Comments on: No One to Blame But Ourselves: Jessica’s Law is a California Voter Approved Disaster

By: kelly beachman

kelly beachman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:56:44 +0000

i agree totally that this law is pointless, they really need to re look at it and change alot of it, one i strongly believe that they should not make it back track and that if parole is gonna place the gps on theese people then who cares where they live they r tracked. also they should only apply it to the high risk ones that get out of prison for doing a sex crime and if u dont qualify for megans law then u shouldnt for jessicas law.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:36:25 +0000

Mike there is right…these laws make our lives a living hell; restrictions on where we live, where we can go, what activities we can be involved in, at least during probation/parole. Even a messed up offender with a GPS and 3 years of prison time under his belt can go to a school and grab a child, or sit in a parking lot and masterbate. Hell, anyone who’s a human being has the potential to do terrible things…anyone can murder someone, anyone can hurt another…sex offenders are no different than anyone else, but yet we are labeled as something worse, almost sub-human. These laws politicians pass seem well intended, but are rarely thought out. I committed a crime with no real victim, they didn’t exist, yet here I am unable to get anyone to hire me, unable to find a home that fits all their conditions, unable to finish college due to dealing with so much legal junk, and having to deal with the “general public, worried they will view me as less than deserving of living. Everyday is a struggle with depression, self confidence, and self worth…but hey, at least the kids are safe right?
I’m a 22 yr old college student. I’m someone’s son. I’m someone’s mentor. I’m someone’s friend. But in this country I’m seen as a monster.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:44:07 +0000

I was 22, she was 16
she said she was 18.
even said she was out of high school. had a job etc etc.
the courts didnt care
i had to register.
i got house arrest.
i violated house arrest.
got parole for the violation of house arrest.
261.5c not a mandatory registration charge for unlawful sex with a minor under the age of 18
i was lucky, i had the skills to get a job and a apartment outside the 2000 foot rule.
i wear a gps monitor for 3 years till im off parole.
i dont show up on the registry because my offense is not a mandatory registration charge. so no one really knows what im dealing with
id love to buy a house. i cant because in my city. its 98% within the 2000 foot zone
im not even clear yet if after parole if the 2000 foot rule still applys
my parole officer says it does not
what i read on the internet says it does.
this GPS monitor i have is a joke.
it wont tell my po what im doing, just where i am
i own a car. it doesnt take long to drive to a park.
but why does this apply to me?
im low risk, i dont think kids are hot or anything. im now married with 2 kids.
i just laugh at the people who think these laws do anything.
while you punish us and make us mad. who knows what that will drive us to do
i know with me i just want to forget and get over it. and never repeat
but now im reminded of it every day
but we still laugh at the fact jessica’s law is a joke.
all it does it punish us
your not any safer!
you may feel that you are
but your not

all jessicas law does it punish sex offenders. thats it.
nothing more nothing less.

By: Karl R Knutson

Karl R Knutson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:28:59 +0000

Let me get this straight, we don’t want sex offenders living around us, and we don’t want them living around each other, and we don’t have the BALLS to execute them for the many crimes we register. How about a little honesty this is a religious bent of “you don’t fit our morals.”
There has NEVER been a case of registered offender Halloween attack and only one case of sexual linked attack but he WAS NOT on the registry.
If you need a sound bite for political purposes keep it up. If you want to make a difference do something that actually makes a difference. I am in a cause and effect field. We don’t make decisions on feelings but facts.
Either step up or step off jack.

By: Main Mom

Main Mom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:24:28 +0000

I want people, especially children to be safer because of the laws we pass. These laws are not doing that.
You’ve got it right, Johnny California. Residency restrictions have the potential for making us all less safe. We need to assist with reentry for all those who are getting out of prison, for if we dehumanize someone, the chances are pretty good that they will become inhumane. This sort of treatment of sex offenders only increases the chance that they will commit another offense.
Why not treat sex offenders as though we want them to succeed, instead of treating them as though we want them to commit another offense? It is far safer to have a sex offender employed (where he can be supervised) and housed (so law enforcement will know where they are) than to have them relegated to the streets or the woods, where no one can find them.
As Formerly known as says, let us have good ideas and smart legislation. It just makes sense.

By: Formely known as

Formely known as — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:15:00 +0000

I seriously am getting burned out on this issue. Let’s face facts, politicians use this issue every time they feel like their losing out. It’s the old stand bye for them. Use fear and hysteria to stir up the people and then when their frothy enough, show them how tough they are on these vile evil people and abracadabra, their voted in again or they get what they want just like magic. You would think with all the empirical studies out their showing the low recidivism rates of the criminal class, the people would wise up that they are being suckered into putting a worthless politician into office that doesn’t do anything except spend their hard earned tax dollars on projects that clearly don’t work! There are three things a politician will say just before they lie to you:

1. It’s for the safety of the country.
2. It’s to better the American economy.
3. If it saves just one child.

Don’t keep getting suckered by these idiots. The more they take, the less you say, and the more of their BS you buy into, the more freedoms you give up, and the less safe you really become. Good ideas, smart legislation, equal better government and a better quality of life.