Comments on: Iowa SC declines registrants’ petition; says constitutional rights not violated https://www.narsol.org/2021/11/iowa-sc-declines-registrants-petition-says-constitutional-rights-not-violated/ National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: H n H https://www.narsol.org/2021/11/iowa-sc-declines-registrants-petition-says-constitutional-rights-not-violated/#comment-24128 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 02:47:35 +0000 https://narsol.org/?p=86183#comment-24128 The State will ALWAYS twist, contort, manipulate and blow way out of proportion all offenses with the word “sex” attached to them. Once accused, you are at the mercy of God himself who has absolutely no power against these powers of corruption. The basic premise that at everyone’s heart lies good is tossed aside to secure a conviction. Only Nazi Germany could come so close in its corruption. It’s sick, and beyond repulsive that the system denies the wishes of those labeled victims or their families all in pursuit of what will benefit the State. This is totalitarianism at its core and will be the downfall of this country….. The loss of seeing people as people, not mindless robots. Touching a 15 yr Olds nipple for 1 second does not make a predator. Only the branding of the State by use of its registry can cause such lifelong shame. Having murder on ones record doesn’t even elicit this type of lifelong misery ( indefinite lifetime parole) and servitude to the State.

]]> By: Tim in WI https://www.narsol.org/2021/11/iowa-sc-declines-registrants-petition-says-constitutional-rights-not-violated/#comment-24127 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:31:21 +0000 https://narsol.org/?p=86183#comment-24127 IMO these complaints are without merit and no different from the plaintiffs in Connecticut DPS in that respect. SOTP is a privilege and deemed necessary by the people of Iowa to be eligible for parole. Clearly no violation of right is had by the people’s prioritizing those inmates nearest to their parole dates. Naturally, those inmates approaching the mandatory release should get high priority. That means taking those with shorter sentences first into treatment. IMO, these men are more interested in the parole eligibility than the value of the treatment itself. Doing time is hard as time seems to move slowly but programming breaks up the monotony. There are other advantages too. Doing time in the treatment setting is far more social than regular lock up.

I did appreciate the part of the complaint which highlighted differences between male and female offenders. Females generally tend to get shorter sentences for similar behavior, but this is a cultural distinction and not a constitutional question of equal protection or substantive due process. I happened to be locked up in WI at the time SOTP was emerging as a necessity. At that time ( early 1990s) there were many with long sentences ahead of themselves participating, some were lifers. From personal experience those with the long sentences were less likely to be to internally motivated to completely participate. This had the effect of individuals quitting the program when they were forced to admit and confront certain patterns or habit or something else uncomfortable to their psyche or ego. In the treatment setting it is either “all in” or ” all out.”

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