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U.S. Marshals search for a sex offender who is believed to have fled in the wake of Sandy.
NEW YORK -- Among the hundreds of people displaced from their homes after Sandy are sex offenders required to register with the government, and U.S. marshals are trying to find the ones who have disappeared.
Officials say the majority of displaced sex offenders have followed the rules and registered their new addresses. But some have not.
"It's critical because the people in the community are simply unaware that this individual is in their midst," Charlie Dunne, U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of New York, told NBC 4 New York.
Dunne said marshals work with state and local law enforcement to track down sex offenders after a natural disaster.
In the tri-state, marshals say dozens of sex offenders who changed addresses have had legitimate reasons for moving.
"Their houses had been damaged or they had gone into homeless shelters or hotels so obviously we're not going to prosecute those people," said Dunne.
But there are some who are believed to be on the run after the hurricane.
For example, in Suffolk County, officials have examined 500 registered sex offenders in areas that could have been affected by the storm. Some 450 of them were living where they were supposed to be, leaving 50 that needed to be tracked further. Of those, 40 had relocated for reasons that checked out and five were picked up by the marshals, leaving about five that still hadn't been found, officials said.
"We're looking to prosecute the people that are taking advantage of the situation to proactively abscond thinking we won't be looking for them because we're too busy," Dunne said.
And for decades, the marshals have always been able to find people.
"You might as well be in compliance because we're gonna find you. We're gonna continue to look for you," Dunne said.
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They make the headline sound like they had them caged. They were out on the street anyway and the police probably didn't know where they were before.
Dare I suggest this was a blow job.
The feds dont need to look far, I would start with Congress...too many suspicious characters in there...they dont call them chambers for nothing
They like most others up there probably came to Florida where they can go into politics and get their past erased.
The rapists and child molestors had better keep in touch with the people that keep track of them.
I'm sure there is probably at least one person out there that would love to kill them for their crimes and the fact that they are allowed to breath is a shear Blessing as to the Lax of the Laws in this country.
Be glad it wasn't my son, daughter or wife. Freaking Sickos' b/c life wouldn't be nearly as gay for them and their rainbow would be shining in a far dimmer light. Hell is where they belong. Thats where someone lives b/c of what they did to them.
If they would've controlled themselves in the first place, they wouldn't be sex offenders. What makes anyone think they're going to follow "rules" now that they're labeled as such.
They're probably all in Tampa by now...
Just more mismanagement by this administration to handle a natural disaster in an orderly and timely fashion
I suppose the solution may be to STOP releasing sex offenders back into society. What a crazy idea, why keep people/children safe when ideology is on the line.
Freedom - I expect this to be the stupidest thing I will read all day:
Get a life, idiot. This is a local matter. The President doesn't micromanage small town politics in every community in America.
It's a lot easier to keep track of them when they are in jail where they need to be
may be their at a catholic church...get'n a few pointers from the staff...
Freedom - I expect this to be the stupidest thing I will read all day:
But, yet...the manhunt is being conducted by U.S. FEDERAL MARSHALLS...
Didn't really think much before you opened your big yap, did ya?
yupp...he to busy throw'n money with both hands...he ain't manage'n nothing...
seems to me that some one wanted to be on tv and in the news
What a bunch of cynics, where you all from?
lmao! Thanks JR Browenstein.
Obviously 'upset-1557697' has no brain - or- a life!
But don't get too 'upset' there, boy. You thought you were being clever and you got slapped down because you obviously can't read that this did become a federal matter, did ya moron?
ProFreedom and JR Browenstein:
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1323214n
"Mississippi officials estimate 2,000 registered sex offenders fled after Hurricane Katrina"
Tell me again how the 50 missing sex offenders from Hurricane Sandy was such a "mismanagement by this administration to handle a natural disaster in an orderly and timely fashion".
Actually Freedom, You are the idiot in this case. You're the donkey blaming the president's administration for something NOT in their control.
I just hope when a frozen 50 pound turd falls out of a 747 flying over head and crushes you. I hope one of your silly friends blame that on the president too. Because I will be right here to call them an idiot also.
Ignorant Freedom,
Dope! It became a federal case after the fact dipsh!t. Remember your dumas blamed it on the administration before the fact.
So then most of us can agree, these people ignoring the rules is not actually Obama's fault, but them being on the street in the first place (in an ideological sense) is. Again, if the left wasn't so hell bent on releasing sex offenders back into society, we wouldn't have to worry about them following the rules, which obviously (to all but the left) they didn't care about in the first place.
