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GA - House passes change to sex offender law

Original Article 02/28/2011 ATLANTA ? A bill that would prohibit registered sex offenders from photographing children without a parent's permission has passed the Georgia House. - Not exactly true, see highlighted below. Rep. Ann Purcell, R-Rincon, who sponsored the bill, said the measure will clarify a state law adopted last year. It prohibits any individual from taking a photo of a minor without a parent's consent. Purcell said the law was intended to be aimed at sex offenders but could be applied to any person as it is now written. For example, she said, a parent at their child's choir performance could be prosecuted for snapping photos of other children. - So, the average citizen who takes a photo of a child, could be thrown in jail and/or prison, and once again, not all sex offenders have harmed children, so this is once again, making it seem as if all sex offenders are child molesting pedophiles...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 28, 2011 (boomark / email).