WY: Sex offenders now pay the cost of supervision
Previous source of cash has run dry, so the state charges registrants for every change of status.
A new Wyoming law means sex offenders must now pay to register or make changes to their registration. If they ignore the new law, they’re subject to criminal charges.
It’s a big change for both offenders and law enforcement. In Teton County, where many residents are transient, the law was already tough to enforce.
“Say we get a tourist come in from out of town who isn’t currently registered in Wyoming,” Teton County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Stanyon said. “It’s going to cost them $150 bucks to register with us for initial registration. Say they stay for two weeks. Then when they deregister to tell us they’re leaving, they’re going to have to pay the $31.25.
This is just a blatant example as to the depths of stupidity the RSO’s laws have reached. If it is so critical that RSO’s must be monitored then is is up to state law enforcement to pick up the bill. If not, then these laws need to be placed neatly into the ‘dumpster of life’ and all citizens who have paid their debts move on with life. This is too beautiful a country to let insecure, paranoid low life policy makers screw it up.
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY!
More importantly it is about the “value” that sex offenders are to the political machine as a source of fear mongering not unlike the “war on drugs” and the “war on terror” – we are used as a valuable political tool to manipulate and control the population with FEAR.
This registry has NEVER been about protecting kids or anyone at all. It is used to 1) declare and dictate moral behaviours with the harsh and ever harsher punishments for those caught breaking these moral taboos. 2) to create an “unwinnable” war that appears to be real but is not. How is this done? By lumping so many “crimes” into a broad category and then labelling ALL those caught up in the trap as Sex Offenders.
A meaningless term synonymous in the general public’s mind with a child molestor even when the vast majority of those with the label did NOT do have anything to do with a child and in fact, in many cases they are are “guilty” of totally victimless crimes – often just
thought crimes.”
Now this – they are basically forcing you to pay for your own punishment and abuse by the state. Talk about adding insult to injury! First the take away your ability to get a job with this label then the pass a law forcing you to pay for it…with what?
You got it…an easy way for the state to violate sex offenders who cannot or will not pay THIS new punishment raising the reoffense rate artificially to make it appear that these added punishments are needed!
Bullshit on a mind blowing level that only politicians could possible come up with! A self sustainable neverending and unwinnable (by design) “war” that works just like the “war” on drugs and terror to manipulate with fear.
Only from the twisted mind of a politician can come such utter logic defying crap! Well I say that since this is a war against us that we need to fight back and thank you to FAC for doing that for those who cannot defend themselves from a rigged system determined to see that they fail!
We won’t be able to fix the messed up system by venting for it is exactly what our politicians are doing. Let’s collect signatures, fund a FAC that can operate strong against the injustice. Something’s got to give or we will be in status quo forever.
This is just proof positive that our state and federal governments are going BROKE! And they will fleece every aspect of the population that they can. One day soon, they will just seize all of our assets to help their debt problem. You watch.
There is no way they will be able to collect this money from enough registrants to make this work.
if the state cant cover the cost then shut down the registration.
it does not work. is the government running out of money?.
for this bs.
Looks like the federal gravy train may have slowed down a bit.
Can the insanity get any worse???