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Editorial: Reform state's sex offender registry to better fit the crimes

By "eAdvocate"

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A wolf in sheep's clothing; the Adam Walsh Act. How quickly the public falls for the carrot and misses the immense harm of the act; an act to raise welfare recipients and Lord knows what else will rear its ugly head. A generation of harm will come from this law.3-17-2011 Michigan: Politics remains the art of the possible. So sometimes, a small step forward beats standing in place, especially with an issue as onerous as the online Michigan Sex Offender Registry. Bills sponsored by state Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, would at least undo one of the most egregious elements of the registry: the so-called Romeo and Juliet cases involving consenting teens. Legislators should approve them. The bills, approved by the state Senate last week, would enable teens convicted of having sexual contact with an underage partner to avoid the virtually lifelong housing and employment restrictions and public humiliation associated with being registered as a sex offender...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on March 17, 2011 (boomark / email).