Yeah, just like all the priest out there diddling little boys are all on the left? To blame the left is just as stupid as blaming the president. When these idiots were put in prison and/or released, it was done at state level .. and bank money, you would suckatdebate, sex offenders are in every state. Even the Right (red) states too! D'oh! The idiots are out in force today.
What is funny about all the outrage is that not everyone on a sex offenders list was convicted of molestation or rape. Did you know that in VA ( Virginia ) you can be arrested and charged for indecent exposure for peeing behind a tree and for that be put on a sex offenders list?
I think it is all fine and good to have that list for actual sex offenders, but for stupid stuff like exposure? Why this was important to say was that we have some yahoos on here saying that people on a sex offenders list should die.. How about you find out why they got there first? Some states you don't actually have to have committed a sex crime and you can still get on the list.
Here's a novel idea, instead of wasting millions on potheads and simple drug folks, let's keep the real animals in cages.
Apparently 450 out of 500 do.
The red states don't release them after a few months though. They don't care if the criminal's feelings get hurt.
You are correct, but yet people re-elect those idiots that make those laws because they want government to make stupid laws like that.
It is also not the guy who got caught peeing in public that is not registering himself.
suckatdebate,
Is that your best reply? Then you surely do suck at debate. Because EVERY state includes the Red states too. Click on a sex offender map. Where do the freaks live? Texas aka Big Red will light up like a christmas tree just like California. Jesus, why so many dumb poeple?
At least the narrow shallow - minded numb nuts knows how to copy and paste. Yippee. Know get back on the short bus and don't forget your little helmet. Remember hard knocks can scramble little minds.
What was scary to me is that people do not seem to do any research before they call for a person to stop breathing or to be put in prison forever. It is not ( for the sake of what I said ) important what type of offender is not registering, what was important was that we see that people in this society will see "sex offender" and without even contemplating why a person is on the list go straight to "hang them all"
a society that can not stop and think about what it is doing to it's own people and why is doomed to support stupid law makers in government that will lead to us all losing freedom. We think that 2 words are all we need to sum up if a person should live or die and we do not stop to think about what we would want if we where convicted of nothing more then peeing on a tree.
Really, I understand the hard line on true sex offenders, but I will never understand a society that can not understand how important it is to keep things in context and to ask questions before reacting.
hey steamiepileofpoop2010-
So why did Bush visit the aftermath of Katrina and offer federal assistance? Why did Obama do the same? remember how everyone was so pissed at how slowly things have progressed with assistance they weer expecting from the fed, genius?
And now the FED is involved looking for escaped sex offenders. Back at ya again! Yes, 'dumas' they did it after teh fact because it was impossible to do it before the fact. Eh? Duhhh huh huh duhhh!!! You gettin it now there 'tard? Hey, maybe we have one here named 'steamie' - lurking on newsvine seeking to troll and stalk people.
A 747 with poop- boy, you're really obsessed with sh!t. You speak it very well. Obviously, since you're made of it! LMFAO!
@MikeV- tell me how nobody thought to take control of offenders before a known natural disaster was to take place. What, no protocols thought of beforehand? That's dropping the ball and now the fed's sending marshalls out to go find them due to the mismanagement. Capiche?
They send federal marshals out to look for them after a disaster because of the potential for people who didn't meeting their legal requirement to check in to have crossed state lines. To suggest that their difficulty finding them or the failure to track them is a federal issue directly related to the sitting president is one of the dumbest things I'll read today.
/edit to note; it's possible that some of the people involved were not even charged with federal offenses.
Also, they don't round them up before a natural disaster because they've already been released from prison. They can't just go arrest anyone on parole prior to a storm. It's not realistic, it's a little nuts and I doubt it's legal anyway.
They also make it sound like they all vanished while the body of the story indicates that the Marshalls cannot find one percent of the offenders. Are they sure a couple of them didn't die in the storm?
the douche bags were in society because they are allowed to be---and i bet they all went to buy ar type rifles some place to.
Thanks for that inspirational thought provoking post. Beyond brilliant.
they are free because they did their time. Registries and taking away rights from people after they completed their time should be unconstitutional
Do society a favor string 'em up and be done with it.
Tommy-2029182
The time given to the ones that these offenders raped or molested is a Lifetime.
There is no time in which this crime can be registered as being fullfilled.
And by the way Idiot or possibly a sex offender yourself; The time that is legitimate for this crime is 30 years in prison w/o the possibility for parole.
