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Changes needed in bill barring sex offenders from health care jobs

By "eAdvocate"

Here is something very interesting and typical of lawmakers whose goal is 15 minutes of fame and voters supporting them. First, in the comments to the article is one from Rep. Jones, he says: "" The ACLU was "blowing smoke" at the committee. The law is clearly aimed at adults who commit horrible crimes. A "Romeo-Juliet" offense that occurred at 13 can be removed from a juvenile record by the judge. The victim testified at the House committee that the suspect not only drugged and raped her;She said he urinated on her and filmed it. No one should ever get a medical license back who has committed these crimes. The law is badly needed. N.O.W. was in favor of the legislation. I asked the ACLU person who came to the committee if she would let her family go to the dentist and she said "No!" But she still defends the right of the guy to practice on your family...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).