The legislative committee has officially approved the proposed reforms to the registry statutes. We will continue to monitor the implementation phase to ensure these changes are applied as intended.
August 9, 2010
Final supporters
DO YOU BELIEVE THOSE THAT HAVE HAD EITHER CONSENSUAL SEX AS TEENAGERS, FALSLY ACCUSED BY AN EX-SPOUSE, ANGRY GIRLFRIEND, ETC. SHOULD BE CRIMINALS AND REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS ALONG WITH TRUE CHILD MOLESTERS AND RAPISTS?
DO YOU BELIEVE THE CURRENT SEX OFFENDER LAWS & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE INEFFECTIVE AND MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN CONSTRUCTIVE TO PEOPLES LIVES?
IF SO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AND SIGN THE PETITION BELOW TO GET THESE LAWS REFORMED.... ***(Note:You do not need to donate to this website to sign the petition) The current sex offender law is so vague and misleading, it is so extremely destructive to so many lives that should not be touched by this. It needs to be revisited and reformed so it only applies to those who are violent or threat to society. As it stands right now, you could be prosecuted as a sex offender and forced to register as one if you are: 1)an 18 yr. old individual and have had consensual sex with your underage girlfriend/boyfriend,(16 or under) regardless of how long you have been together or being 100% consensual. Did you know each sexual act counts as one criminal sexual charge, B) wrongly accused by someone who is trying to get even, C) lied to by a consensual sexual partner about their age D)decided to relieve yourself outside, urinating in public E)you were joking around with some friends and mooned one of them ....and there are more stories that are unjustifiable, being forced onto the registry and charged as a sex offender.... Legislators have reformed some of the laws as of July 1st so that anyone charged in a consensual "Romeo & Juliet" relationship can be removed from the registry. However, many laws changed the Tier Levels of SO's forcing them to change their registration period from 25 years to life. Individuals charged with this so-called crime, with no other convictions, should be omitted from the list altogether. In this horrible economic state we are in, it is such a waste of the states and taxpayers money as well as vital resources to put these non-violent, so called sex offenders behind bars but most importantly, it is a set up for failure for so many peoples futures by the stigma they are labeled with, it ruins their futures and lifes by pooling them into a group charged with truely serious crimes. The registry is so overblown, most believe that everyone on that registry are sick individuals, not knowing that it could be as simple as what I have listed. There are more than 44,000 sex offenders listed in Michigan alone.
If anything, we need to reform the law to keep these individuals off the registry. What the registry and law was originally intended has back-fired by convicting and punishing so many people that shouldn't be and now that the registry is so overblown, it is harder for authorities to keep track of those who really need to be watched and feared. It can't do what it is intended to do if we keep filling it up with people that don't belong on it. How sad to disregard a persons life like that. If you are a sex offender on the registry, you are restricted from where you can live (can't be close to parks, schools) where you can work, where and who you can visit. In other words, if an offender has family and has little nieces and nephews, he/she cannot be near them, can't take part in Halloween, can't do anything at all that involves children. Even a mother or father that is a SO, cannot attend their own childrens functions, graduation, plays, etc....it is just ridiculous! This needs to change. Please join my fight to get legislature to further change this law and get our politicians involved in moving this change forward. If you sign this petition, you will be agreeing that this law needs to be reformed and we need to do it soon, before average everyday people completely fill up the sex offender registry and we will not know who is a threat to society and who isn't. My son is a prime example, he has served over 6 years for having sex with his underage girlfriend of 2 years,.....he has struggled even after petitioning to be removed from the registry and being granted the removal. He still deals with sex offender issues everyday. Please help me in my quest! Thank you in advance for signing, it means so much not only to me, but many, many others!
Sincerely, Francie- Michigan RSOL
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 12, 2010
Reached 100 supporters
August 19, 2009
August 18, 2009
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which is the threshold required for the legislative review committee to acknowledge our request. Please ensure you have circulated the link to relevant stakeholders so we reach this target before the formal submission of our briefing packet.
9 Comments
Our sex offender laws are out of control, with over 800,000 people listed and still growing. It's time to take a look at reforming our laws, and reduce the amount of persons on the list. To also take Tier 1 offenders off of the public list, and to give persons in all states that are Tier 1 and Tier 2 (non-violent) offenders a way to come off of the list. These lists started as a way to track Tier 3 violent offenders, rapist, child molesters.
