brian Ribbon wrote. “The idea that these people would for some reason try to attack children at the local school is outrageous and deeply offensive.”

“The days of MAPs quietly tolerating extreme stigmatization and oppression are over,” he added. “You can expect to hear a lot more from us soon.”

Some online speculated the camp was being hosted at Onion River Campground, sparking concerns due to its proximity to nearby Twinfield Union School. Superintendent Matt Foster of the Caledonia Central Supervisory Union announced via Facebook additional safety measures would be in place at the school throughout the duration of the camp.

“On Thursday, September 19th and Friday, September 20th, we will have State Police and Homeland Security officers on site, both in uniform and in plain clothes, to enhance our security measures and to allay fears to the best of their abilities,” Foster wrote. “Students will not be in the woods on Thursday or Friday. When students are outside for recess, they will be closely supervised by staff in open areas.”

“In addition, Twinfield School will no longer participate in any shared activities with Onion River Campground,” he added. “We are actively exploring fencing options to establish a clearer physical boundary between our properties and will be implementing proper signage to denote the boundaries between the school and neighboring private properties.”

The community also hosted two events for parents to express concerns over the camp, including a “community forum” event in the Twinfield cafeteria and a meeting of the town select board. Present at the select board meeting was Onion River Campground owner Jaquelyn Rieke, who insisted the event posed no threat to the community.

“I assure you that I would never do anything as an individual or business owner that would threaten the wellbeing of our children,” she said. “There was an event alleged to be held at my campground. I can assure that Onion River Campground has never held, or will never hold, a ‘MAP Camp.’”

Rieke acknowledged the “sexual orientation” of one of her employees named Mike may have something to do with the allegations. She also invited event attendees to visit the campground to explore the site.

“I never knew about this or gave my permission for that,” she added.

Ugly Betty: Gullible self-professed "victim advocate" Mary "Betsy" Dupuis believes insane conspiracy theories on the Internet

This is Mary Dupuis, but she goes by "Betty". She's certainly a piece of work. She made an allegation of assault against a prosecutor, and wrote an unhinged statement claiming she wasn't "MAGA" yet she claims the prosecutor is funded by George Soros (a right-wing conspiracy). She launched a Substack account she calls "Surviving Austin", which she describes as, "Author Betsy Dupuis's personal journey to investigate the challenges of seeking justice and safety in the tech industry, Austin, Texas and Travis County."

For some strange reason, she decided to make a false claim that longtime Texas advocacy group Texas Voices is connected to the controversial NAMBLA group, 

As a general rule, I normally post entire articles on my blog for the sake of preservation, but this instance, I refuse to do so. Why? Many of the statements Dupuis posts are slanderous and downright criminal. She certainly went down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole. 

I will post the link here if you want to see it, but I will not directly link to that page because it is too inflammatory even for this page:

hXXps://survivingaustin.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-nambla-and-the

Basically her logic goes like this. Because NAMBLA had republished statements created by anti-registry advocates, anti-registry advocates are therefore NAMBLA. I suppose, then, that because KXAN published Dupuis's statement, she must be on staff at KXAN, right?

There has been a long-time conspiracy created back in 2009 by a defunct vigilante group that NARSOL is just a rebranded NAMBLA. And because Texas Voices is affiliated with NARSOL, which, according to the online conspiracy nuts, is just a rebranded NAMBLA, then Texas Voices must then be NAMBLA, too. 

Among the problems Dupuis has with Texas Voices is that "Molnar gave a talk titled “Residency Restrictions and Child Safe Zones” claiming “Residency and proximity restrictions based on fear and hysteria have no empirical support.” But there is indeed overwhelming evidence that residency restrictions do not work and cause farm more harm than good. 

In reality, Dupuis's beef with Texas Voices is because "Scott Henson also has also collaborated with these organizations in the past both as in his individual capacity with NARSOL and Texas Voices and as director of the Texas Innocence Project National Center for Reason and Justice (NCRJ). Scott Henson is a campaign advisor for José Garza and works with Garza’s office through his position at the Innocence Project of Texas which has received $600k in Justice Department grants to work with the office on exonerations." 

And Dupuis is upset with a prosecutor's office because "She claims a friend of Garza represents the person who sexually assaulted her." 

So Dupuis is upsets because at Texas Voices because a supporter works on the campaign of a county prosecutor (who is funded by "George Soros blood money", and) who is friends with a defense attorney who respresents the person she claimed sexually assaulted her, and because of this, every one of these people are all part of one big conspiracy to deny her "justice," oh, and they're really all connected to NAMBLA or some other secret underground cult. Got all that?

