Enough is Enough. Sex Offenders Under the Public Eye.
We at BlowtheScene.com have been following sexuality-related news across the Web, and this week, sex offenders are topping the headlines; but not for the reasons you may think.
We were pleased to read that Americans are fed up with the reactionary approach to sex offenders and are taking a more pro-active stance from California to New York.
Over the weekend in California, registered sex offenders found little solace in Orange County Extended Stay Hotels:
The Daily Gamecock staff tackles the issue:
“In southern California, five registered sex offenders were staying at the Extended Stay America hotel in Huntington Beach. The news got around when police distributed fliers at the hotel informing guests of the sex offenders’ presence, according to USA Today.
Also, six sex offenders were staying at the Homestead Studio Suites in California last week until they were evicted from the hotel.
The recent news sheds light on a topic The Daily Gamecock staff found interesting: Should hotel guests be informed about sharing a roof with registered sex offenders?
As it stands, depending on state laws, sex offenders must register as such and typically must notify neighborhoods when taking residences somewhere new. Aside from regular punishment, this has become a consequence with which we are familiar and understanding.
But is it necessary to stamp them on the head and separate them from the public in a hotel environment? Should their punishment end when they are allowed back in public?” Read more at The Daily Gamecock
This comes only a week after California State legislature proposed a bill that would make it illegal for sex offenders to use social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook.
“Citing horrific cases in which children were sexually assaulted by men they met online, Assemblywoman Norma Torres, D-Pomona (Los Angeles County) introduced the bill last month, which would make it a crime for Californian’s 63,000 registered sex offenders to use any social networking site..” Read more
New York was not to be outdone as residents can now receive text, email, or phone sex offender alerts.
“Folks across the state can now sign up for a new service that will alert them when a moderate or high-risk sex offender moves into their community.
New Yorkers can now register to receive alerts – via e-mail, text message, fax or telephone – whenever a moderate or high-risk sex offender listed on the New York State Sex Offender Registry moves to, or from, a community of interest to them and their family. Read More
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