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Tag: Opinion

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AZRSOL’s Vicky Campo: Registry doesn’t keep communities safe

June 11, 2023July 19, 2023someone outside of NARSOLLaw and Policy, Opinion1 Comment

By Vicky Campo . . . Meet Ryan, who, as a young man, had a caring and consensual relationship with his high school sweetheart. After months of dating, just before her 15th birthday and shortly after his 18th, their relationship became sexual.
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Punishment or revenge?

April 14, 2023July 17, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion5 Comments

By Sandy . . . Mary Moore of Clayton County, Georgia, was 21 years old in September of 2022. That is surely very young to be a corrections officer and a security specialist in a county jail, responsible for assuring that jail
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The destruction of trust

January 24, 2023July 17, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion23 Comments

By Sandy . . . “I love this song. (Nice to Be with You, a 1972 song by the band Gallery) I was 13 years old when it came out and in love with this 25-year-old girl that lived up the street. I was
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Pedophilia and the media

January 11, 2023July 17, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion22 Comments

Published 1/11/23 at Crime Report By Sandy . . . Which of these would you favor as a husband for your beloved daughter? The slick fella, too handsome for his own good, whose shifty eyes furtively appraised the family silver or the well-dressed, good-looking
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NARSOL honors Donald Surrett, Jr., a registrant and a hero

September 6, 2022July 18, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion26 Comments

By Sandy . . . On August 28 a man went to an Oregon shopping center armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun; more weapons and bombs were found in his automobile. Before he was stopped, he had wounded two and
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Law enforcement actions make situation worse

July 28, 2022July 18, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion5 Comments

Also posted on the Fort Bragg Patch and the Fayetteville Observer By Sandy . . . In Fayetteville, North Carolina, what could and should have been a warm, human-interest story was re-shaped by law enforcement into something entirely different. The real story is
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Time to decide: Will we settle for “feel-good” laws?

November 30, 2021May 12, 2023Sandy RozekNARSOL Original, Opinion9 Comments

Originally published at the Times-Union, Albany, New York 11/30/21 Reprinted in full with permission. By Sandy . . . Approximately 180,000 individuals are incarcerated in the United States for a sexual crime. The offenses range from violent rape to exhibitionism. The vast
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NARSOL quoted in analysis of recent Colorado Supreme Ct. ruling

July 1, 2021June 21, 2023someone outside of NARSOLLaw and Policy, Opinion7 Comments

By Michael Karlik . . .  Although the Colorado Supreme Court insisted its ruling applied narrowly, advocates for defendants believe the justices have laid a foundation for challenging the constitutionality of the state’s sex offender registration laws more broadly. On Monday, the
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Laws driven by misinformation or by facts — which should we strive for?

June 9, 2021May 12, 2023a guest writerNARSOL Original, Opinion1 Comment

By Dwayne . . . You may know someone or have heard through news sources of individuals ordered by courts to attend sexual offender treatment. It is relatively common for courts to mandate forms of “therapy” such as polygraphs, group sessions, and
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Registrants have their own set of traffic laws

March 3, 2021May 12, 2023a guest writerOpinion

By Terry . . . We all have laws — speed limits, stop signs, red lights, just to name a few. As registrants we have many laws that affect us daily that other people never have to worry about. Knowing these laws
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