Tommy-2029182 would you be singing the same tune if it were one of your kids, wife or other family member that was sexually assaulted? This registry is for pedophiles and sexual predators. When you go around forcing your sexual desires onto children or other people then you have given up your right to live a secluded life.
Upon a conviction based on D.N.A. evidence maintaining at least a 99% accuracy the accused should therefore be executed in an expeditious manner.
scarlett letters were used before registries..
scarlett letters were used before registries..
scarlett letters were used before registries..
So stupid he had to say it twice.
Smart that you said it a third!
ima she..and if you liked that comment..you'll REALLY LIKE #44..now check THAT out!
Dave-
yes I would. I believe everyone (pot dealer, tax cheat, burglar, killer, even one convicted on a sex charge) that serves their time should get full rights and freedoms (including firearms and voting) back.
i love how anyone who points out how stupid the sex offender laws have gotten gets accused of BEING a sex offender hahahaha...those who molest children, forcefully rape, or anything else that terrible deserve to never see the light of day again...but i don't think most people realize some of the rediculous situations that can land a person in prison and on the registry...and nobody cares either til it happens to someone they know or care about...if you go COMPLETELY by the law most guys who have ever had sex have committed a sex offense...if you ask your girl to have sex and she says no and you beg her to do it you are now guilty of rape because you COERCED her to do it after she said no...what guy hasn't bugged a girl for sex before? or lets say a guy is at a part and meets a girl he likes...they are both drinking and eventually decided to have sex...the guy is now guilty of sexual battery because the girl was under the influence...if that girl regrets it the next day and goes to the cops that dude will be in prison and on the registry...even though the guy was drunk too so the GIRL should also be guilty of sexual battery...but that part never happens...or the situation we've already discussed...a girl goes to a party looking for an older guy...she knows no guy will sleep with her if she tells the truth, that she's only 14, so she puts on her shortest skirt and pushup bra to make herself look older and tells all the guys she's 18...a guy sleeps with her thinking she's 18 and after her parents find out and call the cops he's in prison and on a registry...wake up people
They should have a scarlet tatoo "Rapist" on their forehead. Easy to track and good for the gun sights.......
Jaspar Cat,While the sex offender laws have gone overboard,such as urinating in public as an example.For those that commit rapes,child molestation's and child pornography offenses the law is too lenient.The laws certainly need to be overhauled.But your remark about a girlfriend saying no means that you don't believe that no means no.
Shhhh Jasper, you are getting in the way of these peoples' hate.
Read the whole article before you show how ignorant you are.
hey just a cleaning lady let me tell you a story...yesterday i got off work and my girlfriend wanted to have sex...i told her no cause i was exhausted from working for 9 hours (wow i'm feeling really old right now haha) well she got mad...started whining...then later she just started groping on me trying to get me in the mood...i told her no again...she kept on...finally she got to me and i was in the mood and she got what she wanted...TECHNICALLY she raped me...AND committed Gross Sexual Imposition on me by grabbing my junk...do you think she should be convicted of rape? Please i want EVERYONE to answer that question......
@Jasper Cat you have a freak for a girlfriend. Good for you : )
Tommy-2029182
The thing is that most, MOST, sex offenders commit sex crimes again and that's one reason there is a registry. There is no known 100% scientific cure for this type of sickness.
While I applaud you for sticking to your convictions, we will have to agree to disagree I guess.
Thank you for a discussion and not an argument as well.
Dave-
Trust me... I have no sympathy for true sexual predators and would personally put 2 in their heads (I'm not a pacifist). But I've personally seen false accusations, misunderstandings and police corruption really mess peoples lives up. Here's my problem w/ the sex registry... depending on the mood of the prosecutor (did he argue w/ his wife that morning)... a guy taking a piss behind a gas station because the door was locked and a child happened to look out their window... might be charged w/ some indecent nudity w/ a child instead of just public urination. That stuff happens. Google Kurt Bloodsworth, he was convicted here in Baltimore for the rape and murder of a 9 yr old girl even tho he was 250+ pounds and a witness said the perp had darker hair and was 175ish pounds.. after a decade on death row DNA technology got advanced enuff to free him.
I agree w/ you about sexual compunctions... and I'd only give sex crimes 2 strikes not 3... "You mighta been falsely convicted, or ya mighta been drunk or high and made a mistake, or lied to about their age... here is your 2nd chance... mess it up w/ another sex related crime and you'll die in prison".
