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Sex Offenders to Register Emails in Virginia

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the state-your-name-for-the-record dept.

Isaac Bowman writes "The Washington Post is reporting that Virgina has a proposed law that would require sex offenders to register their email and IM screen names in an attempt to monitor and control their presence on social networking sites like MySpace."

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  1. not thought through by mikesd81 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It seems this law isn't wasn't thought completely through or their really that dumb. I'm sure it's to make people feel more safe, and that's why it will go on the books. But anyone with half a brain knows that this easily circumvated by even the not-so-tech-savvie user. They should just not be permitted to have a computer, or if they need one for a job or use one for a job, not permitted to user internet. If the need to send out an e-mail from work the law should say that the employer should flag the e-mail for that person and make sure it's appropiate. Before you go on the privacy kick...corporate e-mail is corporate company.

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  2. Re:God damnit. by DECS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    SEE ALSO:

    -recidivism
    -parole
    -probation

    Bill Gates for President? No Thanks.

  3. Re:tracking?!? by Noryungi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    And I suppose some of them really do get reformed in prison.


    People get reformed in prison? Really? Wow, that's news!

    And, you mean... Sex Offenders get reformed in prison?!!? Man, what a scoop!

    Here is a newsflash for you: sex offender do not reform in prison. They may get beaten up and raped by bigger inmates (who hate sex offender), they may even end up as the byatch of another prisoner, but they don't reform. The relapse rate for incarcerated sex offenders, pedophiles -- especially pedophiles -- and assorted creeps is way up there.

    IMHO, the only way to "reform" sex offenders and pedophile is through special programs, and not through prison. YMMV.
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  4. Are you saying we don't live to our own standards? by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow, bloody insightful.

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  5. Phooey! by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    First of all, there will be two kinds of former criminals
    There are two kinds of people period. And it seems to us Good Guys(tm) that you are a PedoTerrorist(tm) with a dangerous viewpoint.
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