Ugly Betty needs to go to an insane asylum. She's seriously sick in the head. 

FAUX News contributor Hannah Grossman is very gross, man

This is Hannah Grossman, a contributor at the much-maligned Fox "News" site. She's built a reputation for herself as someone who regularly publishes articles attacking educators, causing them to get harassed or worse. 

It should come as no surpise, then, that Grossman attacks one of the few educators willing to publicly admit that the registry is useless and needs to be abolished. While I don't always share Ackerman's views, especially on her stance on the "origins of rape", I agree the registry is worthless and should be abolished. 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-admin-hires-accused-sex-offender-lover-calling-abolish-sex-offense-registry-pentagon-consulting

Biden admin hires accused 'sex offender lover' who calls to abolish sex offense registry for DoD consulting

Hannah Grossman, Published March 21, 2024 5:00am EDT

The Biden administration contracted with an outside group that specializes in restorative justice for sex crimes whose "owner" advocates for abolishing the sex offender registry for the Pentagon's rape prevention office. 

Restorative justice in cases of rape redresses the matter – not through punitive punishment – but conversation between the two parties its proponents claim will show the assailant the harm their actions caused and prevent reoffending behavior. 

The Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) sought in 2022 to create a "Restorative Justice Model for the Military Justice System," according to federal records reviewed by Fox News Digital. 

In 2023, the rape prevention office hired Ampersands Restorative Justice (ARJ) – the "first and only organization to focus exclusively on restorative justice for sexual harms" – for a one-year contract to develop the "restorative just model," costing taxpayers $239,890. The contract ended in February 2024. 

PENTAGON CONSULTANT: ‘ABOLISH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY’

Dr. Alissa Ackerman, the "owner" of ARJ, has publicly called for abolishing the sex offender registry. 

"We should just abolish the registry," Ackerman said during an online webinar in May 2021. "We shouldn't have a registry because… we are putting people on registries for things that the registry was never intended for. But it makes people feel good."

The general public supports the registry "because of this belief that people who sexually offend are dangerous," according to Ackerman. "So, how does a registry that tells you, 'Oh, somebody who committed a sex offense lives within a mile of you,' how does that do anything to keep you safe?"

"We have a tendency to monsterize people who have perpetrated harm," she said. 

She also claimed sex offender laws are isolating to rapists. "These policies further isolate people. They do not rehabilitate, they do not restore - they pull families apart - and they are not necessarily what people who experienced sexual harm want." 

Rapists, after all, "might not consent to being labeled" as a sex offender. 

"When we label people with things that they might not consent to being labeled, we diminish the humanity, and we diminish their dignity," Ackerman said during October 2023 interview with The Representation Project. 

Another reason that Ackerman believes the sex offender registry should be abolished is because, she argued, it was created in purported hysteria after high-profile crimes of "White children" who were raped, and that it wasn't the response minority communities may have needed. 

"These laws are all named after White children," she said. 

"The very legislation that we use post-conviction does not reflect the reality of most people who experience sexual harm, especially people of color," Ackerman said in January 2022. 

‘IT MAKES SENSE… I HAVE BEEN CALLED A SEX OFFENDER LOVER'

Ackerman's views and advocacy of restorative justice for sex crimes have caused critics to call her a "rape apologist" and "sex offender lover," she said. 

"I fully recognize that this is a controversial and confronting concept to embrace. It makes sense to me why I have been called a sex offender lover and a rape apologist, but I still wholeheartedly believe in the restorative justice process," Ackerman said at a Ted Talk in 2019.

Building "a world restored from sexual harm," Ackerman explained, requires recognizing the humanity of sex criminals. The professor refers to convicted rapists as "people who have sexually harmed." 

Alissa Ackerman attributes rape to "White supremacy and patriarchy."

"People are so much more than the worst thing they've ever done or the worst thing that's ever happened to them. In my work, I use ‘person who has sexually harmed’, ‘person who has authored sexual harm,'" she said.

Ackerman's work has focused on "General Strain Theory" (GST), which was developed by a criminologist named Robert Agnew, who believed that people become criminals because of their circumstances, as opposed to free will. Criminals, he argued, are under some sort of "strain" of "negative emotions" which compel the negative behavior. 

When viewing sex criminals through the lens of (GST), Ackerman wrote a 2012 article titled, "Can general strain theory be used to explain recidivism among registered sex offenders?" The article states sex offender registry laws "may have the unintended effect of increasing reoffending."

