Hopefully this will strike down the draconian internet laws affecting registered citizens in other states, such as Florida, as well as in NC.

Yes, Jackson County, MO exists. The city of Kansas City, MO lies within its borders as well as towns like Independence, Blue Springs and Oak Grove. The county is big. And yes, this did happen. It was one of the top of the line news story. It was even mentioned on tv that a sex offender was arrested because he had in his possession an unregistered cell phone! I believe the count that was given was 87 arrested for various infractions and about 220 cited, 2100 addresses were checked by 19 agencies. See http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article80809717.html

I posted some of this at another place, but maybe I should have posted it here.

You do realize that Egyptians toppled their government using Social Media, and the US attempts to do the same thing in places like the Ukraine and Cuba.
Maybe the US realizes their own vulnerabilities because of their own treacherous snake-in-the-grass antics in foreign governments.
Maybe the reason that the government is so hell bent on keeping us off social media is they don’t want 850,000 registered american citizens and God only knows how many in Canada, Mexico, England Japan, or whatever country they’re dictating morality to, clogging up their systems with plans of travel, like for Thanksgiving 2016.
I may be mistaken, but I thought the SCOTUS ruled that civil disobedience was not criminal, but a constitutional right. You know that little bothersome detail that gives us the right to peacefully assemble (on-line) and to petition the government to redress our grievances.
I don’t remember the government saying that when they were investigating Ferguson, Mo. riots that the people were wrong because children were possibly present. I believe the government said they were right, as long as they weren’t damaging property and assaulting the police.

James,

I fully understand and agree with what you say. But I also feel that such entrapment schemes and the bait & switch techniques used by law enforcement is the “fruit of the rotten tree”.

I believe our whole society has gotten out of control of what is right & wrong, of what is just & unjust, the meanings of charity, hope, forgiveness, and a host of other principles which defined us as being an American in the first place. America has become the “victim society”, so we call on our government to appease us, which they do, which in turn, gives them a false sense of admiration, but, a true power. I also believe that this downward slide didn’t start at any particular time in our history or caused by any left or right wing rhetoric as much as it started in our own laziness, selfishness, ignorance, and any other unflattering characteristic a person can think of.

My case in point is this: If, I read and understood the “Bill of Rights” as being a fundamental instruction of what they, the law-makers were not allowed to do, instead, I have allowed the law-makers to convince me that it was an instruction of what I was not allowed to do, then I’m the fool and I get what I deserved.
I am a mere person, with a simple minded way of understanding. When I read things like: Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of speech; to keep and bear Arms; the right against unreasonable searches; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence twice; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, etc., etc., I get it!!! My mind knows what all this means. But when congress added: “Except for Sex Offenders” I became a man without citizenship or its protections. I realize that things change because of court precedents, progress, interstate commerce, the civil war, it’s a living breathing document, blah, blah, blah. But I always thought that unconstitutional meant, unconstitutional, regardless! By the way, if words have meanings, than I am not a sex offender. I am a ex-Sex Offender, (Just like everyone else on the planet, by definition)

Nevertheless, Memorial Day causes me to reflect on how I am grateful for not only my family who gave their lives, but for all the one’s who stood, fought and sacrificed, whether domestic or abroad, no matter what the cost, for all of us, no matter our deed. My “scarlet letter” cannot take that from me.

The bible says bow down to no man. That’s plain and simple. Now during these internet encounters if one would have said are you trying to con me. They being the con artist would have to say no. Two wrongs do not make a right.

In the law run you will find out that there are victimless predators. The old saying actions speak louder than words is not even put to merit but is taken for granted.

Now when one gives in and than catches those that conned to entrap so to say than, those who suppose are not going to fess up to getting caught with their pants down. They would rather ensnare their prey with this sex angle. Do you all see where I’m coming from.

I don’t like these sex sting operations through a computer. They leave a dark hole and upset other’s lives. Now preventing something from happening is another story but inducing something that might transpire is a different matter.

So what can one say honesty is the best policy or someone failed in being a good boy scout? Since this ordeal I have little less respect for law enforcement today.

