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Saudis Behead, Crucify Convicted Child Molester, Murderer

Posted on May 30, 2009
5-30-2009 Saudi Arabia: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ? Saudi authorities beheaded and crucified a man convicted of brutally slaying an 11-year-old boy and his father, the Interior Ministry announced.According to the statement issued by the ministry Friday, shop owner Ahmed al-Anzi molested the boy and then strangled him with a length of rope...

WI- AG Van Hollen: Dane County Circuit Court upholds constitutionality of Wisconsin's sex offender registration statute

Posted on May 29, 2009
Throughout the nation there are homeless people, homelessness is not something new. One would think lawmakers would have the mindset to address such a status specifically within these laws; it seems due process would require it. However, there is not one word addressing it in Wisconsin statutes...

MA- Bill would create registry for drug dealers

Posted on May 29, 2009
I fully support this idea as it will totally overwhelm the police so that no more criminals can be caught; cuts down on court cases too. Lets do this. Oh, the problem is -if every drug conviction was FORCED to register- we would see some lawmakers on it now wouldn't we? What the heck, according to lawmaker logic, registries make the public safer; go for it!5-29-2009 Massachusetts:Convicted drug

NH- Psychologist interprets sex offender test

Posted on May 29, 2009
5-29-2009 New Hampshire:Confronted yesterday with a state expert's pessimistic predictions about child molester William Ploof's future, his defense attorney tried a glass-half-full approach. Public defender Lisa Wolford posed this question: If the state believes Ploof's history, failure at treatment and multiple offenses give him a 30 percent to 49 percent chance of re-offending within 10 years,

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MI- Bryon Township man sentenced as part of Internet sex sting

Posted on May 29, 2009
5-26-2009 Michigan Phase-I:GRAND RAPIDS -- A 25-year-old Byron Township man will spend 18 months to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in Kent County Circuit Court to using the Internet to commit child sexually abusive conduct.____ was one of more than 20 men arrested in a sting targeting online predators, conducted by the state Attorney General's Office and the group Perverted Justice.

OH- County to charge sex offenders to register

Posted on May 29, 2009
This is ridiculous, with so may registrants being FORCED to Tier III where they must register for life, that is a significant amount of money. In addition, due to the registry many registrants are FORCED to move and will then incurr even greater expenses...

FL- A thoughtful voice tackling what Miami Herald called ?the sex offender mess?

Posted on May 29, 2009
5-29-2009 Florida:Dr. Jill Levenson, associate professor and chair of human services at Lynn University, is sometimes in the unenviable position of being on the right side of a tough issue. A licensed clinical social worker who got her start 20 years ago as a child protection social worker, she is a nationally known expert on sexual violence and has become a respected authority on, among other

Killed by Law: RSOs and Persons Associated with Sex Offenses

Posted on May 29, 2009
National:The following registrants died, directly or substantially, because of the law noted. Clicking on their name will direct you to their stories:SO Residency Law (#Froze to death; ##Law):#Michigan-2009: Thomas Pauli (52)##Georgia 2007: Christopher Barrios (6)SO Public Registry Law(*Shot **Stabbed by vigilantes):**California-2007: Michael Dodele (67)*Maine-2006: Joseph Gray (57)*Maine-2006:

Sexting just teens exploring their sexuality, child-culture expert says

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 Canada:No charges in Canada over dissemination of suggestive imagesTeens who use cellphones to disseminate suggestive messages and images are just doing what teens have always done -- exploring their sexuality -- a researcher in child and youth culture says...

UT- Husband throws more than mere accusations

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 Utah:OGDEN -- Police are investigating a rare case of harassment: fake sex offender registry notices followed by a bucket of feces.The target was a man in an Ogden apartment complex who had a one-night stand with a married co-worker in November...

NY- A call to punish sex offenders using social Web sites

Posted on May 28, 2009
Why even bother with such nonsense when, if the person is on probation the probation officer already prohibits such, and if violated the person would go back to prison. So this law would accomplish nothing that isn't already happening! Policital reasons (votes) are behind this waste of the legislature's time!5-27-2009 New York:A Nassau County legislator plans to propose legislation Wednesday

The real cultural predators

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 National:Controversy finally canceled Dateline NBC?s popular ?To Catch a Predator? series. Although it wasn?t the only program to profit from the sordid world of sexual abuse, it was the first to transform audiences? strange fascination with sexual crimes into a commodity...

Horror: Raped Her With Newspapers And Urinated

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 Croatia:She has lived such a profligate life that she will not even notice one rape case, a judge said. Irrelevant of the Law on the equality of genders and Law on preventing discrimination, Croatia still has a long way to go for sexual stereotypes and discrimination against women to end...

FL- State needs to fix the sex offender mess

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 Florida:Thoughtfulness comes too late.The (sex offender) task force charged by the Broward County Commission with finding a way out of the conundrum created by sex offender residency restrictions has listened to experts, crunched numbers and discussed a dismaying array of unintended consequences...

