Trick NO Treat: Sex Offenders in Maplewood, Brentwood

Shana Rowan October 31, 2012 at 08:21 pm

Sex offenders have the lowest recidivism rate of all criminals except murderers, according to dozens of university, federal and state studies. Not all sex offenders have victimized children, and over 1/3 of sex crimes perpetrated against children are committed by other children. 95% of kids are abused by family or friends who aren't on the registry. Dr. Jill Levenson’s 2009 study, “How Safe are Trick-or-Treaters: Child Sex Crime Rates on Halloween?” found that non-familial child sexual abuse accounted for less than .2% on Halloween. Why is law enforcement spreading such glaring myths, and why is the media latching on??

Doug Miner (Editor) October 31, 2012 at 08:46 pm

Thanks for sharing that, Shana.

ltm October 31, 2012 at 11:10 pm

All Halloween related restrictions placed on registered Sex Offenders (RSO's) or Prior Offenders (PO’s) are unconscionable, illegal, unfair and assuredly unconstitutional.
Should Halloween restrictions apply to only those on parole or probation this becomes a different issue. However, should the courts include all those for their length of time on a sex offender registry this is outrageous and Constitutionally illegal and without merit.

ltm October 31, 2012 at 11:11 pm

As I see it a Prior Offender (PO) is someone who completed their prison sentence and probation and is now under the guise of the Adam Walsh Act,, Megan's Law, Jessica Lunsford Act, Wetterling Act, SORNA, city, county, state and federal government laws restricting travel in or out of states or to and from certain locations, travel in and out of country, domicile, senior long term care - assisted living - home care, burial sites/national cemeteries and specifically designated domains or locations (local parks, state parks, pools, playgrounds, libraries, the theater and all places where children congregate (IE; a McDonalds playground area - Chuck E. Cheese, a public lavatory and so on, whether an offence involved a minor or not.
Aren’t all these bountiful restrictions enough to satisfy justice or the public? Apparently not! As far as I see it these are hate crimes committed by the public and the courts.

ltm October 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm

In restricting freedom of movement, posting signs that target the PO’s and family members, who by the way are already targeted on the internet, and by not allowing their family to participate in the holiday is showing exceptionally incompetent due process of law and extraordinary lack of judgement, fairness and any sort of compassion for these American citizens and their families.
Therefore, the PO is denied his/her and families their FREEDOM guaranteed by our Constitution; and all rights to “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness declared in our Constitution and our Declaration of Independence. There are no records to support crimes committed against children on Halloween and therefore no basis for Halloween Laws restricting anyone from the celebrated Halloween celebration. What's wrong with this picture? I call it sex offender phobia (A persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or phobic disorder). I challenge any judges or magistrates collectively, Attorney General of any states officials or our state or Federal Government to legitimately and rationally produce evidence supporting or legally justifying these laws. I can only wonder why these legislators, mayors, sitting judges,attorney generals and law enforcement aren’t confined themselves for breaking Constitutional Law.

ltm October 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm

I made my point in a one page opinion without attempting to obscure statements used to conceal my judgement.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” - Martin Luther King Jr.