There are many who have been falsely accused and had their lives ruined by these draconic and cruel laws. It is absurd to equate child predator situations with domestic spats. Registration should be terminated when the behavior has not shown itself in three years.
thank you!!!! child porn offenders should also not be be included with molesters and rapists!!!!
The current laws are so unfair - lumping young guys who made stupid decisions with true child predators. It must be changed soon!
it is insane that someone can be labeled for life over peeing in public. the system is completely broken and ruining lives for simple mistakes. enough is enough.
Need help to Reform SO laws in North Dakota! How do I start a petition?
Since 1994, when Congress first ordered states to create sex offender registries, the laws in the United States about sex crimes have steadily ratcheted up. We now have what experts say is the most draconian regime in the world, with over 800,000 listed persons. Legislators have repeatedly expanded the definition of a sex offender, extended the periods of time for which offenders must register, and toughened the consequences of registration. In addition, they have done all this even though these laws rest on flawed stereotypes, not solid evidence. Now, some parts of government—including law enforcement—are starting to urge change. A report by the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan organization funded in part by the states, noted, “Common myths about sex offenders continue to influence laws.” The report concluded, “There is little empirical proof that sex offender registries and notification make communities safer.” The California Sex Offender Management Board, which includes a district attorney, police officers, and corrections officials, went even further, earlier this year, saying, “The registry has, in some ways, become counterproductive to improving public safety.” The board called for “overhauling” the system to treat varying groups of sex offenders differently, based on their risks of re-offending. “When everyone is viewed as posing a significant risk, the ability for law enforcement and the community to differentiate between who is truly high risk and more likely to re-offend becomes impossible,” the board said. We want to vilify these people, because they’re easy to hate,” Patty Wetterling, whose son Jacob was kidnapped at age 11 and remains missing nearly 25 years later, told me in an interview last month. Media coverage still fuels this impulse. “High-profile cases involving sex offenders continue to dominate the news” and “understandably shape the public perception of sex offenders,” according to the Council of State Governments report.
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The legislative committee has officially approved the proposed reforms to the registry statutes. We will continue to monitor the implementation phase to ensure these changes are applied as intended.
August 9, 2010
Final supporters
DO YOU BELIEVE THOSE THAT HAVE HAD EITHER CONSENSUAL SEX AS TEENAGERS, FALSLY ACCUSED BY AN EX-SPOUSE, ANGRY GIRLFRIEND, ETC. SHOULD BE CRIMINALS AND REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS ALONG WITH TRUE CHILD MOLESTERS AND RAPISTS?
DO YOU BELIEVE THE CURRENT SEX OFFENDER LAWS & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE INEFFECTIVE AND MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN CONSTRUCTIVE TO PEOPLES LIVES?
IF SO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AND SIGN THE PETITION BELOW TO GET THESE LAWS REFORMED.... ***(Note:You do not need to donate to this website to sign the petition) The current sex offender law is so vague and misleading, it is so extremely destructive to so many lives that should not be touched by this. It needs to be revisited and reformed so it only applies to those who are violent or threat to society. As it stands right now, you could be prosecuted as a sex offender and forced to register as one if you are: 1)an 18 yr. old individual and have had consensual sex with your underage girlfriend/boyfriend,(16 or under) regardless of how long you have been together or being 100% consensual. Did you know each sexual act counts as one criminal sexual charge, B) wrongly accused by someone who is trying to get even, C) lied to by a consensual sexual partner about their age D)decided to relieve yourself outside, urinating in public E)you were joking around with some friends and mooned one of them ....and there are more stories that are unjustifiable, being forced onto the registry and charged as a sex offender.... Legislators have reformed some of the laws as of July 1st so that anyone charged in a consensual "Romeo & Juliet" relationship can be removed from the registry. However, many laws changed the Tier Levels of SO's forcing them to change their registration period from 25 years to life. Individuals charged with this so-called crime, with no other convictions, should be omitted from the list altogether. In this horrible economic state we are in, it is such a waste of the states and taxpayers money as well as vital resources to put these non-violent, so called sex offenders behind bars but most importantly, it is a set up for failure for so many peoples futures by the stigma they are labeled with, it ruins their futures and lifes by pooling them into a group charged with truely serious crimes. The registry is so overblown, most believe that everyone on that registry are sick individuals, not knowing that it could be as simple as what I have listed. There are more than 44,000 sex offenders listed in Michigan alone.
