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KS - Kansas license rule for parolees may hurt society more than it helps

View the article here 02/01/2009 By MARY SANCHEZ - The Kansas City Star If you saw the words ?REGISTERED OFFENDER? in bold red letters on a driver?s license, what would it tell you? That the license holder is a sexual pervert? A meth addict? Someone who has been busted for selling crack? At any rate, he or she could be someone you wouldn?t want to hire or rent an apartment to, right? Such scarlet letter-like driver?s licenses are being issued in Kansas. And they are becoming more common. Parolees with a wider range of convictions are being ordered to carry them. Viewed from one perspective, the licenses appear to be a good idea. Mark the convict and assume the branding will be an alert, keeping society safe. But this is one public safety issue that isn?t that straightforward, which is likely news to some of the legislators who initiated it...continue to full post

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