FEAR AND LOATHING IN NEW JERSEY

[defrog]

ITEM: Megan's Law, the landmark legislation that requires convicted and paroled sex offenders to notify police and the general public where they live and when they move, has failed to deter sex crimes or reduce the number of victims since its passage 15 years ago, a new study concludes.

I’ve never been a fan of Megan’s Law, as I think it’s an ineffective and irrational solution to the problem it was intended to address – and I’d type out some commentary to go with this, but the topic is so controversial that it’ll take more time and energy than I care to burn up to make my position clear, so in the name of passing on knowledge, I’ll post this without further comment, except to say that I’m not surprised by the findings ... or the subsequent reaction to them.

How to start an argument,

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Comments

[dinopollard.livejournal.com]

I think it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. See The Woodsman if you haven't, it deals a lot with this subject. Great movie.