The bigger problem is the newspapers and TV stations that require you to have a FB account in order to post comments. I choose to abide by FB’s restriction (I seriously don’t have time for it anyway!) But because I don’t have a FB account, I am denied the right of free speech by many mainstream media outlets (e.g., Gannett).

I just looked up my SOR on-line. It appears everything is current for the state of Mo,. but the “on-line” information that is listed on the county’s website is wrong. They have my place of employment, but I retired 2 yrs ago, and vehicles I own, which I sold 2 yrs ago, and did not list my new vehicles. My appearance has changed because i’m 40 lbs heavier, my hair is now white, and there very little of it. I guess I can be arrested any day now since I am not “compliant”. Even though I have the signed paperwork showing I made the changes, there is probably some small print in the law that makes it my responsibility that the CLEO reports the info correctly.
Maybe this can be a defense. “If they don’t care, then I don’t care”

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kshb.com/news/region-missouri/jackson-county/jackson-county-sheriff-conducts-sex-offender-sweep&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NzUzNjY4ODQ0MDIxNzk3MzEyGmM4MDA0ZWNhODJmNTlmMTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHyfjSchMXp1V90Z68cEoMwtPFOiA

Does anyone know if Jackson County, Missouri is in the USA? How can this happen? How can 17 teams, comprising of police from US Marshal, State and county police, spend 3 months planning and then 5 days implementing the harrassment of 2,200 american citizens? Then get on the news and brag about how they put behind bars 200 of those people for: “changing their appearance and not reporting it within 3 days”, “for possibly living within 1000 ft of a licensed childcare facility”, or “possessing a non-reported electrical device” (I’m sure there are other reasons for the arrests, but these were the only 3 reasons that were quoted by the police on the news.)
It’s reported the police are “knocking” on doors of “these ex-cons and sex offenders”, but you can plainly see 5 to 6 policemen walking up onto a porch and one of them will take the side of his fist and beat, and I mean “BEAT” on the door. The video shows a policewoman talking about how “it’s finally nice to get out and do something for the kids” and an over the top, near-to-tears sheriff proclaiming how they want victims to know they are being protected.

What’s really surprising is, with all these reports coming from a fairly large city, there is not one peep out of American citizens or the ACLU or any other group that watches over the rights of Americans. So I’m guessing the police are clearly in their rights to do what they do.

I have a question. If I see 5 armed police, dressed like a government hit squad, and a news reporter with a cameraman on my porch, and they’re pounding on the door, do I have the right to not answer my door? Better yet, do I have the right to show my middle finger to them in the window and then go back to watching the baseball game on TV, without my peace being disturbed, and still have the constitutional right to not have my door kicked open and being arrested? I am not on probation or parole, my crime was 36 yrs ago and I have been out of the DOJ Machine for 25 yrs., I do the 3 month registry reporting and I report everything thoroughly without hesitation, so I don’t want any of that “it depends on……..(fill in the blank)” for an answer.

But of course I do know the answer. I will have my door kicked in and I will either be killed or beaten within an inch of my life and the news report will say, “A Convicted Sex Offender, blah, blah, blah, was killed (or injured) by the police for blah, blah, blah….end of story) And the comment section will contain all the different ways of how I deserve death and all the different ways they would have chosen to have me killed or sexually violated and/or mutilated. There would be nothing about Viet Nam War Veteran, worked in United States defense for 44 years, raised a family of successful, college educated, civilly minded children, paid taxes, tithed to a church, gave to charities, worked and fed people in disaster reliefs or had any other human quality that may have been a positive because all was erased by one stupid mistake 36 years ago.

You know what? I hate be an American right now. I hate what our society has turned into. The only thing I got going for me right now is that I’m in my sixties and it’s almost over.

They will always try and find a way to ostracize RSOs

However, society does not feel that way, Fred. We need to dig more in the law finding laws we could use. I have noticed that when I use the tactics my p.o uses on me on her, she doesn’t like it. Finding some unjust reason, then to punish me. However, if we have factual evidence in front of us, and address those in charge, could that help us, or can they punish us as a whole