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I decided to go into why I took the position of Chairperson for Maryland Citizens For Sex Offender
Justice.
Did you know that earlier this summer, Ocean City, MD passed a law stating that any Maryland Sex Offender
that comes into their town must register with the police department first? That's right. Suppose your husband and you decided
you wanted to dine at one of Ocean City's Seafood restaurants and your reservations were at 6 p.m. You would have to go to
Ocean City 2 hours early just so your husband could check into the police station, tell them who he is (and depending on his
risk level would have to get finger printed), where he is going and for how long. (Of course, the cops could play dirty and
keep him longer for some asinine reason just so you miss your reservation).Talk about the most idiotic law I have ever heard
of. Just shows you how far this witch hunt is going. But get this...its only for Maryland Registered Sex Offenders. One from
New Jersey could waltz right in and spend a whole week if he/she wanted to.
Other states are trying to pass laws where
a sex offender must register his computer and give them his password and list of sites he goes to.
Maryland, earlier,
had tried to pass the residency law. This would restrict any Maryland Sex offender from living within one mile of any school,
daycare, sports/recreation places. Do you know how many schools, daycares,
sport arenas are in Salisbury alone?
One state, sorry, this late at night I can't remember names, won't allow sex
offenders to go to church unless he receives permission from the pastor and congregation. (No, I'm not making these up!)
And
you know the Equal Housing and Fairness Act? In several states it doesn't apply to sex offenders.
As far as the current
Maryland Sex Offender restrictions, my husband is not restricted on where he lives, just where he goes. He can't go onto school
property(not even for work), he can't go to a college(without first going through a lot of BS and then he still could be denied),
he can't go to any sport/recreation area, he can't go to a daycare...you get the idea.
If you've looked on the Maryland
Sex Offender Registry, it has only one category "Child Sex Offenders". Everyone is placed there(doesn't matter if the offense
was with a child or not). If you look closer, and pay attention to the conviction dates...you would see several who were convicted
20-30 years ago, with no record of re-offense.
So tell me, when are we going to say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"? Not only do
these idiotic laws restrict the sex offender, they restrict his/her family. A father can not go see his child play sports
nor pick his child up from school or daycare. He/she probably won't be able to further their education or train for a new
career.
It is time for the public and those un-educated
people in state/government legislature to become more educated on the facts pertaining to sex offenders. All this fiction
that you see on the news is just a scare tactic to keep the public in a panic.
So, are you ready to say "ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH"? I know I am. That is why I'm doing what I do.
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