Am I too conservative or too liberal?
well put Tommy...let's remember that stealing a pack of gum and robbing a back at gunpoint are two completely different degrees of crimes...the registries make no such distinction...yes there are different levels but in my state a 20yr old teacher's assistant that sleeps with a 17yr old student is REQUIRED by law to register as a Tier 3 offender for the rest of his natural life because that specific crime (sexual battery) requires it...even though there are different levels to the sexual battery charge itself...to me that seems flawed...Tier 3 should be for only the WORST most dagerous offenders
Oh.. and Chosen-
You are naive.
I think the sentence for a predatory child rapist should be death by the parent or siblings of the victim (if it can be actually established as what happened and not the courtroom BS of a prosecutor hiding evidence (that would clear the defendant) to get a verdict that increases their conviction rate and increases their pay (look up Kurt Bloodsworth as I posted before).. Why would they do that? you ask.. because they think that "you must be guilty of doing something in your past, and now its time to pay up" (and get me closer to a raise and boost my numbers when I run for political office)... or in my case.. overzealous narcs committed perjury on a search warrant and then 3 or 4 or 5 times in court (they lied so much I stopped counting) to cover their previous lie to bust me for weed.... a dried plant.. screw it.. Ya know what... hey cops.. leave me alone... I'll handle my own problems.. go leech a paycheck off the taxpayer teet somewhere else.
End of drunken rant... Gotta luv the honey badger
they should all have to live in washington dc. with the rest of the rapist
hey mr. president (i mean hey clown) do you see this ----you set a witch hunt for gun deals and yet crap like this constitutes some local authorities and some of your clown posse trying to "round em up boys" these perps are mentally brain busted and yet allowed to wander around --guess my m4 and m1 are not so bad after all
Another gun nut looney! Try making some kind of sense, would ya?
hey, I think I found one of them US Marshall Dunne.... Brian's been hiding out here on the 'Vine trying to act like he's law-abiding but you can tell he's up to no good. You'll know him... he's big, fat and bald... oh and be careful he's armed and dangerous. The good thing is... he's very dumb
Brian - You sound like the type of guy who should not be in possession of such weapons.
If they were in the cemetary you wouldn't have to look for them!
Has it accrued to any of you that no names have been given? Don't you care who they are?
Accrued??? LOL!!! I think you meant Occured?
Hey give him a break, he's obviously Confussed.
I H8 whn peeps gt jakd up bout spelling in blgs.
where 's the registry,,, aint (you boys ) got a registry for this,,, more worried about guns then real safety of kids and such with stuff like this happening ---blame the "people for this not the elected officals as the masses (you know the acceptance crowd) for $h!t like this...liberals and freedom for all whom accept the dont offend me ,,no pledge,,,or say it in arabic, flag burnin, country cussin , dope smokin, lay around, gets my checks,illegal immigrant , draft dodgin, do it alls for the now known ----"american dream"--hey president and vice president may one of these guys lie in your bed....but dont ask for my m4 to help or better yet hey biden --break out your shotgun and go -a - lookin -fo these dudes....more worried about obammie care and robbing the people then handling foreign affairs----you buttholes forget you were elected not hired.
Wow, dude you have some serious mental issues!!!!
Brian...take your meds. It's quite obvious to everyone excluding the brain dead there is a registry method here.
You aren't doing anything except making yourself look like a dumb hick.
No he is making ALL gun owners look like dumb hicks. It is people like Brian that the gun confiscation people use to give them an excuse to take all of our guns. And to tell you the truth with Brian maybe they should.
B.S. With that last post Brian proved he is a left wing troll. Three strikes and you're out.
brian..um, are u from texas???
Schuylaar... I can vouch for Brian. He is from Texas. You see we had a real problem with feral hogs being kinda smart and evading capture and all. So you see we taught some of them to talk, so they could call the others for us in pig latin. Brian's one of our talking pigs... once in awhile he goes unsupervised and get's on the farmer's computer. He has a penchant for making a hog-wild fool of himself on blogs and such, so pay him no mind. We're trying to get him lined up for "Stupid Pet Tricks" on the David Letterman Show sometime.
PRober..lmao..does he have a YT channnel?
Dude you have some serious issues, you need to seek help and get on some meds if you are not already, good lord....
It's o.k. people... jeesh.. his tin foil hat fell off and the gubment implanted chip sent him into a seizure..
The "mother ship" is on its way to pick him up for a visit to the "home world".
Que Twilight Zone intro music........
LMAO good one man, he sure has a screw loose...
Don't feed the troll.
You are so right Lisa C have a good day.
Thank you, Carol From Sc - and I hope you have a good day too.
