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Offender unhappy about mapping website

By "eAdvocate"

2-18-2011 Wisconsin: JANESVILLE ? Brenda McIntyre wasn?t happy when she saw her name and picture on a Janesville police website listing felony drunken-driving offenders. ?I just thought it was kind of bizarre and crazy,? she said. ?We?re not sex offenders.? McIntyre is one of 55 Janesville residents on an online map revealing information about people with at least five drunken-driving convictions. McIntyre, 44, said the Janesville police mapping program, Project Sober Streets, is a violation of her privacy. She acknowledges that her eight drunken-driving convictions are serious, but she said the map goes too far. ?Do they really have to go to the extreme of putting all of our information on it?? she said. ?Why don?t they do one for drug dealers or crackheads?? Police say Project Sober Streets allows people to track offenders such as McIntyre to protect the public, report problems and deter drunken driving...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 21, 2011 (boomark / email).