If anything, we need to reform the law to keep these individuals off the registry. What the registry and law was originally intended has back-fired by convicting and punishing so many people that shouldn't be and now that the registry is so overblown, it is harder for authorities to keep track of those who really need to be watched and feared. It can't do what it is intended to do if we keep filling it up with people that don't belong on it. How sad to disregard a persons life like that. If you are a sex offender on the registry, you are restricted from where you can live (can't be close to parks, schools) where you can work, where and who you can visit. In other words, if an offender has family and has little nieces and nephews, he/she cannot be near them, can't take part in Halloween, can't do anything at all that involves children. Even a mother or father that is a SO, cannot attend their own childrens functions, graduation, plays, etc....it is just ridiculous! This needs to change. Please join my fight to get legislature to further change this law and get our politicians involved in moving this change forward. If you sign this petition, you will be agreeing that this law needs to be reformed and we need to do it soon, before average everyday people completely fill up the sex offender registry and we will not know who is a threat to society and who isn't. My son is a prime example, he has served over 6 years for having sex with his underage girlfriend of 2 years,.....he has struggled even after petitioning to be removed from the registry and being granted the removal. He still deals with sex offender issues everyday. Please help me in my quest! Thank you in advance for signing, it means so much not only to me, but many, many others!
Sincerely, Francie- Michigan RSOL
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 12, 2010
Reached 100 supporters
August 19, 2009
August 18, 2009
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which is the threshold required for the legislative review committee to acknowledge our request. Please ensure you have circulated the link to relevant stakeholders so we reach this target before the formal submission of our briefing packet.
9 Comments
This is one of the problems with our current sex offender laws, there is no distinction in the crimes. Everybody assumes that a person is a child molester or a rapist, this simply isn't true. All sex offender laws need to be reformed on a state and national level. Not to mention that we send persons to prison to rehabilitate them, then we say no matter how much you change, you are forever punished by a lifetime list. This is done to not only those that are true predators but to all offenders, and needs to change.
Our sex offender laws are out of control, with over 800,000 people listed and still growing. It's time to take a look at reforming our laws, and reduce the amount of persons on the list. To also take Tier 1 offenders off of the public list, and to give persons in all states that are Tier 1 and Tier 2 (non-violent) offenders a way to come off of the list. These lists started as a way to track Tier 3 violent offenders, rapist, child molesters.
There are many who have been falsely accused and had their lives ruined by these draconic and cruel laws. It is absurd to equate child predator situations with domestic spats. Registration should be terminated when the behavior has not shown itself in three years.
thank you!!!! child porn offenders should also not be be included with molesters and rapists!!!!
The current laws are so unfair - lumping young guys who made stupid decisions with true child predators. It must be changed soon!
it is insane that someone can be labeled for life over peeing in public. the system is completely broken and ruining lives for simple mistakes. enough is enough.
Need help to Reform SO laws in North Dakota! How do I start a petition?
Since 1994, when Congress first ordered states to create sex offender registries, the laws in the United States about sex crimes have steadily ratcheted up. We now have what experts say is the most draconian regime in the world, with over 800,000 listed persons. Legislators have repeatedly expanded the definition of a sex offender, extended the periods of time for which offenders must register, and toughened the consequences of registration. In addition, they have done all this even though these laws rest on flawed stereotypes, not solid evidence. Now, some parts of government—including law enforcement—are starting to urge change. A report by the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan organization funded in part by the states, noted, “Common myths about sex offenders continue to influence laws.” The report concluded, “There is little empirical proof that sex offender registries and notification make communities safer.” The California Sex Offender Management Board, which includes a district attorney, police officers, and corrections officials, went even further, earlier this year, saying, “The registry has, in some ways, become counterproductive to improving public safety.” The board called for “overhauling” the system to treat varying groups of sex offenders differently, based on their risks of re-offending. “When everyone is viewed as posing a significant risk, the ability for law enforcement and the community to differentiate between who is truly high risk and more likely to re-offend becomes impossible,” the board said. We want to vilify these people, because they’re easy to hate,” Patty Wetterling, whose son Jacob was kidnapped at age 11 and remains missing nearly 25 years later, told me in an interview last month. Media coverage still fuels this impulse. “High-profile cases involving sex offenders continue to dominate the news” and “understandably shape the public perception of sex offenders,” according to the Council of State Governments report.
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This is one of the problems with our current sex offender laws, there is no distinction in the crimes. Everybody assumes that a person is a child molester or a rapist, this simply isn't true. All sex offender laws need to be reformed on a state and national level. Not to mention that we send persons to prison to rehabilitate them, then we say no matter how much you change, you are forever punished by a lifetime list. This is done to not only those that are true predators but to all offenders, and needs to change.