Illinois Bans Social Network Use By Sex Offenders

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."'"

Comments

Re:Punishment doesn't fit the Crime

[ArsonSmith]

And gun owners too. They should probably be banned from Facebook.

Re:Relatives and friends

[geekoid]

Key word there : "Nearly"

Re:Incoming 1st Amendment Challenge

[Sandbags]

Sorry, you seem to be the moron. I in no way states sex was wrong. However, Sex CAN be wrong between 2 people with whome sex is typically forbidden. A teacher and student, a preacher and child, 2 family members, or in any case someone who is not EMOTIONALLY READY for sex. Also, many people do find homosexual sex to be wrong, or have strict religous or moral beliefs tied to sex, and though YOU may think it's completely OK, to them it can be a life changing event.

Clearly you sir are not emotionally ready to be posting on /.