...you two should go get a room already
KMA AH I bet you would watch. I am married and have grandchildren you freak!
what ever
Brian,
Dude, I have to thank you for making my day. I laughed so hard at your post, I almost choked to death on a snot bubble. And yes I agree. You make all hick gun owners look very stupid.
You want to hear about someone who is stupid. Try the shotgun comment from our current genius of a VP.
Think about it. You want to scare off an armed intruder by firing 2 warning shots from a double-barreled shot gun? I will tell you what the result will probably be. Most armed criminals know enough to realize that when you fire off both barrels of that shotgun you are then a setting target for the criminals 9mm.
A smart person would only fire one warning shot, then aim directly at center mass of the real target.
If our VP had ever done what he suggested at the average gang banger, the VP would never have lived long enough to become VP.
the only info missing from Brian's post is whether or not he's gotten around to wiring his house/apartment..
People get so scared when they hear sex offender. Not all of them are intentionally bad, some are charged by lies! All it takes is an accusation, and your done! I've seen it myself! A friend of mine's wife, told the police he tried to rape her, just because he refused to sell his T-Bird. Guess what happened? Yep, charged and convicted by her lies!
Then again, you have mentally ill people out there attacking children. They are the ones that scare me!!!
hey d from spencer --gun nut here ---you seem to lived under the blanket i provided for you with out clause----as my m4 and mp-5 provided it-my screen name states my nec--look it up retard -you ----well you know what --your probably a gay rights lovin tree hugger- --naval enlisted classification code 5326 look it up on your puter so to speak then confront me as ill be glad to elaborate as to your lack of knowlege and insults bearing no faith but to your lack there of.
dfrom spencer must be one
sex offender says it all -----if you allowed your self to be charged then tried for an offense --you didnt commit your an idiot....i cant ever recall the cops comin on over and sayin i am under arrest for any damn thing.....they dont just go out and say ohhh today im gonna charge 3 people for sex offender....haha---
You kinda sound like Mommy dropped you on your head one time too many when your skull still had the soft spot. Have you been tested for mental retardation?
Brian...the bell just rang...it's time to come in from recess. Kindergarten is just about to start.
F*cking derelict.
Brian your attitude in the above comment is EXACTLY why police/prosecutors continue to get away with curruption and sending innocent people to prison just so they can "solve the case"...if they can't find the real person who did it they just find someone with no alibi and build a case against him/her...it happens every day...that's why when DNA came about prosecutors faught tooth and nail to stop offenders in prison from getting DNA testing for their cases...and 160 people were exonerated off death row...ask yourself this, how did 160 INNOCENT people get convicted and sentenced to death? i'll answer that for you, CURRUPT POLICE/PROSECUTORS and the grotesquely low burdon of proof it takes to convict someone in our legal system...people live in this fantasy world where they think police/prosecutors are honest and would never set someone up or purposely accuse the wrong person...until it happens to them or someone they know...watch out Brian they may come after you next!
You're so right! in some states all it takes is an accusation, esp. if the person claims they were under 13 at the time of the alleged incident.
Furthermore, "sex offender" is a broad term that covers any one over 200 "offenses' in this country...which in some states includes oral sex...so it's safe to say, that most people COULD be on the registry if they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It's time for some serious registry reform...then maybe, just maybe, LE could actually keep track of the real threats.
I definitely agree that some kind of reform is needed on our sex crime laws. But what is so screwed up is that such a position is political suicide. I mean who wants to be an advocate for someone that molests children? That is pretty much how it will be spun.
I mean if some guy has a few pictures of naked children on his computer -- if an 18-year-old has sex with a 16-year-old, their entire lives are basically ruined. The system we put them through means they can never have a decent job. We make them wear the scarlet letter so that they can never have friends or relationships. They might as well just kill them at that point. They deserve punishment for sure, but not equal or greater punishment than someone who rapes and assaults other adults. These are not violent offenders, and we should not be treating them as such.
Yeah hopefully none of them treat sex offences the way some Texas cops and judges treat cell phones in school zones. It was just on TX news that one cop gave a woman a ticket for usig cell in a school zone. It Texas that is only a violation if the school zone warning lights are flashing. Yet the officers computer record showed the zone had been inactive for several minutes before he stopped the woman. His dash cam indicated a totally absure time that was over a hour later than the ticket did. BUT the *** of a judge did not want to even consider that all the documentary evidence that the police had indicated that the officer had issued an improper ticket.
But then you have to consider, judges in Texas are elected... and there is no requirement that they be lawyers or even have a law degree before being voted into office.
