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Proposed CA Bill Would Create Domestic Offender Database
AMuse writes "The Ledger brings us a New York Times report that a newly proposed bill would create a web-searchable database of persons convicted of domestic violence. Fiona Ma, the bill's author, claims: 'If you're online, Googling and looking for information on someone you met in a bar or on MySpace, this would provide a tool for people to go and look to see if someone who is suspicious and a little creepy has a history of violence.' Is this evidence that the opponents of Megan's Law are correct, and sooner or later all of one's run-ins with the law will be searchable by the public?"
That was my reaction too - if you meet someone who's 'suspicious and a little creepy' it's possibly best not to date them.
"OK, so he's drenched in blood and carrying an axe, but he has such lovely eyes!"