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State Sen. Nina Turner proposes changes to Ohio sex offender laws

By "eAdvocate"

First, as to the police spying into the windows, he is violating the privacy rights of the homeowner -no matter who s/he is- they could be doing something very private.Additionally, no RSO has to answer the door no matter who knocks on it, some have and have been killed doing so and here. There is no law requiring any homeowner to anser the door when someone comes knocking. If more RSOs would ignore the knock, it would not be long before such verifications would end. If lawmakers make it a law, it would be fun contesting it and show those killed as a reason to not answer the door.As to the proposed enhancements to the laws, they are nonsense, you can check on someone daily and if they are prone to committing another crime, knocking on their door will not stop them...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 05, 2009 (boomark / email).