East coast is full of them. They even have a college in Pennsylvania at Penn State which offers a degree in child molestation.
Pedo State??
Hey from the East Coast KMA this morning and do us all a favor and get off the East Coast site. you JA weirdscience-90210 what a frigging name it says it all
weirdscience90210;
what planet are you from again? there's predators everywhere in the world get your facts straight
AMEN good morning Miss Rose!! Have a blessed day!
good morning Carol ^^ you have a blessed day aswell
Seriously Weirdscience90210 ? what kind of name is that >.> there offenders everywhere do you need an order of glasses and a reality check?
Obama just let a bunch of illegals loose and doesn't even care. What's worse ?
Wow, 500 sought, 450 compliant, 40 re found and compliant, 5 picked up and 5 left to find. 5 out of 500. By the way, how many kids came up missing since then? How many kids molested? Sounds like somebody is doing their job.
How did that go?
For example, in Suffolk County, officials have examined 500 registered sex offenders in areas that could have been affected by the storm. Some 450 of them were living where they were supposed to be, leaving 50 that needed to be tracked further. Of those, 40 had relocated for reasons that checked out and five were picked up by the marshals, leaving about five that still hadn't been found, officials said
Let's see, 500 registered, 450 compliant and accounted for. 50 to find. Now thats 50 divided by.......and cary the 6..........subtract the 9 and................ Oh, that is one (one) percent.
Wow. one percent non compliant. I think things are working at least to some extent. By the way, was there an outbreak of molestations during this time?
Interesting thing, the local youth pastor didn't get caught for 2 years while he was molesting children. A lot of sex offenders are very clever and know how to work their way into society and become trusted before hurting people, which is why we have to let people know where they live and who they are.
you really think these sex offenders once let go are going to actually register their whereabouts?? Heck no. They are out there on the streets and are going to repeat again. put them away in some camp or jail where they cant ever do this again. especially the ones that continue to rape or molest children. If it was my kid that this happen to or a loved one that was abused, Id kill the a.. that did this. no need to register than. Right???
They are in Rome applying to become the next pope where child molesters are highly regarded.
weirdscience, it's sad to say, but parents need to be more proactive in protecting their kids. Child molesters are everywhere, including positions of trust, so parents need to warn their kids about these things to keep them safe. When my kids were small, here in NJ the cops used to go to schools and discuss kidnapping, carjackings, etc. and what to do and not to do. There was also a show on public TV called Street Smarts, which was helpful to people of all ages. There were safe houses throughout neighborhoods, which were marked as such so kids could go there and be safe, if necessary. Haven't seen or heard anything about any of this lately, which is a shame. I know parents hate bringing up these things with little kids and destroy their innocence, but would they want their kid to end up like Jaycee Dugard?
This is really a pretty good idea to vanish right after a storm. Hummmm! At least they will never know, Ha.Ha. But on tthe other hand there are a lot of sex offenders to take their place. Give em time.
The only people to complain in this blog are the sex offenders.
Us Libertarians are here to complain too. If the courts dont think its safe to release someone back into society w/ all the same rights as everyone else... then maybe that person shouldnt be released at all
Well put Tommy
Ray, you're taking quite a leap. In addition, sexual predators don't have any rights when they're released from prison. They've lost the right to vote for the rest of their lives unless they are pardoned for their crime, Tommy, along with the rest of their civil liberties.
All of our prisons are currently full to the rafters with Third Strike drug offenders who were caught with a joint or a pill. Locking all of them away for life has crowded our prisons as a result.
The current system is not working so well. Something should change so the real bad guys can remain incarcerated. Who agrees?
And only women care about women rights. Blacks only care about black rights. And gay people only care about gay rights. Thats why none of them have any rights... oh yeah, some people believe in rights for all. Sorry you dont Ray.
Peridot-
I totally agree. If near Baltimore, lemme know, grill some steaks or burgers while enjoy the freedoms we've been left.. I thought the concept of America is for MORE freedom. Did NYC/Bloomberg just make it a criminal offense to buy a coke/pepsi over 20oz? When a politician says "Its for the children" or "Its for your own good"... You're about to get screwed.
Post their pictures and any website links to help track the sex offenders.
I had a post-Sandy displaced man living in my home temporarily - sure hope he wasn't a sex offender! Something like that never even occurred to me! OMIGOD
Jersey Kat, maybe if we are all lucky they all went to the west coast to CA or WA hello Sally Ann, hope you have a good day lol Good Morning everyone!!
Carol From Sc - I hope you're right and good riddance to them!
