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WI - Sex offenders will face residency rules

View the article here So, they reject one law, but then with harassment from other members, they finally pass a law.  Sounds like extortion and intimidation to me.  They need to take this all the way up to the Supreme Court, so it gets knocked down for good! 02/04/2009 By MARK SCHAAF Greenfield reverses earlier decision on restrictions Just eight days after rejecting an identical proposal, the Greenfield Common Council has unanimously approved new restrictions about where sex offenders can live. The new ordinance, which mirrors rules adopted in many neighboring communities, states that sex offenders cannot live within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, such as a school or park. Sex offenders currently living in the city can stay, but no more will be allowed to move into such areas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).