Comments on: Supreme Court consistently relies upon bogus studies about sex offender recidivism https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/ National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/#comment-22217 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:19:19 +0000 http://nationalrsol.org/?p=2149#comment-22217 In light of the tragic shooting of the television crew today in Virginia, I think it’s time the registry got a serious reconsideration. As explained by forensic Psychologists in regard to vengeful people such as the shooter; people get to this point after harboring a serious resentment or what they perceive as something unfair. The registry could inadvertently put the public at an uninvited risk for a very long time, there must be a wiser, thoughtful alternative. The passage of time increases the risk. The Dr. further went on to say there is no predictor or characteristics necessarily, but usually a form of stress that build over time.

]]> By: Gwen https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/#comment-22216 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:02:03 +0000 http://nationalrsol.org/?p=2149#comment-22216 In reply to Karen Baker.

Someone needs to get on the ball and see what will happen with all these high ranking federal employees who were using government computers to hook up with the Ashley Madison website. Dept of Homeland Security, Justice Dept, and others…. All the articles are saying it is not a crime. Really?? It is a crime to use govt credit cards for personal use and their are strict rules about visiting non govt sites. Investigate all of them, find out how they paid, what other websites did they use and get the truth. Let’s get them all on the sex offender registry. A full blown investigation should be started now!!

]]> By: NH Registrant https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/#comment-22215 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:48:38 +0000 http://nationalrsol.org/?p=2149#comment-22215 In NH, Kelly Ayotte, while she was Attorney General, pushed for even harsher penalties and restrictions on Registrants using faulty and discredited studies. Now, she’s a Senator and the Koch Brothers want her to stay there because she is part of the “tough on crime” cult of politicians. The Kochs are now for “Prison Reform”? Yet they back someone like Kelly Ayotte? Something is fishy here!

]]> By: charles pettus https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/#comment-22214 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:17:49 +0000 http://nationalrsol.org/?p=2149#comment-22214 My questions are these: how could it be that seemingly intelligent men and women, specifically, federal court judges and state and federal legislators, not know a) that sex offender laws violate a bevy of constitutional protections, e.g., ex post facto, due process, et el and b) not understand that sex offender (SO) laws, specifically, registration/residency laws cannot and will not protect any one from any thing? I will answer that for you and also say that I am giving them the benefit of the doubt and say a) they are intelligent and b) that they do know. Call me a conpiracy theorist but down in my gut I feel that something else is afoot with SO laws. The US Supreme Court holding that SO laws are civil and not punitive is like a person telling you a muddied 200 lb pig as a beautiful 10 lb AKC poodle. They know good and damn well SO laws are meant to persecute! It’s retribution plain and simple. As to the laws themselves, registration/residency restrictions, you would have to be: a) very naive or b) very stupid to think that an inanimate object, i.e., a data base of names, can really keep the community safe from a real preditor. How can it? I’ll make 3:1 odds to anyone who can rationally explain to me how it can. And please, don’t tell me…well, I can go on the public website and see if any SOs are in my zip code…” Pleazzzz. So what! If that person is a real predator he/she will find a way to do what they do—regardless. So the community is only getting a false sense of security. And is that what courts and legislators really want to give the public? If so then the public has to be really, really naive or really, really stupid! Which takes me back to my original conspiracy theory that someting else is afoot with SO laws. Specifically, I believe SO laws are “pre-cursor” laws. I believe these laws are a set-up for, or meant to pave the way for, other more Draconian and onerous laws coming down the pike. And stripping the constitutional rights of the public has to be a big part of it. People, something is going down.

]]> By: Karen Baker https://www.narsol.org/2015/08/supreme-court-consistently-relies-upon-bogus-studies-about-sex-offender-recidivism/#comment-22213 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:18:11 +0000 http://nationalrsol.org/?p=2149#comment-22213 It would be interesting to know which groups are behind the erroneous reports on recidivism.

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