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Illinois Bans Social Network Use By Sex Offenders

Posted by timothy on from the good-feel-measure-vs.-bad-feel-felons dept.

RobotsDinner writes "Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed into law a bill that bans all registered sex offenders from using social networks. '"Obviously, the Internet has been more and more a mechanism for predators to reach out," said Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), a sponsor of the measure and a governor candidate. "The idea was, if the predator is supposed to be a registered sex offender, they should keep their Internet distance as well as their physical distance."'"

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  1. Re:Incoming 1st Amendment Challenge by plopez · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It could be argued that rape is an act of violence.

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  2. Re:Incoming 1st Amendment Challenge by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "I would argue that having your body penetrated against your will is an inherently violent act."

    Suppose someone is suicidal and willingly takes a gunshot to the head -- does that mean he was not killed violently? You cannot say that it is violent just because the victim did not want it to happen.

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  3. Re:Incoming 1st Amendment Challenge by razorh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would argue that having your body penetrated against your will is an inherently violent act.

    I would argue that this argument is sexist. Since when does your body have to be penetrated? The above assumes that it is a man raping a woman and not the other way around. While I would agree that the vast majority of cases are the opposite, it doesn't mean every case is.