Opinion – Page 11

Sex offender registries cost millions; Provide no benefit

October 9, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 7889 Views 0 Comments child safety, community safety, jacob wetterling, kidnapping, knee-jerk policies, misinformation, patty wetterling, public safety, recidivism, sex offender registry, sex offenders, south carolina

By DON THURBER . . . Last month, a new chapter was written in one of America’s oldest real-life murder mysteries. The body of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was finally found,

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Absurd laws turn sexting teens into child pornographers

October 4, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 8622 Views 0 Comments adults, child pornography, children, crime, heritage foundation, sext, sexting, the atlantic, underage images, victims, virginia

By MICHAEL ROSENBERG . . . Depending on personal experience, a person in violation of the law is a monster, an errant architect of his own fate, a heedless sinner, or

Opinion

Right speech, right time, right now. Engage.

September 26, 2016August 28, 2019 michaelr 18024 Views access, chilled speech, expression, expression wall, First Amendment, free speech, fundamental rights, misinformation, online forums, public discourse, sex offenders, social media, vigilantes

By MICHAEL ROSENBERG . . . The criminalization of the speech of registered citizens ensures Tom and Jane Public can continue with a campaign of blissful ignorance; the proliferation of

Legal Opinion

Federal judiciary finally sees light: Restrictions are punishment

September 8, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 7489 Views 0 Comments equal rights, ex post facto, First Amendment, freedom of movement, michigan, premises restrictions, proximity restrictions, punishment, residency restrictions, sex offender registry, sex offenders, sixth circuit, social media ban

By DAVID POST . . . I wanted to add a few words to co-blogger Jonathan Adler’s posting about the recent 6th Circuit decision in Doe v. Snyder, in which

Opinion

NC’s new sex offender law is unjust and unconstitutional

September 2, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 15468 Views 5 Comments bill of rights, buck newton, constitution, First Amendment, free association, free speech, freedom, freedom of movement, jim crow, liberty interests, north carolina, sex offender registry, sex offenders

By MARK JOSEPH STERN . . . A new sex offender law took effect in North Carolina on Thursday, restricting offenders’ freedom of movement and association by barring them from

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Fayetteville Observer: New premises law seriously flawed

August 31, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 8120 Views 0 Comments children, employment, fayetteville, feel good laws, First Amendment, general assembly, ineffective legislation, judge beaty, north carolina, premises restrictions, proximity restrictions, public safety, sen. buck newton

Editorial Board . . . Protecting our children from extreme danger is one of our most solemn obligations. And protecting them from sexual predators needs to be among our highest

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Sex offender restrictions are the new Jim Crow

August 25, 2016August 2, 2019 Admin 15236 Views 4 Comments criminal justice, fayetteville, judge james beaty, north carolina, presence restrictions, proximity restrictions, public registries, residency restrictions, sex offender registry, sex offenders

By GREG BARNES . . . On Sept. 1, a registered sex offender will be breaking the law if he continues to work at a car repair shop that sits

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