ACSOL: CA: Lawsuit Challenges Halloween Restrictions
A lawsuit has been filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court challenging the Halloween restrictions of the City of Rialto. Specifically, there is an ordinance adopted and enforced by the City of Rialto that prohibits all registrants on Halloween from decorating their front yards and exteriors with “typical Halloween decorations”, from opening the doors of their residence to trick-or-treaters and from leaving on any exterior residential, decorative and ornamental lights. If this ordinance is violated, registrants may be fined up to $1,000 and sentenced to up to six months in jail.
I’ll believe a sex offender would molest a child stranger on Halloween when razor blades in apples and poisoned candy become a thing. Not saying it’s never happened, but it’s so rare I can count the number of times on one hand.
It’s never happened. There is not one case of registered sex offender ever having used Halloween to abuse or exploit a child.
Had there ever been such an incident, sheriffs and media outlets would be sure to remind you of it every year.
Lisa French. Fond-du-lac Wisconsin. 1973
Gerald Turner (French’s assailant) had no priors before that night, therefore wouldn’t have been on the registry had it existed back then.
Around 25 years had passed before the first Halloween restrictions were enacted, during which the only Halloween crimes against children reported were those killed by drunk drivers and a few killed in gang shootings.
If trick-or-treating is so dangerous because “sex offenders may be out unsupervised”, then the responsible parental move would be to not allow their children to do it.
Lisa French was never harmed by a convicted sex offender. Nothing in our registration laws or Halloween laws would have protected her from her assailant.
Joe
Thanks for posting that. It is ALWAYS a good idea for someone to do research before they speak. I looked up what you listed and area correct
The Halloween Killer and Lisa Ann French.
https://www.thescarechamber.com/halloween-killer/
The problem is, that is ONE creep out of Millions of people in the US. So we ALL have to suffer for something that happened before some on here were even born.
Also, Looking back at Jacobs comment, he said no Registered sex offender. This case was 1973 when there was no such thing as the registry. So you are both partly right.
If one’s court imposed sentence has been fully satisfied and parole or probation is done, how can the state impose restrictions? This happens to persons forced onto registry, or can be applied to anyone?
Oh that is ok though because it is JUST civil and not punitive. You see, civil items cannot send you to prison for years and years so there is no way it could be punishment right?
AND, we all got a chance before we were sentenced to bargin with the prosecutor right? And none of this was added AFTER we were sentenced, AFTER we finished our sentences right?
And every other felon or EX felon has to also do these things as well right? So since EVERYONE else also HAS to do all this stuff as well, it cannot be discrimatory right?
Also, what the Hell does Halloween have to do with those who did NOT have a charge involving minors?
Ok, and this is the law currently in Florida….. Has it been challenged here?