@ Registry Rage,

EXACTLY!!! I’ve been saying this for years. Since the 1990’s we’ve had a trend in this country to name laws after dead kids. It’s disgusting.

It’s all fear mongering “for the children’s safety” propaganda, but it’s mostly because of “these people are up to no good and can never be trusted” along with the “yuck and ick” factor. People are selfish and hateful. Sometimes the only thing that gets them through the day is finding a way to criticize or berate someone else. It is a reflection of our mean-spirited society.

Anyone that exploits their dead child to get a law passed in their name for profit and prominence is shit in my book.

LM- Your third & fourth statements hit the mark exactly. EXACTLY!!! Megan’s Law is a money Making, Politician Advancing Machine!!! In addition, It gives the average sinner Dangerous Powers. DOES ANYBODY HEAR ME!!! I don’t necessarily agree with your first two statements.

Citizens do not reserve the right to “hate us.”

We have NOTHING to prove to them, cops.

They suffer from a false sense of entitlement to know where we live.

Megan’s Law is the equivalent of false imprisonment.

End of discussion.

I don’t think the article said he “was” on the registry, only that a man who drove an ice cream truck offended against a 9 year old in his truck.

Change doesn’t happen overnight, Emil. Look at how long it took the Civil Rights Movement to have the Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and other civil rights leaders started in the 40’s and 50’s. Depending on who you ask, some say there is still problems in that regard today. That was a class of people that did nothing wrong. The class of SO’s have done something wrong and have given citizens a reason to hate us. That means it is going to be a tougher road for us to fight and will likely take longer.

With that said though, a lot of change has been happening, but slowly. Many cases have been fought in state and lower level appeals courts that had a positive outcome. Some still have a negative outcome though too. One such case went to the Supreme Court recently. The case of Packingham v. North Carolina is currently pending in the Supreme Court and oral arguments indicated a positive outcome for us. This is one of the last (if not THE last) cases the Supreme Court is supposed to decide this term. This case finally shed light to the Supreme Court on the misinformation given in McKune v. Lyle that led to the “frightening and high” assertion in Smith v. Doe. I believe this is why they haven’t decided quite yet.

I believe they realized the mistake the court made twenty years ago and may write a decision that changes the registry forever. That’s my hope at least. Keep engaged and active. Things are starting to change and the courts are starting to realize how unconstitutional these laws really are. The politicians won’t change it, so the courts are our only hope.

But if you;re dealing drugs or even illegal guns via your ice-cream truck, you only get charged for the crime committed, not for operation of the ice-cream truck.

Amazing.

They are fear-for-profit parasites!