UT- Utah AG Mark Shurtleff slams 'sexting' study

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 Utah:Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has attacked a Canadian professor's recent contention that teenagers should not face child pornography charges for electronically sending nude pictures of themselves to others.Peter Cumming, an associate professor at York University in Toronto, presented a paper to 8,000 researchers in which he maintained that "sexting," or sending nude images

NY- Friend Request Denied

Posted on May 28, 2009
5-28-2009 New York:When a Level 2 sex offender with a profile on Match.com asked out a fictitious single mom whose profile was created by Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan?s Law, Ahearn contacted the company and demanded that he be banned from the popular dating website...

Stepdad cleared of abuse, can see kids again

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-26-2009 Canada:Estranged wife hired hitman to kill himA Toronto man -- whose estranged wife hired a hitman to kill him -- was cleared of allegations he molested his stepdaughter. The 40-year-old man who wept on the witness stand while describing the anguish of being estranged from his children was acquitted by Justice Silja Seppi, who found his evidence "resonates as truth...

CA- Parolees in camp must find another place to stay

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 California:Sex offenders argue their options are limited.The paroled sex offenders living alongside Black Rascal Creek must move elsewhere by Friday or face arrest, a state corrections official said Monday."We're not ignorant in the sense that the problem of the transient population will go away," Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation unit supervisor David Domico said...

RI- Senate bill would ban sex offenders from venues used by children

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Rhode Island:CRANSTON ? So far there?s been no silver-bullet resolution of the controversy over housing convicted sex offenders at a local homeless shelter, but the public outcry has prompted one response ? a possible change in state law. Sen...

NY- A call to punish sex offenders using social Web sites

Posted on May 27, 2009
Why even bother with such nonsense when, if the person is on probation the probation officer already prohibits such, and if violated the person would go back to prison. So this law would accomplish nothing that isn't already happening! Policital reasons (votes) are behind this wate of the legislature's time! 5-27-2009 New York:A Nassau County legislator plans to propose legislation Wednesday

AL- State Representative Calls for Sex Offender Law Change

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Alabama:One state representative is calling for a change in how Alabama handles sex offender cases.Last week, Governor Bob Riley signed two new measures into law. One concerns child predators, the other calls for a valid address for sex offenders...

Analysis: Inside the mind of a cold-blooded psychopath

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Israel:Adwan Yihya Farhan displays the behavior of a typical psychopath. He doesn't have a conscience, he doesn't have empathy. He kills without reason. He wanted to murder someone and he had the opportunity. At this stage, there are still many facts we don't know, so my analysis should be taken as a professional assessment based on what is known...

DC- Where Would Justice Souter?s Replacement Make A Difference? Part I

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Washington DC:It has widely been assumed that Justice Souter?s retirement, and replacement by an Obama nominee, would have little effect on the outcome of cases in the Supreme Court, on the theory that Souter?s replacement will likely share his views in large part, at least in cases where the Court is closely divided...

DC- USGovernment's Channel on YouTube

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Washington DC:The official YouTube channel of the U.S. Government, linking you to videos across government. Visit the playlists and other channels for a wide variety of interesting videos! CLICK MAIN PAGEThere is a wealth of information and videos in the links provided on their channel...

DC- Court Rejects State's Limits on Federal Civil Rights Suits

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Washington DC:A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled yesterday that New York's efforts to limit prisoners' federal civil rights claims in New York state courts violated the Supremacy Clause.New York moved to restrict prisoner-rights claims in New York state courts under 42 U...

Allocations For 2009 Byrne Justice Assistance Grants Announced

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 National:WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Justice today announced Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 allocations for state and local law enforcement assistance available through the 2009 Omnibus. Funding will be provided through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program which is administered by the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice

MA- Springfield man, 'detained' by neighbors, arrested on child-enticement charges as he is released from hospital

Posted on May 27, 2009
5-27-2009 Massachusetts:SPRINGFIELD - Was it street justice that led to 61-year-old Randolph Barden's beating by neighbors earlier this month? Or, was it some kind of vendetta on the part of the girls who accused him of attempting to lure them into his car with candy? Barden's lawyer and a Hampden County assistant district attorney laid out their opposing views of Barden's beating in the

DC- D.C. moves to shutter alleged brothels

Posted on May 26, 2009
Let me get this straight, Washington DC the home of the righteous, where all the laws are made criminalizing such and similar conduct, is really a Sodom and Gomorrah in disguise? Police close them down and courts FINE them, hey Mr. Court aren't you reading the news as to what money is being spent by the clients of these places for their services? Wise up, if you really want to stop them, make

RI- Senate bill would ban sex offenders from venues used by children

Posted on May 26, 2009
Another hair-brain scheme to pigeon hole former sex offenders into Gerbil like runs to prevent seeing any child. Sorry folks, society was not made strictly for children, there and adults and they have the same rights as anyone else; violate them and the walls of Jericho (i...

AL- Officers check on sex offenders during Operation House Call in Mobile County

Posted on May 26, 2009
Are we looking at a crime scene photo of a peeping tom? No, it is a law enforcement officer (from an unknown force, see list below) peeping into a RSOs window. I certainly hope the RSO is one on parole or probation, if not, then this is a crime scene photo...

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