{"id":28042,"date":"2012-05-30T17:30:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/30\/crime-and-perpetual-punishment.html"},"modified":"2012-05-30T17:30:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T23:30:50","slug":"crime-and-perpetual-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/30\/crime-and-perpetual-punishment.html","title":{"rendered":"Crime and Perpetual Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a mess.<\/p>\n

– A category, "sexual offenders," that can include anything from hardcore child molesters, to a flasher, to an someone who, a few decades ago, was 18 and was caught sleeping with what turned out to be a 17-year-old.<\/p>\n

– They've all done their time. They've all been released. They've paid their debt to society.<\/p>\n

– And now there's an increasing number of laws restricting where they can be, including any number of public places — parks, beaches, piers, fair grounds, schools. Doesn't make any difference what the crime was — in many cases, even whether the original crime was against children. <\/p>\n

– The laws aren't really enforced, so they aren't really<\/i> keeping people safe … except from former offenders who are actually law-abiding. Who end up having to maneuver a sea of laws from city to city, which can interfere with where they live, how they can make a living, how they raise their own children, etc.<\/p>\n

– But it makes City Councils feel like they're doing something, and it makes parents feel "safe." So I guess it's okay.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunities around the country have gone beyond regulating where sex offenders can live and begun banning them outright from a growing list of public places.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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What a mess. – A category, "sexual offenders," that can include anything from hardcore child molesters, to a flasher, to an someone who, a few decades ago, was 18 and was caught sleeping with what turned out to be a 17-year-old. – They've all done their time. They've all been released. 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