What can the sex offender registry do?
By Sandy Rozek
First published at NARSOL.org
“Derek Lawson, registered in Arizona as a sexual offender due to a conviction in 1984 in California, is required by law to register any address where he stays three or more days a month.
“He stayed at the home of Peoria, Arizona’s City Council’s deputy chief, Denette Dunn, ‘intermittently throughout the past year.’
“He did not register her address.
“Mayor Jason Beck and the city council have asked Ms. Dunn to resign her position as deputy chief as her relationship with Lawson has ‘breached public trust’ and ‘depicts behavior that does not uphold the standards of conduct we expect from our public servants.’
“Then other information is – almost reluctantly – given.”
Read more here.
Whew..good thing to know the supreme court toilet has convinced us the registry is not punitive…But then again can’t expect much from courts with judges that need a biologist to know what gender they are or that think National Inquirer is a science paper…
Thank the registry for protecting its citizens from their own people not on the registry.
What can the registry do? In this instance, it amplifies judgment and hate. Last time I checked, society is not perfect. They don’t reserve the right to judge anyone! I’ve seen the selective “community standards” and how these people that claim to be offended actually live and behave in public.
Arizona 3rd reich getting their knives sharpened https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria/2023/09/05/fiery-meeting-expected-at-peoria-city-hall-after-sex-offender-debacle-vice-mayor-resignation-request/70767754007/
“had intermittently stayed at her house the past year, potentially in violation of state law. The police alleged the man should have registered Dunn’s address, which would have notified the surrounding neighbors.”
Potentially, so you have a civil regulatory scheme that is supposed to be “civil” not punishment, but yet this lady is facing ostracism for being associated with somebody on the registry , and she’s looking to lose her job over potential state violations ( housing), not even proven yet over a civil scheme. Remember, not punishment people it’s not punishment everything associated with the registry is punishment!
How can you possibly say providing a place to stay is recall grounds with a straight face and not correlate that with the registry being punishment? cause that’s what this is about right she’s being punished for having somebody there at her house. Housing a basic right remind you.
Of course the good people of Arizona are outraged. This woman was harboring a fugitive……..ehh…………..I mean a registrant. Well, aren’t they the same?
I winder how they would feel if she had let a paroled murderer stay at her house.
Most members of the Studio City Neighborhood Council resigned last month after the group unanimously voted to appoint a convicted sex offender to fill a vacancy on their board.
“People were concerned for their own reputations,” Clements said, noting that she works at a family-run investment firm and wouldn’t want to be seen “rubbing elbows with a convicted sex offender.” She and others also said they weren’t comfortable being on a board with King because the neighborhood council has a youth member and routinely hosts events with children.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/studio-city-neighborhood-council-members-resign-after-appointing-sex-offender-to-panel/ar-AA1gMwgZ
Greetings, just looking for opinions or answers.
How many times per month is it legal for the SO come to my house and interrogate me on my front porch. I understand the Home check. but they are going way past that lately.
Jast as when I was targeted in 2011 for simply tryinjg to OUOT a person trying to pimp a nonb existant son.
In the past 45 days the SO has come to my home 3 times.
1st time was Home check. @nd time was the so and a supposed Pastor trying to inform my room mate about her brothers death in winter park. On that occasion the officer and the PASTOR pushed their way into my home with no warrant.
The last visit was 2 guys who said they were with Volusia SO and said the were with another program contracted by DeBary city. They asked all linds of question about vehicles that I do not own and People whom do not live here.
Since I do not keep an attourney at my home how do I counter this abuse.
Robart M