Should the names of registered sex offenders be available to the public?
By: Kaalynn Jackson
On May 20, 2010, Governor Perdue signed into law House Bill 571. It made important changes to Georgia’s sex offender registry laws. Employment and residence restrictions were reduced. The restrictions that apply to a person is now based on the restrictions which were in place in the law at the time of the offense conduct. If the offense conduct occurred prior to June 4, 2003, the employment and residence restrictions will not apply to the registrant. If the offense conduct occurred between June 4, 2003 and June 30, 2006, there are restrictions on the location of the registrant’s residence but not on the registrant’s place of employment. I personally believe that it’s unfair, regardless of when it happened. They should all be treated the same. Having the sex offender registry open to the public is controversial because it brings up the question: which should take the priority, the right to individual to privacy or the right of society to know?
Sex offenders like other criminals are likely to commit their mistake again. We have to protect our society and do whatever we can and knowing the names of sex …show more content…
Wouldn’t you want to know if you live in the same community as a robber? And that’s why it shouldn’t be on a list either. The actual knowledge may make the public more anxious than they actually need to be. Many people are actually on the list because of a simple mistake they made when they were younger. Many sex offenders reasons for making the list are very inaccurate as know one knows the real reasons their names are on the list. Plus, and the majority of sex crimes are committed by someone who is not on the registry. At best it's ineffective and at worst it puts the innocent family members of offenders in danger. Like they are people too and they have families, but them and their family are all treated poorly because of some
By: Kaalynn Jackson
On May 20, 2010, Governor Perdue signed into law House Bill 571. It made important changes to Georgia’s sex offender registry laws. Employment and residence restrictions were reduced. The restrictions that apply to a person is now based on the restrictions which were in place in the law at the time of the offense conduct. If the offense conduct occurred prior to June 4, 2003, the employment and residence restrictions will not apply to the registrant. If the offense conduct occurred between June 4, 2003 and June 30, 2006, there are restrictions on the location of the registrant’s residence but not on the registrant’s place of employment. I personally believe that it’s unfair, regardless of when it happened. They should all be treated the same. Having the sex offender registry open to the public is controversial because it brings up the question: which should take the priority, the right to individual to privacy or the right of society to know?
Sex offenders like other criminals are likely to commit their mistake again. We have to protect our society and do whatever we can and knowing the names of sex …show more content…
Wouldn’t you want to know if you live in the same community as a robber? And that’s why it shouldn’t be on a list either. The actual knowledge may make the public more anxious than they actually need to be. Many people are actually on the list because of a simple mistake they made when they were younger. Many sex offenders reasons for making the list are very inaccurate as know one knows the real reasons their names are on the list. Plus, and the majority of sex crimes are committed by someone who is not on the registry. At best it's ineffective and at worst it puts the innocent family members of offenders in danger. Like they are people too and they have families, but them and their family are all treated poorly because of some