The link that Shadow provided above doesn't show crimes against children. And I think that the link that I originally provided showed two conviction dates but only one offense date. Maybe the second conviction was for probation violation?2sisters said:I just looked at the link you posted Jersygirl . Why in the world was he even out of jail with 2 counts of molesting against him. He has no business being on the streets. If there were stricter penalties( life in prison instead of 5 years for example) for this kind of behavior then Jessica Lunsford and many others would still be alive.
Shadow's guy was the one on CNN.lady-eowyn said:They are not the same guy Jersey...the one Shadow posted was St. Lucie County...the one you posted was Pinellas, with convictions in Monroe and Hillsborough. Shadow's was convicted of sexual battery...yours was lewd and lacivious w/ victim under 16. I'm not sure which one you saw on CNN....but either way we have two Charles Phillips in Florida who have absconded (and a Carl Phillips too!!)
mysteriew said:New Your has btought up something else to consider. Current sex offenders are typically only on the database for 10 yrs. After that they drop off.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/303384p-259697c.html
lady-eowyn said:This is quite long...I have went to each state sex offender database (through www.sexoffender.com) and reviewed what information they make available on their site. I find some are a rather sad excuse for keeping the public informed on just who are sex offenders. I give thumbs up to those who choose to put maps on their sites, especially the ones who make it known how close in proximity schools are from the offender. My plans are to compile this information and use if it possible in helping lawmakers decide what can be done to make these sites more user friendly, have more information readily available to the public without having to jump through hoops (see South Dakota) and keeping our children safe!! If you see that I have missed something please feel free to add...or if you want to give a critique of your states site please do so. If I have indicated that a state has no online database and you know different please provide me with a link to that site. I still think we should have a national database
Now I'm confused. From an article I posted on the "Jessica's Law" thread yesterday:Rocky said:Wyoming and South Dakota have no online system, I think we should let all the sexual offenders know they can go there to hide...
JerseyGirl said:Now I'm confused. From an article I posted on the "Jessica's Law" thread yesterday:
USATODAY.com - State-by-state sex offender registries to go online
State-by-state information on sex offenders will be available on a new Internet site run by the federal government, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced Friday.
Participation by states is voluntary, and the Justice Department said it hopes to have the site up and running within two months.
The announcement was being made to coincide with National Missing Children's Day.
The site won't provide any information not already made available on the Internet by 48 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. But it will be designed to allow someone to do a national search to determine whether an individual who has been convicted in one state has moved to another...
But different rules apply (from state to state) as to what information can be accessed.
In Florida, for example, state officials this week expanded the area that residents can check, up to a five-mile radius from their home or school. For years, the search could only encompass the same zip code...
Oregon and Rhode Island do not publish the names of sex offenders on the Internet.
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Am I misunderstanding something, is one of us wrong or are there FOUR states with no online registries?
JerseyGirl said:This might help although I don't know how old this information is:
Parents for Megan's Law: Message from the Director
(22) States Don't Require Active Community Notification
(21) States DO NOT Include ALL Offenders On Registries
(5) States Don't Have Internet Registries
(2) States Won't Allow Anonymous Access On Their Registry
(33) States Register Juveniles and 20 Notify
(27) States Do not have a call-in number to access the registry (1 charges $10.00)
(28) States Do not have civil commitment laws to keep sexual violent predators confined
I thought you were referring to the consolidated state information that will be accessible from a federal site. :waitasec:Rocky said:I haven't been able to find any more information on the kfmb website about what they were talking about thursday night, but from what I understand, it is a National registration system for offenders to go in and register on...
JerseyGirl said:I thought you were referring to the consolidated state information that will be accessible from a federal site. :waitasec: