The Dobbs Wire: Thurs. May 28th, 12:00 Noon – A Rare Event
The Dobbs Wire: A rare event about the sex offense registry – it’s purpose and effectiveness, whether there’s a need, and if it should it dismantled! Presenters: Miriam Aukerman is one of the country’s most talented litigators against sex offense registration laws, co-counsel on a landmark 6th Circuit case (Does v. Snyder) and now fighting tenaciously to get that decision implemented. Judith Levine is co-author of the newly published, The Feminist and The Sex Offender, and an elegant, clarion voice on matters of sexual civil liberties and justice; her 2002 book, Harmful to Minors, stands as a classic in the field. Vincent Schiraldi is a leading national advocate for cutting back probation and parole, a former NYC probation commissioner, and currently co-anchoring EXiT (Executives Transforming Parole and Probation), a bold new campaign to overhaul community supervision. Josh Hoe, a prominent criminal justice advocate, podcast host, and policy analyst for Safe & Just Michigan will moderate the discussion. Kudos to Safe & Just Michigan and Josh for presenting this great conversation! Free enlightenment – the details and registration link are below. –Bill Dobbs, The Dobbs Wire If you or a friend would like to be added to The Dobbs Wire mailing list, drop us a line at: info@thedobbswire.com Twitter: @thedobbswire
Thursday, May 28 • 12:00 Noon • via Zoom • Free
Join Safe & Just Michigan to learn the evidence-based case for ending sex offender registries
The Evidence-Based Case for Ending Sex Offense Registries
Thursday, May 28 • 12:00 Noon • via Zoom • Free • Sign up: www.bit.ly/EndTheRegistry
Sex offense registries were supposed to keep communities safer. Under them, people convicted of sex offenses are required to register where they work, live, volunteer and go to school. Certain restrictions are placed on where they can live and earn a living. These laws have created an underclass of people who struggle not only to find a good job, but to even find an available place to live. Meanwhile, studies show the promised safety benefits of these laws have failed to materialize.
Join Safe & Just Michigan Policy Analyst Josh Hoe and special guests — ACLU of Michigan Senior Staff Attorney Miriam Aukerman; Columbia University School of Social Work Senior Research Scientist Vincent Schiraldi; and Judith Levine, feminist author, journalist, co-founder of the National Writers Union and author of “The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence” — at noon on Thursday, May 28. We’ll talk about recent court rulings regarding the unconstitutionality of Michigan’s sex offender registration act, the evidence showing registries fail to protect communities, and the movement to end the registries.
Joining the discussion is free. All you need to do to take part is sign up>>>> www.bit.ly/EndTheRegistry
Safe & Just Michigan event page: https://www.safeandjustmi.org/take-action/events/
Safe & Just Michigan works to advance policies that end Michigan’s over-use of incarceration and promote community safety and healing. We envision a Michigan in which all are safe in their communities and everyone is responsible for creating accountability, safety and justice.
I welcome the end of the list of scarlet letter recipients, but I fear the uptick in instances of public backlash and violence that may occur should the registry end, such as those weirdos that have published the list elsewhere or even printed it out for their recreational shame reading.
To use Zoom, do registrants need to register a username, screen name?
No if you are just a participant. Look like its the same as using facetime on a a call.
Meanwhile a law school professor who was falsely accused of rape has won a big defamation case.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/professor-falsely-accused-rape-wins
You know this Registry has done more then take the life of Condoluci and caused pain and suffering to his family. It has also ruined the life of James Fairbanks and also caused pain and suffering to his family. He would not have become a criminal if he didn’t have access to the Registry. Now citizens will have to pay millions for this trial and to keep Fairbanks behind bars. Millions that could be better used for this pandemic crisis.
This is only one ripple effect of the collateral damage this Registry has caused throughout America. And where is the accountability of the state in all this? When pharmaceuticals put out dangerous drugs onto the public and deaths were caused, we went after them, got them to take it down, and made these companies pay for damages.
The Registry should be no different. Dangerous things should not be accessible to the public.