Comments on: Zero evidence to support residency restrictions

By: tom

tom — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:49:17 +0000

In regards to registration requirements, you will have to be your own advocate. If your conviction paperwork states a particular type of registration requirement, that will be the rule in play. If you think there is a mistake in enforcement, you need to speak with the local police department. If that is not effective you will need to hire an attorney and see if he will take civil legal action on your behalf. Remember that NO ONE will help you, you must help yourself. There are some good people here, and elsewhere, but you are your own supporter and motivator. We sex offenders gave up the high ground for life when we committed an offense: at least that’s the way the general public sees it. Good luck.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:58:14 +0000

In reply to Rich. Amen:)

By: Jerry Spann

Jerry Spann — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:20:49 +0000

In reply to shelly.

I’m a convicted sex offender out of Missouri. In Missouri they make you take treatment which is ran by other offenders, and if they don’t like you they will have you terminated from the program.
If you do not complete thr program they make you do 100 percent of your time then release you with no place to go so you are homeless if you have no family to help you, and even after you’ve paid your debt to society you still have to suffer.

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:55:45 +0000

In reply to Jeffery. sorry, except he doesn't talk about resident rules or zones

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:54:03 +0000

I think someone posted this article somewhere on this webiste already and I don’t really understand a lot fo the smarter stuff way its written but this guy talks about a lot of different laws and rules in a way that really seems to make them seem unfair:

https://www.academia.edu/1051677/Sex_offender_registration_and_notification_laws_The_United_States_response_to_its_sex_offender_problem_

By: Rich Miller

Rich Miller — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:39:32 +0000

We have open borders inviting people in, pass go and collect your benefits, we have law enforcement chasing people around town with no current charges to; fill out nothing more than a change of address card; and arrest them if they don’t, and then we have maniacs trying to behead people; and we are doing what about that, and then they are trying to keep the registered sex offenders that committed a crime 35 years ago out of public parks? Am I missing something?

By: maggy

maggy — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:06:48 +0000

Theses restrictions are totally not needed. My son lives with me in a small town in Ma. The police arrested my son for “not registering” in June, he just returned from Mississippi. They said he was here for two weeks, which was a lie. I have two sons, and there was no reason they would know the difference. Some one called and my son from Mississippi was arrested. He is out on $10,000.00 cash bail. Plus a GPS.He has been indited for trial, and is suppose to pay a large fee for being near a public beach daily. The judge was adamant about him staying with me, so there really is nothing the police can do. They should drop the fake charges and let us be on our way. Poiice with this giddy up attitude, cause a lot of fear. They wanted my son out, but they want a piece of flesh also. Not too many years ago they were being sued for $6,000.000 dollars in negligence in the death of a 21 year old. Anyways these restriction laws are of no use do nothing to keep children safe, and make it hard for all of to live. We live in a building filled with children and the neigbors are not concerned about my son, They know who he is and why the police stop by to check in. My understanding is that the restriction laws are made by towns and really are not laws???????? Just something the towns/states came up with to make our lives more miserable. Look a our governor Patrick Duvaul, his brother in law gets a free pass?????? OKKKKKKKKKKKK

By: shay

shay — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:24:08 +0000

In reply to tim. hello Tim I am a offender from Florida . I have to register every 3 months my question is this; is there a way I could find out who decides the reporting requirements because the paper that I signed stated that "if the offender(s) crime involved a minor the offender(s) shall be required to report every 3 months all others will report every 6 months". well my charged did not involved a minor but they say I have to report every 3 months. I asked why I had to report every 3 months instead of every 6 but they claim not to know why. so I could really use some advice on where I can take this matter. thank you sincerly

By: shay

shay — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:02:40 +0000

In reply to Rich. what I would like to know is just who/how do they decide what sex offender reports every 3 months and which reports every 6 months just how is that decided. thank you

By: Kathie

Kathie — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:08:48 +0000

In Michigan a sex offender died of exposure in the winter several years ago after being turned away from a homeless shelter that was near a school would not take him in for that reason. A Federal court since ruled that homeless shelters do not count as “residences”. See http://michiganradio.org/post/federal-judge-allows-registered-sex-offenders-michigan-homeless-shelters