Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Child molesters have the same rights as you and me.

are you referring to convicted or accused?

Accused, as well as those who have been convicted and released from incarceration .

not true. those convicted and released must, in many states, notify the police of their current address.

last i knew of, joe average citizen does not have to do that.

Not in the same circumstance but "Joe Average" is required by law to update their address with the DMV every time they move. Thus police have access to the information but they don't make it public like they make the sexual offenders lists.

This thread really got off topic in many branches.

[Ban Hammer 13,673]

Do you consider it your civic duty to know where every repeat offending criminal is living in your neighbourhood?

yes, i do. and no, there are no child molesters within 10 miles of here. and yes, i've checked and i do so recently.

And how does that change your behavior? I'm asking honestly, if one moves into your town or the town next door tomorrow, what are you going to do differently to protect the children?

obviously be more on the lookout for kids hanging around that particular house, along with letting a select few of my neighbors know about it so they can pass on that information. isn't that what you'd do? or would you prefer i stuck my head in the sand?

You said towns within a 10 mile radius. Perhaps your area of the country is different, but I don't know the children of people who live ten miles away, and I'm not going to be staking out someone's house miles away from where I live to make sure children are warned. (In practice, this probably gets you arrested for being an out of towner stalking the kids to make sure they're safe.)

the 10 mile statement meant that is the area around my house where it is pedophile free, it does not imply i'll be staking out a house 8 miles away

Child molesters have the same rights as you and me.

are you referring to convicted or accused?

Accused, as well as those who have been convicted and released from incarceration .

not true. those convicted and released must, in many states, notify the police of their current address.

last i knew of, joe average citizen does not have to do that.

Not in the same circumstance but "Joe Average" is required by law to update their address with the DMV every time they move. Thus police have access to the information but they don't make it public like they make the sexual offenders lists.

This thread really got off topic in many branches.

tracking people with a dl means they have to have a dl. how many people don't have one?

eta: there is a time limit with both cases as you listed, but that with the child molester is usually significantly shorter.

Edited September 6, 2007 by charlesandnessa

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

tracking people with a dl means they have to have a dl. how many people don't have one?

eta: there is a time limit with both cases as you listed, but that with the child molester is usually significantly shorter.

Ah good point! Granted ppl don't always follow the processes.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

They need to strike down the ENTIRE act! At least someone has hacked off a sliver.

[pedroh 21]

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

so what do you propose boo-yah? let the goverment do whatever he wants, without telling us, or if we know, telling us is secret and we arent allowed to ask why?

[almaty 19]

hermano pedroh, sounds like something...that hitler..stalin..castro and franco..and many other chopf##ks endorsed..br