ALL EXCEPT FOR: ANIMUS THAT DRIVES EXCLUSIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex crimes because of entrenched myths that overstate the laws’ positive impact on public safety and exaggerate recidivism rates of offenders. And it is not only registration schemes themselves that have been scaffolded by these myths, but numerous ancillary laws that exclude benefits to offenders strictly because they have committed sex offenses.
This paper from Prof. Catherine Carpenter is full of very, very useful information. It is a MUST READ: Carpenter – Animus
I am not a religious person either. Religion covers a whole gamut of beliefs. I am a Christian, I love the principles of Christianity, I love Jesus and the sacrifice He made for all of us, and I love my church family. After my wife’s death I too felt animosity toward God and anything religious, I did an act outside my personality, but God saw the value I had and has restored me. I miss my wife but now have my children and grandchildren and friends to encourage me. God has a purpose in all that happens to us, and today I am living out that purpose. I have peace and purpose. What a blessing!!
It’s the same as how when I wrote my alma mater asking about taking classes after my release to learn a new field since my previous job was no longer an option, they sent a letter back with a copy of my head sheet saying that they determined that the presence of RCs on campus would be “disruptive to the learning experience” and that my presence was “forbidden on their campuses and properties.”
The rodent also has a policy where RCs are not allowed on their property. When the friends I’ve made since my release want to go hang out at “the springs,” I have to make excuses why I can’t go, since they don’t know my situation, and I would prefer to keep it that way since I want to keep them as friends.
It seems to me the government is content with motivating us NOT to become productive members of society, and so I’m not motivated in the least to get a regulart job and pay taxes. What’s the pount if I have to work harder while fearing losing my job because my background becomes a convenient excuse to fire me if I don’t live up to unreasonable expectations?
Derek
I agree, I haven’t worked since Moses parted the Red Sea. I have been let go of many jobs because someone found out where I was working and placed flyers on the business. Even when I worked for a factory where the public was not welcome, they mailed flyers to the CEO and made demands to “Fire me or face the consequences”.
And yes, I know who it was, someone who had NOTHING to do with my case