Criminal Law

Top 10 Democrat Sex Scandals in Congress

Posted on September 20, 2008
View the article here Thanks to Triedbyconscience for pointing this out. This is basically in regards to the Republican Hypocrisy article I posted from this web site. Many people wanted to know some democrats as well. Well, here are some. 10/03/2006 Information compiled from the Washington Post, ?Congressional Sex Scandals in History,? and other sources...

PA - God is in charge of weed control

Posted on September 20, 2008
View the article here 09/20/2008 When I had my vegetable garden, one of the biggest challenges was weeds and keeping them under control. By this time of the year, it was hard to tell the weeds from the plants, because the plants were fading and the weeds had pretty much taken over the garden...

IA - Court upholds 2,000-foot rule against sex offender

Posted on September 20, 2008
View the article here 09/19/2008 The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a sex offender was not discriminated against when he was charged with violating a residency rule that he claimed was not in effect when he bought his house. Timothy Willard, 39, of Alburnett, was convicted in 1997 as a sex offender...

American Constitutional Society (Blog)

Posted on June 13, 2008
View the Blog here | Web SiteOrganizationThe American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is comprised of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law...

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OFF TOPIC - Cardboard Testimonies

Posted on June 12, 2008
Mine would be:Registered Sex Offender - Sexual Abuse SurvivorLoving Christ And Learning From Christ, More And More Every Day!

Criminal Law Blogs (TONS OF THEM!!)

Posted on June 12, 2008
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RFID Tracking - Tracking Everyone!

Posted on June 12, 2008
Katherine Albrecht (Wikipedia) | Spychips RFID Blog | VeriChip CorporationMore Here | And HereScary, isn't it! We'll all be tracked eventually, if the Government gets its way!

GA - 'To Catch a Predator' - Man caught on NBC television show seeking a new trial

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article here05/25/2008BERRIEN COUNTY ? A Berrien County man convicted of attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes and attempted child molestation, after he was caught on Dateline NBC?s To Catch a Predator, via the Internet, has filed a motion for a new trial...

FL - Former Police Officer Charged With Soliciting Minor For Sex

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article hereAnd yet another perverted cop from Florida to be added to the growing list. Florida is so deep in corruption, it comes up to peoples knees. Just go through here, and see how many perverted cops come from Florida and Texas, the "TOUGH ON CRIME" states...

CT - West Haven Considers Ordinance to Limit Sex Offenders Movements

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article hereAudio is at the end of this article and at the site.06/10/2008The proposed ordinance would create new ?child safety zones" throughout the cityWest Haven City Council held a public hearing last night to discuss the adoption of a new ordinance that would ban registered sex offenders from the town?s public beaches and parks...

CSOM - Managing the Challenges of Sex Offender Reentry

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the entire PDF document hereFebruary 2007IntroductionThe release of individuals from prisons to communities is a practice that has long been fraught with systemic challenges and one which evokes considerable public concern. As a result, in recent years, prisoner reentry has become the focus of a number of problem-solving initiatives at the national, state, and local levels, and a body of promising research and professional literature to inform reentry efforts has begun to accumulate...

WA - Sex offender issue used to pan for votes

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article hereI know this is an old article, but it is still being done to this day! Politics will NEVER change! This is typical FEAR-MONGERING and PANDERING for your vote, nothing more!!!03/24/200610,000 calls warn of rapist, try to blame DemocratsThe ringing of 10,000 telephones in Snohomish County last week signaled that one hot-button issue from the 2006 Legislature will play an ongoing role in the fall legislative campaigns:Who's more vigorous -- Republicans or Democrats -- when it comes to punishing sex offenders who prey on children?GOP operative Kevin Carns wants to send voters the message that his party is harder-nosed than the Democrats...

NJ - Spin Doctors and Moral Crusaders: The Moral Panic behind Child Safety Legislation

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the PDF document hereThis is from the New Jersey Department of Corrections.Issues of child abduction and molestation have risen so high on social agendas that they have all but eclipsed similarly offensive crimes. Media broadcasts of a rash of child abductions, molestations and homicides have led to a nationwide moral panic concerning the safety of children...

ENGLAND - Sex offender register doesn't protect much

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article here06/12/2008LIVERPOOL (UPI) -- Britain's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, a psychologist at the University of Liverpool says.The researchers say police are using resources to combat Internet sex offenses, which are easier to secure convictions, while the majority of men alleged to have directly sexually abused a child are still avoiding prosecution...

IN - Former GOP Chief Pleads Guilty To Deviant Conduct

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article hereVideo is available at the site above.06/12/2008Glenn Murphy Faces Jail Time, Sex Offender StatusJEFFERSONVILLE -- The former chairman of the Clark County Republican Party has pleaded guilty to criminal deviate conduct.Glenn Murphy Jr...

