There are a lot of offenses
that can land a person on a
sex offender registry.
From asking a girl if she
wants a ride, to urinating in
public, to kids playing
doctor, to mooning a
school bus. These are
hardly crimes that should
ruin the rest of a person's
life. Our current laws must
be reformed before
everyone finds themselves
being called a "Sex
Offender."
No one crime fits ‘sex offender' label
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The terminology “sex offender” brings to
mind deviant men who sexually abuse
children. This isn’t always the case and is
a smaller population of registered sex
offenders.
Several sex crimes can lead to someone
having to register.
Some include: “Exposing; (i.e., relieving
yourself in public; mooning, being naked in
your house, having the curtains open and
being seen); sending naked pictures
through cell phones and a minor seeing it
(called “sexting,” a rising crime today
among all ages, especially youth); and
young adults age 18 to 22 having
consensual sex with their 16- and 17-year
old boyfriend or girlfriend, to name a few.
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'Sex Offender' Label Makes No Distinction
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Hundreds of young men like him are
casualties of Texas' zero-tolerance sex
offender registration laws. Despite low-
level sex offenses, they're cataloged as
perverts, as monsters, by a system that
paints most sex criminals with the same
broad brush.
An 11-year-old who fondles a 10-year-old
classmate could be forced to register as a
sex offender for a decade. An 18-year-old
who's more than three years older than his
girlfriend could spend a lifetime on the
registry for having consensual sex with her.
And once they're on the list, these young
sex offenders are virtually boxed out of
society – unable to find jobs and housing,
and trapped in a vicious cycle of evictions,
registration violations and more jail time.
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There's the girl who bared her ass out a
bus window in college and pled guilty to
indecent exposure -- and then couldn't
become an elementary school teacher
because of her sex offense. Then there's
the guy who peed on a bush in a park and
was convicted of public lewdness, a sex
offender because he couldn't find a
bathroom.
Unfortunately, it's not technically legal to
make discreet love in public spaces, even
in your truck, even if it has a camper shell
with dark windows and Liberator furniture,
even if no one can see you without
pressing his nose to the glass or hoisting
her children up over her head.
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Could You End Up on a Sex Offender Registry?
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Urinating In Public Exposes Flaw In Law
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A New Hampshire lawmaker said laws
against public urination in public exposes
a flaw in the law . . . because indecent
exposure is a sex offense, multiple
convictions could land habitual public
urinators on a sex offender registry.
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Public urination shouldn't lead to sex offender status
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Starting next year, urinating in public could
land you on the sex offender registry. But
two state lawmakers are trying to make
sure that doesn't happen. While there
should be a law against public urination,
he said, the penalty should fit the crime.
Sex offenders must live with numerous
restrictions: they're not allowed to live near
schools, they often can't coach youth
sports, and they're not allowed to stay in
homeless shelters, Shurtleff said.
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In 13 states you’ll be added to the sex
offenders register for “urinating in public
(in two of which, only if a child was
present)."
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Do you think it can't happen to
you? We do not know the true
intent here, but the point is . . .
NEVER ask someone if they
want a ride.
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John pulled over and asked 2 teenage
girls if they wanted a ride. They passed
up on his offer and he drove off. He is
now a registered sex offender (his
charge: attempting to lure a child).
While driving, Ryan made a bad decision
and exposed himself to three girls (ages
15, 16 and 23). He is now a registered sex
offender for the next 10 years and has
been in counseling for the past 5 years.
Fitzroy grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm
to chastise her after she walked in front
of his car, causing him to swerve to
avoid hitting her. Now, he must register
as a sex offender.
After Danny found his girlfriend in bed
with another man, he began drinking.
One night they argued and he forced
himself on her -- a mistake that will ruin
the rest of his life.
Allow your teen to have sex - breastfeed
your baby - kiss your naked baby - take
pictures of your children naked, you
could be a sex offender.
After Danny found his girlfriend in bed
with another man, he began drinking.
One night they argued and he forced
himself on her -- a mistake that will ruin
the rest of his life.
Jeremiah was 18 and was drinking with a
few friends. When a girl (age 16) fell
asleep, Jeremiah began rubbing on her
body to try to wake her. He was
unsuccessful and left. A month later, he
was arrested.