Criminal Law

AP NewsBreak: Report: Megan's Law not a deterrent

Posted on February 06, 2009
View the article here And like I've said many times, which common sense would tell anyone who is willing to get over the hate, anger and emotions of such cases, will reveal, that these laws will not, and are not going to work.  If someone is intent on committing a crime, 10 million laws will not prevent that...

Naomi Wolf Slams 'Fake' Activism

Posted on February 06, 2009
This is not about SO issues, but, it does talk about activism.

WY - Sex offenders internet bill dies

Posted on February 06, 2009
View the article here I am not sure which bill they are referring to, but you can go here, to search. 02/05/2009 By The Associated Press CHEYENNE - A bill to restrict Internet access for convicted sex offenders died in a legislative committee Thursday...

I'm Watching You Dad

Posted on February 06, 2009

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Sex offenders subject to double standard of forgiveness

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 02/05/2009 By: Justin Huggins In the United States of America, perhaps more than in any other country, there exist many discrepancies that we've come to call double standards: a seemingly benign term that hints at the complexities and senselessness of human reason...

ICE raids mostly nab non-criminals, files show

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here | eAdvocate Article So in other words, they bloated statistics and numbers, to attempt to justify their jobs! 02/04/2009 By SUSAN CARROLL Program was supposed to target dangerous fugitives An Immigration and Customs Enforcement program designed to target the most dangerous immigration fugitives has swept up mostly non-criminals in recent years, newly released documents show...

Pedophile Panic (South Park)

Posted on February 05, 2009
WARNING: It's South Park, so their is adult language!

CO - Longmont woman accused of raping male friend

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 01/29/2009 By Heath Urie (Contact) LONGMONT - A 53-year-old Longmont woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion that she drugged a male friend during a backyard barbecue and then raped him, police said. Janice Lynette McCarl was booked into the Boulder County Jail at 7:40 p...

Grade-school Lolita: ?So Sexy So Soon? - Back to School - MSNBC.com [del.icio.us]

Posted on February 05, 2009

Grade-school Lolita: ?So Sexy So Soon? - The sexualized childhood and how it affects kids younger than you think

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 08/06/2008 In their new book ?So Sexy So Soon? authors Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne write about the trend of children becoming sexualized at a young age due to media images and marketing campaigns that encourage youth to be ?sexy,? and they offer advice on how parents can protect their kids...

WI - Teen Accused of Blackmailing Classmates for Sex Acts in Facebook Scam

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 02/05/2009 MILWAUKEE ? An 18-year-old U.S. student is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook, tricking at least 31 male classmates into sending him naked photos of themselves and then blackmailing some for sex acts. "The kind of manipulation that occurred here is really sinister in my estimation," Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel said Wednesday...

TX - Now it's time for the Texas AG to boast and grandstand!!!!!

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here Hey Greg, why don't you tell us how many of those so called "predators" were actually doing something wrong? I am willing to bet it's less than 1%, but we all know, you won't show that, because then, you cannot grandstand anymore...

CT - Connecticut AG Upset That MySpace's Sex Offender Tracking (Which He Asked For) Works

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 02/05/2009 from the logic-not-required dept Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has been at the forefront of the crusade to "protect the children" by blaming social networks for exposing them to sexual predators. This has largely entailed strong-arming the networks into doing all sorts of largely ineffective things that make for good political grandstanding...

Bring the rain!

Posted on February 05, 2009
MercyMe - Bring the rain (Lyrics) Good evening. For those of you who focused on the pictures and might have missed the lyrics to the song, I wanted to share them with you, because I couldn?t have written a better personal, musical, testimony myself...

MT - Former officer to plead guilty in child porn case

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 02/05/2009 By Associated Press MISSOULA (AP) - A former Missoula police officer, who spent more than a year on administrative leave, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal child pornography charge. Daniel Jason Huntsinger is charged with a single count of receipt of obscene material and is scheduled to enter his plea on Feb...

Donation Problems

Posted on February 05, 2009
Many people have been trying to send donations, and I did not realize the button was broke. It has hopefully been fixed now, so those who tried and could not, try it again. And thank you for your support! PEACE & GOD BLESS!

Sex offenders not a threat to MySpace

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here AMEN!!!! 02/05/2009 By Conal Pierse, Managing Editor In a shocking move, the networking site MySpace recently removed over 90,000 users that they had identified as sex offenders in an attempt to make the site safer for children...