Yea and they can take weirdscience-90210 with them. These quacks this early in the morning WTH love the news and some of the post the others I could give a crap less about. And I love guns everyone..So if you do not like that you can KMA too. Hello Stonepipe have a good day. Hell where is scooter having a beer, hello scooter.....
You must be a lot younger than I am. "Weirdscience" was the name of a movie years ago. Using that as a posting name may just mean someone like movies, and is old enough to have seen that one.
It was a funny show.
Have they checked ROME? The old guy in a dress is retiring because of the "priest, male hooker" scandal so maybe they all moved there to comfort him!
Don't get me wrong, I hate sex offenders, but it's too bad we do not go after illegal immigrants with the same enthusiasm...
After all they broke the law and seems there is a double standard.
(light bulb goes off, Sluggo suddenly realizes that sex offenders do not represent an organized block of voters.)
OK, Sluggo, we can deport all the illegal immigrants and then you can go pick the crops. God knows other "Real Americans" do not want to pick those crops... the work is way too hard and the pay is way too low.....
Thomas:
Must be nice in South Carolina...
Try coming to New Mexico and your attitude would change. These criminals are not picking crops. They are trafficing in drugs and humans.
They are heavily armed and do not hesitate to kill. Burned out cars with corpses, drive-bys and countless bodies dumped on the side of the road.
Green cards for migrant workers are not the problem. Pull your head out of your ass.
I have never had my head in my ass, but you seem acquainted with that condition.
Yea, Sluggo, SC is nice which is why I now live here. Lived in W. Pa, Upstate NY, Pnx Az, Indy Indiana, Cin Oh, and spent time in Japan, UK, France & Switz.
If New Mex is so distasteful for you, why do you stay there? Masochism? Move. or quit yer bitchin.
I love N.M., born and raised. That's why it bothers me to see it go to crap, along with the rest of our Country.
Just really bothers me to refer to illegal immigrants as crop pickers when in reality they have broken the law and should be deported and re-enter the Country legally.
Wow, you think that would have made the papers. Can you post some news links to all that mayhem in your lovely state so I can read about it? Or don't they report on countless bodies dumped on the side of the road?
Google it...
Web Results:
490,000 results for "body found Albuquerque"
So... what sluggo is saying: Detroit & Chicago are now in New Mexico?
Sluggo must live in the suburbs, to love it so much and to bitch so much?
Haha. "Albuquerque police are investigating a suspicious death in northwest Albuquerque."
ONE death? And its not even solved! How do you know this was done by an illegal alien? Where are the "countless bodies dumped by the side of the road"?
Countless = One!! HAHAHAHAHA
Exaggerate much?
Okay...It is against the law to have sexual contact with a child. Do the perverts listen and obey the law? no
By Law, you must register with your current address so we know where you are. Do the perverts listen? No
What part of this insanity are people not getting? You can NOT rehab a sex offender; read the statements of reputable, experienced psychiatrists. Why are these people set free again? Why are criminals expected to follow the law once they are set free? It is total insanity to think they will.
Someone stated that "they served their time". Did they learn a lesson? No, they are sick, demented, vile, perverse sickos.
And they are free...out there somewhere... trying to find their next victim. It could be your child or grandchild and you guys are making jokes about it? Really?
UpzeeDazee - I watched a documentary on sex offenders and learned they cannot be rehabilitated, no matter what. The best thing parents can do is educate their children, unfortunately, about sex offenders, kidnappers, etc. and tell them to never get within grabbing distance of a stranger. They also need to tell their kids not to fall for sob stories about lost puppies or anything - not to listen to stories at all, but just run as fast as they can and get out of there. I know parents don't like discussing these things, but it's part of protecting kids. My own kids knew what to do because we discussed these things. People should never leave their kids to chance. I have personal experience with pedophiles from when I was little, but my mother discussed it with me so I knew what to do - I ran!
If they are THAT dangerous they should be kept in jail, otherwise they need to have the same rights as the rest of us...we can't and shouldn't pick and choose. Btw, "sex offender" doesn't equal child molester. A person in some states can be put on for public urination...ever need to take a leak alongside the road? Or, skinny-dipping, mooning etc.
So, if we were to revamp the registry and only include actual threats and not petty misdemeanors and such, maybe it would make sense
@UpzeeDazee
So should you have your license stripped away from you for your entire life for speeding once? If you shoplift at 16, should you spend the rest of your life in jail? Do you even know what it takes to get on the sex offender registry?
Chances are, you know someone or even live next to someone who has done time for one thing or another, and you probably even like that person. Behaviors can be changed, otherwise you would still have the mentality of a child.