'RACE-CONSCIOUS LENS' TO MEDIATE RAPE

Ackerman has said the goal of restorative justice is to be "equitable" and that practioners need to have a "race-conscious lens" and be "committed to anti-racism." 

According to Ackerman, "The root cause [of rape] is White supremacy and patriarchy at a macro level," she said. "So we can keep trying to punish bad actors, but if we do not address the macro level issue, which is White supremacy and patriarchy, we will not do away with sexual violence and domestic violence."

Accordingly, those who mediate a restorative justice circle between a rapist and victim must "acknowledge White supremacy and their White privilege. Until restorative justice practitioners contend with issues of racism and White supremacy, we limit our ability to make actual change," Ackerman said in a City University of New York Law Review article published in 2022.

CO-FOUNDER OF PENTAGON-FUNDED ORG ‘COPPED A FEEL ON A CROWDED TRAIN’

Along with Ackerman, ARJ was founded by Dr. Guila Benchimol and Kevin Lynch. Benchimol and Ackerman are both survivors of rape and Lynch said he committed a rape, according to their website. Lynch was publicly open about committing a "date rape" in 2016 in a column for The Huffington Post. 

"I’m writing because I don’t think I’m alone… I’m talking about the silent majority of ‘pretty good guys’ who have done it too. Perhaps you are one of them?" he said. 

Ampersands restorative justice department of defense

"I’ve… copped a feel on a crowded train. I’ve stolen second base or third when the girl wanted to stop at first. One time — young, drunk, stoned, and inexcusably — I ignored an equally inebriated young woman’s unmistakable murmured "no" and went all the way. Today, we call that date rape. Back then, I didn’t even know the words.

Lynch was with ARJ for over two years before leaving the organization in February 2023, the same time ARJ's contract with the DoD began. 

Lynch did not immediately return a request for comment. 

Ackerman acknowledges restorative justice can only work in cases where there is a likelihood of not reoffending. 

"There are some people for whom restorative justice will never be the right option," Ackerman wrote in the CUNY Law Review article. "This is true both for people who have experienced sexual harm and those who have perpetrated it. People must be ready for the process, and some might not have the capacity with which to do so."  

When a victim uses Ampersand services, it does not mean they can't pursue criminal action, but Ackerman does say the organization takes steps to protect the alleged sex criminal by not taking written notes in meetings which could later be exposed in discovery. 

"We explain to the harm doer, we are not attorneys. These are not privileged conversations. If at any point the survivor decides they want to go through a criminal legal process, we can be subpoenaed, but we take precautions to protect our client. So I don't keep any written notes about things that harm or [that they] say to me, in an effort to protect them," she said in the Representation Project interview.

Ackerman did not respond to a request for comment. 

When asked about ARJ, a defense official told Fox News, "The Department of Defense adheres to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFAR) when executing contract and acquisition activities. Of note, DoD contracts with organizations for capabilities and services, not specific individuals."

The DoD initially told Fox News Digital the funding to ARJ was "for research purposes only." The funds to ARJ were disbursed by the DoD under a contract code for "support" or "professional" services. 

The Pentagon said there are no current plans to implement restorative justice for sexual assault cases in the military. 

The Defense Human Resources Activity, which oversees the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, is the agency that contracted ARJ. 

In addition to collaborating with the Department of Defense, Ampersands works with district attorneys to bring a restorative justice model to sex crimes. 

Jason Rantz (-id), Small-time Conservaturd talk radio host, is triggered by a bill

I always find it odd anytime I see a guy who proudly proclaims himself as both gay and Jewish 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. 

I sent the WA Legislative committee assigned that bill a letter of support, too. Thanks for making me aware of it, Rantz-id!

https://mynorthwest.com/3946414/rantz-democrats-change-name-sex-offender-to-protect-rapists-feelings/

Rantz: Democrats change name ‘sex offender’ to protect rapists’ feelings

Jan 21, 2024, 5:45 PM | Updated: Jan 22, 2024, 11:14 am

BY JASON RANTZ

The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-7pm on KTTH

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.

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.

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.

Fighting for sex offenders ‘people who have committed a sex offense’

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.

“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.”

Brad Meryhew, who leads the SOPB, testified in favor of the move.

“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.

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.

Sanitizing the sex offender

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?

“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.”

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.”

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.

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.”

Democrats care an awful lot about sex offenders

Washington Democrats are pushing a campaign to destigmatize sex offenders who deserve stigma. They’re even trying to release dangerous pedophiles into the community.

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.

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.”