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OH - Sexual crime law OK - Court says offenders' registration retroactive

View the article here OK, so when are they going to get on national TV and tell everyone we no longer have a Constitution and you all have no rights?  That is basically what they are doing here.  One set of laws for some, and another set of laws for others.  Also, see eAdvocates great comments about this.  Making something retroactive, is a violation of the constitution, which states "No ex post facto law should be passed!"  It doesn't say, "but only for certain groups of people," it says "SHALL NOT BE PASSED!"  And this is basically tearing up the contract (plea agreement) these people signed when they took the plea, and adding more punishment on top of their original sentence.  Yes, this is a dangerous slippery slope, and if they can do this to sex offenders, you can bet they will also do it to you, one day! 02/28/2009 By Kimball Perry In a case likely headed for the Ohio Supreme Court, the state's 2007 law toughening requirements for sex offenders to report their address can be applied retroactively, an appeals court ruled Friday...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 28, 2009 (boomark / email).