I am not condoning molestation or rape or anything like that at all. Those crimes are horrible, and those who commit them should be punished accordingly.
The sex offender registry is not a punishment that fits all of the crimes that it takes to get put on one.
For instance, 18 year old guy is dating a 16 year old. 16 year old writes in her diary that they had sex, even though she was still a virgin. 16 year old's mother finds the diary, and calls cops on 18 year old.
18 year gets put on registry with no judge, no jury, no conviction, no proof. He can no longer hold a job, and he has to tell people he is a sex offender. He gets death threats.
If you can't hold a job on the registry, you go to jail, and guess what? That's right, get put right back on that registry. The story I read about this guy, 10 years later, and he is still being punished for that.
You can't date people if they know you are on the registry. Your entire life is ruined. For little to nothing.
Before you judge an entire group of people based on the actions of a few, you really need to get your facts straight, first.
Armaadi, I have a couple of problems with your scenario.
#1, in most states 16 is the age of consent. The mother can't charge the boy with rape unless the girl testifies to that. At 16 most girls are deeply in love with their boyfriends, and unless there's a problem between them, won't testify against him.
#2, a charge alone is not enough to put him on the registry. He must be tried and convicted FIRST.
#3, at 18 he's an adult. He knows what he's doing. If he's screwing around with a minor, especially one where the parents don't like him, he's putting his own life on the line. Try sticking around with people who are LEGAL Adults. If you don't, you have no one to blame but yourself.
I can't find the article, but I know the boy and girl were separated by 2 years. The mother saw the diary, and used it to punish the boy.
Even still, search for stories about the registry. Just saw an article about a guy that was wrongfully convicted of rape, he received a pardon and still can't get his name off the registry.
Another man was convicted of a misdemeanor in 94, and he just got his name off the registry in sept 2012. 18 years punishment for a misdemeanor.
Another kid was convicted of statutory rape for having sex with another high school student (read, he was in high school with this girl). He gets 25 years of sex registry. He was maintaining an A in his local college when he found out how long he was supposed to be on the list. He committed suicide.
Story after story after story. Did any of your friends have sex in high school? If they did, they are every bit as evil, twisted and monstrous as some of those people on the registry. Only difference is they didn't get caught, and didn't this this label applied to them.
hey what about this situation...and this ACTUALLY HAPPENED...a 13yr old girl took a nake picture with her phone and sent it to her 13yr old boyfriend...well her mom went through her phone and saw that she had sent it to him and called the cops...they went to the boys house and confiscated his phone and charged HIM with prosession of child pornography...however they DID NOT charge her with distribution of child pornography why? well when everyone got in an uprour about how stupid this was the prosecutor said "under the child pornography law it does not state how old the offender has to be in order to be charged so we CAN charge this minor offender"...so the prosecutor found a loop hole in the law that allowed him to charge his kid and he did it...who care's whether they SHOULD prosecute him...all they are concerned with is whether they CAN...since then most states have changed their laws so the offender has to be over 18 to be charged...but before they did that many of these young kids were already convicted and put on the registry where they still are now...so does anyone disagree that THAT is stupid?
I honestly don't know how it works with sex registries, but I do know that if you're convicted as a minor then your records are sealed. If you're 15yrs old lets say, and conviced as a minor and not an adult then would your name be on a sex offense registry even after you turn 18?
Any lawyers or judges care to educate us on this?
Janine-1645002
i don't know how that works either...but the point of me posting that story was to show what kind of incredibly stupid things can land a person on the registry...i mean it was completey RETARDED for prosecutors to abuse the law and charge a 13yr old kid for accepting a nude picture from his 13yr old girlfriend...it shouldn't matter that there was a loophole and the law didn't specify that the offender had to be 18 or older...they should not have charged him...even the prosecutor said "we did it because we can" but NOT because it was the right thing to do...our legal system in general is full of self fullfilling people just looking to get their name in a headline or get a promotion
How's about this... what if he turned 18 a week earlier, and she was about to turn 17, and they'd already been together 2 years?
Is it still "screwing around with a minor", when he was still one a week ago and they had been in a relationship for a while?
Not so cut and dried, is it.
How can this happen in New York State? With the toughest gun control and restrictions on the size of the soda you drink this is unbelievable! Is NY too stupid to incarcerate these violently mentally ill sociopaths?
Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo will fix this problem. Cuomo is the leader of the highest taxes state with generous welfare benefits for all the "entitlement" people! Wait until he is president.