CA - Rip Torn Gets Apology Over Sex Predator Ad

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article hereTypical political grandstanding. Using sex offenders as their scapegoat to get elected, and someone who isn't even a sex offender, thus breaking the law by using someones photo without their permission. This man should be fired!!06/12/2008Councilman Used Torn's Mug Shot To Portray Generic CriminalCINCINNATI -- A Cincinnati city councilman has publicly apologized to Rip Torn for using his mug shot in a campaign ad on crime...

ANTIPOLYGRAPH.ORG

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article here | Polygraph.comThe Lie Behind the Lie DetectorDid you know: The consensus view among scientists is that polygraph testing has no scientific basis? The FBI considered the creator of the lie detector test to be a phony and a crackpot? The man who started the CIA's polygraph program thinks that plants can read human thoughts? The foremost polygraph advocate in academia was discredited by a federal judge? A prominent past-president of the American Polygraph Association is a phony Ph...

NJ - Ex-warden put women's racy pix online, Morris County grand jury to be told

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008Charges that a former top official for the Morris County Sheriff's Office posted sexually explicit photographs of two women on the Internet without their consent will be forwarded to a county grand jury for review, authorities said Tuesday...

ME - Sex offender sues city

Posted on June 12, 2008
View the article here06/12/2008WESTBROOK : A convicted sex offender living in Westbrook is suing the city and the police chief for passing and enforcing an ordinance restricting sex offenders.According to Bill Dale, city attorney, the man is one of several around the state, all referred to as John Doe, fighting against both municipal ordinances and the state statute regarding sex offenders...

CA - 9th Circuit Chief Judge Posted Sexually Explicit Materials Online

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here | Another Article Here06/12/2008Updated: The chief judge of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who is currently presiding over a high-profile obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has reportedly posted sexually explicit images on a personal website...

OFF TOPIC - MySpace Suicide: The Megan Meier Story

Posted on June 11, 2008
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GA - Chief: Child porn allegations against cop were covered up

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington announced Wednesday that he is disciplining three employees, including the internal affairs commander, for their roles in covering up a sex crimes investigation involving one of their spouses...

NC - 'Jessica's Law' passes NC Senate

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008A bill requiring mandatory sentences for people who commit some sex crimes against children is one step closer to passing the North Carolina General Assembly.The Senate approved the measure unanimously Wednesday. It creates new crimes against someone who commits rape or other sexual offenses against a child under 13...

Sex offender law challenges grow

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article hereThis is the first I've heard about FEDERAL challenges, see the last paragraph with links.06/12/2008The creation of complex sex offender registration systems and increasingly stringent limits on where offenders may live has spawned hundreds of legal challenges in state and federal courts throughout the nation...

TN - Second man indicted on inmate sex charges

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008A man who was fired from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in May has been criminally charged with sexual contact with an inmate.Santiago Alcantara, 37, who gave a 245 Raintree Drive address, was booked Monday into the Montgomery County Jail and charged with sexual contact with an inmate...

WA - Sex offender registration laws have become a back door to extending prison terms

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008Rapist won't be sent back to live under bridgeAfter completing a 90-day state sentence, he faces new charges of failing to register as a sex offender.SNOHOMISH -- The high-risk sex offender who was ordered to sleep under a bridge in Snohomish before he fled the state likely will have a place for stay for some time: behind bars...

CA - Bee employee pleads no contest to possession of child pornography charges

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article hereNotice this man was NOT a sex offender! Now, simply because he was not on duty and not filming above the waist, he's now a sex offender.. THIS WORLD HAS GONE TOTALLY MAD!!!! Think about this the next time you are at a beach, sporting event or other outing!!!06/10/2008WOODLAND -- A Sacramento Bee employee pleaded no contest Tuesday to possession of child pornography and invasion of privacy...

OK - Nursing Home for Sex Offenders

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article hereRead what eAdvocate says about this, here. Also see this document (PDF), and this one (PDF). Keep an eye on the eAdvocate item above, more coming soon. This is nothing but a concentration camp he is proposing and signed into law!! HEIL HITLER!!!06/10/2008It's an emotional day for Wes Bledsoe...

PA - Sex offender rules' efficacy questioned

Posted on June 11, 2008
View the article here06/11/2008Critics say residency restrictions don't prevent future offenses. Easton officials to vote today.EASTON - It makes perfect sense. Who wants a registered sex offender living anywhere near an elementary school?"It seems to be a no-brainer: 'Let's have these offenders not live close to kids,'" said Diane Moyer with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape...

Politically Incorrect, 0 tolerance = 0 thinking

Posted on June 11, 2008

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