Comments on: Changes in Model Penal Code accepted by ALI Council

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:46:31 +0000

Hopefully this proposal will affect all 50 state’s. Unfortunately no one is looking at the fact that people are being convicted of sexual offenses based one an accuser’s word alone . That is very appalling. Testimony is just that an accuser’s word . Not based on facts . Change that law as well. A person’s testimony should never be treated as evidence of fact . It’s also a violation of the accused’s rights of a fair trial.

By: Mike T.

Mike T. — Fri, 20 May 2022 01:48:20 +0000

In reply to allie.

Uhh? The answer to that is the family civil court is supposed to terminate your parental rights and print an artificial birth certificate that has your name redacted, and change your child’s name – so the child doesn’t even know who to look for.

By: Mike T.

Mike T. — Fri, 20 May 2022 01:39:59 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Uhh? You don’t get it. The REASON the recidivism rate is so low is BECAUSE the registry IS working.

If you were a politician why on earth would you take such a public service tool away?

Face it. This crap is never going away. Politicians don’t care if it works or not. What politicians care about is what gets them elected.

And by the way, if you’re a mature adult who likes playing doctor with elementary school kids, why shouldn’t your neighbors have opportunity to know that?

By: Emma Greer

Emma Greer — Wed, 18 May 2022 00:05:22 +0000

I’m in hope that the changes be made to prevent registrants from being homeless and jobless. Some can’t register Homeless due to City ordinances and they are rearrested due to not having a sufficient place to reside

By: Oswaldo

Oswaldo — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 01:58:22 +0000

In reply to Tony From Long Island.

If you’re in Oklahoma, “aggravated ” includes “inappropriate touching,” even accidental. I can’t imagine any other state being any different.
I don’t expect to see the online registry going away during my lifetime. It could be abolished on a national level tomorrow. Sine Oklahoma is 10 years (minimum) behind the rest of the country, well……

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:57:51 +0000

Unfortunately the Justice Dept. Will likely win this battle. Can’t think of a law with regards to the registry that has been rescinded and not had another pop up to take it’s place,

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:28:29 +0000

This is a great first step. I’ll probably be done with my 25 year sentence, up in 2035, before we see any real change. Good for future people who will end up on the registry though.

By: WC_TN

WC_TN — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 20:05:37 +0000

The ALI approval is a great first step, but now the onus is to put the pressure on our state legislators to adopt the recommendations because one thing we can be sure of: The victim advocacy machine will be screaming in their ears and jumping up and down demanding they reject the whole thing and keep things as they are and continue to tighten down on our liberties.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:33:08 +0000

Hello, the government have several studies on recidivism rates on sex offenders and those studies can be found on the government websites: Doj, Sorna, ect. All of there own studies show recidivism below 5%. Yet every crime besides murder-lowest, sex offence-second lowest, all these of the crimes recidivism is above murder an SO. Some of the other crimes reached as high as 75% recidivism, but they don’t have to register.
Mike

By: Larry T

Larry T — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:11:55 +0000

I didn’t see where any of the pornography charges were addressed, but maybe the receipt and possession is not considered a registerable offenses since it isn’t a contact crime. But the production is most likely covered under the sexual assault and contact causes.
Just like SORNA is adopted by the individual states, these changes will also have to be adopted by each state. The changes that are being discussed are not going to occur overnight, and I imagine it could take up to a decade to see any appreciable changes.
There are too many people who depend upon SORNA for job security and the federal subsidies that come with it to pay their subsistence.
Sandy, you’ve said it and I have said it more times than I can count that if you want to really understand what this is all about, just follow the bouncing buck.
The justice system is not about justice. It’s about money.
Until this can be changed it’s going to be an uphill battle.
What I believe has to happen is the education of the public has to be stepped up and throttle the propaganda that is being peddled by the politicos who depend on fear mongering to maintain their positions of power.
They are playing on the basic fears of parents that their children are at risk and that they will protect them from the dreded boogy man. And when people are ignorant of the truth and facts they panic over just the thought that something could happen. I wish they would take as much interest in their children’s behavior as they do in this.
But this is an uplifting bit of news that brings a little hope that some will be able to one day live more of a normal life.