Comments on: New Laws For California Sex Offenders

By: wayne

wayne — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:41:13 +0000

Most victimes know their abuser. These laws do nothing to protect people. There is also the fact that the state only has to have a person to say something happened to them. Many people can not get a fair trial as they will be convicted out of fear.

By: vicki

vicki — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:57:59 +0000

the law puts a blanket on all sex offenders ,,, you pee outside and your a sex offender in calif. ,, the law needs to look at each case and not put everyone as a child molester. this jessica’s law is just not fair

By: M.S.

M.S. — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:19:44 +0000

I have a hard time with this law. My young son is in prison and when he gets out he’s labeled a sex offender. When people hear that, they automaticaly think “child molester”. Not the case here. There should be different levels because of different situations. My son, who is 21 and has been in jail then prison for 2 yrs (come later this yr) will not be able to come home when he’s done with his time, another 3 yrs. We have a preschool one street over and a small neighborhood park on the other street, both less than 2000 ft from our home. I miss my son greatly and have yet to be able to give him a hug. This was a college party with heavy drinking and yes, things got out of hand and the girl was so drunk she didn’t remember what happened. I feel for her, but I feel my son is paying a heavy price for the rest of his life. He will have to register as a sex offender every year for the rest of his life, he will not have the job opportunities available to him in his field anymore, if he chooses to go to school he has to register with the campus police, he cannot leave the country – even on a family vacation to visit relatives. I’m sorry if you don’t agree with me, but as a mom who misses her boy dearly, hasn’t he payed enough?

By: Roninman

Roninman — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:40:42 +0000

The Supreme Court successfully upheld the 2nd amendment. The only thing concerning about this case was that it ended up with a 5-4 majority.

By: rudy

rudy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:59:43 +0000

Do you have a citation to the decision or at least the case name?

By: john

john — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:13:21 +0000

This is not fair at all. There is a difference between offenders and ex-offender. Those who keep doing it and those who are rehabilitated. There are cases where people who were convicted have never done it again and have not committed any crimes anymore. If the state wants to protect the public, then they should pass a law that puts the offenders in prison for life. Maybe then the ones who are paroled will not repeat the offense, and those who do will never be released again. People who have been doing good in the public and want to do good should not have to suffer for the actions of others.