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Vt. mulls ban on aliases online for sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

It never ceases to amaze me how short sighted Lawmakers are, its like they live life with blinders on. Has anyone considered, two people could have the same name, or that this bill is obvious proof Lawmakers have no idea how the Internet works. BUT, as written it will make a great basis for a lawsuit to stop such nonsense and make Lawmakers look like fools. 2-12-2011 Vermont: MONTPELIER, Vt. ? Vermont lawmakers are considering making it a crime for convicted sex offenders to use false names on social media sites like Facebook, after one such incident was reported in the state. Only two states have related measures, said Erik Fitzpatrick, a lawyer on the research staff for the Vermont Legislature: New York and Illinois bar convicted sex offenders from using social networking sites at all as a condition of their probation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 12, 2011 (boomark / email).