GA - Parents: Cobb Middle Schooler Received Rape Threat On Computer

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here Video available at the site. 02/05/2009 COBB COUNTY -- Parents of a middle school student who received a rape threat on her school computer are calling on school officials to find out who sent the message. The 13-year-old girl attends Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs...

UT - Sex Offender Regulations Discussed on Capitol Hill

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here So now, Georgia is the only state which requires passwords, which will, I'm sure, be found unconstitutional, as soon as someone fights it. I personally, will not submit my passwords, period!  I posted this earlier, but have now deleted it...

MN - 9 Minnesota clergy abuse cases being settled for $1.7 million

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here So you see, money talks! If they committed a crime, why are they not going to jail and/or prison like others who are less fortunate? Because we have double standards! Just like OJ Simpson, if you have money, you can get a way with anything! 02/05/2009 By JEFF STRICKLER, Star Tribune Thursday's announcement of a $1...

MD - Salisbury Teacher Seeks Dismissal of Child Sex Charges

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here More double standard BS!  Try this kind of court case, when the offender is a male teacher and the victim is a female! 02/04/2009 SALISBURY (WBOC/AP) - A court hearing is planned for Friday in Wicomico County on a motion to dismiss the charges against a music teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student...

NY - Crowd chants "Where is Laura?" in front of Mele's parents' home

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here More harassment, disturbing the peace and probably vigilantism!  I find it amazing, people are picketing this, instead of the US crisis of depression, job loss, war, etc...  Just more to distract them from the government taking control of everyone's lives!  JUST ANOTHER MODERN DAY WITCH HUNT! 02/05/2009 By Oliver Mackson - Times Herald-Record TOWN OF NEWBURGH ? A busload of friends, family and supporters of missing Brooklynite Laura Garza gathered in front of the home of Michael Mele?s parents to call attention to Garza?s disappearance a little more than two months ago...

SC - Former officer sentenced on lewd act charges

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here 02/05/2009 By Tonya Brown A retired police officer in Bennettsville admitted in court Thursday to committing lewd acts on six underage boys. The crimes date back 30 years ago, when the officer headed up a junior police organization...

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS - READ AND LEARN!!!

Posted on February 05, 2009
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America United States Constitution Bill of Rights

Megan?s Law: Assessing the Practical and Monetary Efficacy

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the entire PDF document here EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The research that follows concerns the various impacts of community notification and registration laws (Megan?s Law) in New Jersey. Although this report includes a variety of interesting findings and many ideas that will be explored upon post grant period, this research was embarked upon, in general, to investigate: 1) the effect of Megan?s Law on the overall rate of sexual offending over time; 2) its specific deterrence effect on re-offending, including the level of general and sexual offense recidivism, the nature of sexual re-offenses, and time to first re-arrest for sexual and non-sexual re-offenses (i...

UT - Big Brother Might Be Watching You Booze

Posted on February 05, 2009
View the article here I know this is off topic, but I think it's very relevant!  How ironic!  When it doesn't involve sex offenders, it's "Orwellian!"  I think they don't want to be on this list, that is why they are raising hell about it!  If it's good enough to do for one group of people, it should be good enough for everyone else, IMO...

TN - Notification has harmful effects

Posted on February 04, 2009
View the article here The same comments apply to adults, in many cases, IMO. 02/04/2009 By Linda O'Neal Public policy should be designed to maximize public safety, but juvenile sex offender registration will undermine, not increase public safety. There is no evidence community notification reduces sex-offender recidivism or increases community safety...

IL - Dist. 23 Teacher Facing Charges Found Dead

Posted on February 04, 2009
View the article here 02/02/2009 By RICHARD MAYER Assistant Managing Editor (Journal Online) A teacher from MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, arrested and charged last Friday (Jan. 30) with allegedly sexually molesting a student, was found dead in his garage in Buffalo Grove early this morning (Monday), according to Buffalo Grove police...

FL - ACLU Stands Up For Banished Sex Offenders

Posted on February 04, 2009
View the article here | Related Article Welcome to the real world, where the government, instead of solving crime, they help create it.  By making people live under bridges, forced into homelessness, poverty, hunger, death, eventually, those who are pushed to the fringes of society, they will eventually fight back, when nobody else out there, will help them...

Dr. Phil - Spreading more fear for ratings, and not showing both sides of the stories

Posted on February 04, 2009
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