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Not all sex offenders pose a risk.  The new Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, ignores this fact and will not save one child.  If the law treated all sex offenders the same, (and in many states it does) the courts should consider it excessive (cruel and unusual) punishment and therefore unconstitutional.  Most sex offender legislation drawn up during the 2005-2006 sessions, are in clear violation of the due process clause of the Constitution.  There is case law and precedent for this, however, the courts by and large refuse to acknowledge this and have refused to hear cases.  The result of the pressure brought by the myths and lies of the media and politicians.  Without a National Sex Offender Policy Forum, we will never see sensible solutions and an end to this problem.

From a blog we found on this new law:

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, repackaged from the Child Safety Act (HR 4472 and S 1086 and now known as S.AMDT.4686), is being referred to as a "death sentence" for all persons forced to register as sex offenders due to a conviction of a sex-related offense.

SoHopeful International, a human rights political action committee, has worked non-stop with families, citizens and professionals to change the way Megan's Law and similar legislation mandates the registration, tracking and community notification of non-violent, low risk sex offenders. The organization makes this effort in order to strengthen the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) and make it more effective, to help it to accomplish what it was originally intended to do.

In 2005, leadership from SOhopeful International worked closely with Senator Orrin Hatch and coordinated with Senator Patrick Leahy, both on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 1086 "Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, stating "we are very proud of our efforts on the bill, and that many of the very postive and productive, common-sense recommendations that we made were inserted into the bill."

Well, unfortunately, the common-sense recommendations were thrown right out the window.

Hatch and Leahy bailed under the strong arm lobby of Walsh, Lunsford, and Smart.

According to experts, the proposal is written in such a way that NO PERSON registered as an offender will be listed as a Tier One.

Presently, many persons forced to register have been convicted of a sex-related offense that involved no physical contact with anyone, i.e. online chat with an undercover officer, possession of a questionable picture, public urination, or a Romeo and Juliet teenage relationship.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act would require persons that had no physical contact with anyone to be designated as a Tier II or Tier III registrant, appearing unfairly represented as extremely dangerous. Such designations would further prohibit law enforcement from quality supervision of the truly dangerous predators of children.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid delivered the following remarks July 20, 2006 in the U.S. Senate, lending his support to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, important legislation that will help protect America's children against the dangers posed by sex offenders. The text of Senator Reid's remarks, as prepared, is below.

"The Senate is about to take an important step to improve the safety of our nation's children. Very shortly we will pass the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," also know as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of this significant legislation. Today, I am pleased to say that negotiations have resulted in a strong bill that will soon pass both chambers and become law. I appreciate the willingness of all members to put aside unrelated controversial issues so that we could focus on the core purpose of this bill -- protecting children."

Smoke and mirrors.

The sponsors of this bill are so certain the proposed legislation will pass, that a rally is planned next Thursday, the 27th of July, the 25th anniversary of the abduction and murder of six-year old, Adam Walsh, as President Bush signs the bill into law.

What is wrong with this picture?

Any law named after a child is a sure vote getter...no matter whose rights are trampled on.

And many co-sponsors of this proposal are up for reelection.

What happened to state rights?

http://www.flapolitics.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C1FD885407DD38CBE404748CF160C034?diaryId=945

Commentaries by Corinne Carey, Posted on the Human Rights Watch web site:

Commentary: Sex Offenders

Protecting America's Children

Humiliating Offenders Will Not Stop Child Sexual Assault

Banishment is Not the Answer

Take the time to read these, they are true and an important part of the dialogue we present.  Corinne Carey is a researcher with the U.S. Program of Human Rights Watch in New York and authored HRW's report, No Second Chance: People with Criminal Records Denied Access to Public Housing. Prior to her work with HRW, Corinne founded and directed the Harm Reduction Law Project where for five years she litigated housing, family, and criminal court cases on behalf of people struggling with addiction. She has written and spoken widely about the issues facing people dealing simultaneously with poverty and drug use. Corinne graduated summa cum laude from the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Articles by John Edward Gill

Missing Children: John Walsh and NCMEC

Missing Children: How Cause-Related Marketing Fuels the Scandal

Missing Children: How Politics Helped Start the Scandal

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, John Edward Gill attended the University of Virginia and San Francisco State University. Between his undergraduate and postgraduate studies, he served three years as an officer in the Marine Corps, stationed in the Orient. A journalist, he worked on newspapers in New Jersey and now is a Professor of English at a community college on Long Island in New York State.  Also, Gill edits an annual journal of fiction and poetry, the North Atlantic Review, and heads Children's Rights of New York, a missing children and child safety agency. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Children's Rights.
 

SOS-Net supports RATIONAL LAWS that protects ALL CITIZENS and provides for PEOPLE who want to CHANGE..........Contact your legislators and demand a National Sex Offender Policy Forum..........this will enable them to draft sensible laws that work!

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