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CANTON Brand new state Rep. Sam Moore (R-Macedonia) is pushing a sweeping law that would allow registered sex offenders to go anywhere they want even to schools.
Moore, in his first week in office, has turned in a bill that would overturn the crime of loitering and make it so registered sex offenders who arent otherwise barred from going to schools or places children gather could go to those places freely.
I am OK with that, Moore said Thursday, adding that he meant only those who were off parole and not barred from those places. The reason Im OK with that is the assumption is they have done their time. If theyre still a danger to society, they should not be free.
Am I saying its not creepy? Its definitely creepy.
Moore is the sole signer on House Bill 1033, which also prohibits law enforcement officers from forcing residents to identify themselves under any circumstances. Moore said that is a practice that violates Fifth Amendment rights to silence and was the original intent of the bill.
http://cherokeetribune.com/view/full_story/24620149/article-Bill-would-allow-sex-offenders-at-schools
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)BainsBane
(53,112 posts)that if someone is a danger they should remain in prison and that continued penalties after serving a prison term aren't fair. However, the fact is that courts don't take cases of rape and child abuse seriously enough and grant far too light sentences. We know that pedophiles in particular are extremely difficult to rehabilitate. So given the reality of how the justice system actually works, this is a bad thing that will almost certainly lead to the lives of more children being destroyed.
tosh
(4,424 posts)Thank goodness.
Maybe these people in that district will come to their senses.
And from a comment:
"And you can thank Georgia Gun Owners inc for helping get him elected. By their own statement they said they were the main reason he was elected."
CurtEastPoint
(18,674 posts)"Unfortunately for me, being kind of a redneck from Cherokee County, I don't play the politics game that much; I'm honestly trying to do the right thing," he added.
tosh
(4,424 posts)But that's just me.
JJChambers
(1,115 posts)If a sex offender's registration level isn't high enough to prohibit them from being around a school, then there shouldn't be an arbitrary loophole in the loitering law that prevents them more than anyone else from being at a school.
The ID to police, though, is silly. If police have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to contact someone, that person should be legally compelled to identify themselves. Identifying yourself isn't a violation of the 5th amendment right against self incrimination and this has been recognized in courts across the country, time and time again.
This post in no way supports penalties for failing to present ID when the police lack reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)were convicted of crimes against children. Further, some were put on the list as a result of things they did when they themselves were minors. Some are on the list for statutory rape.
A blanket ban from schools for all sex offenders is the wrong way to go.