tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post116803744943731688..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Victim advocates oppose sex offender enhancementsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89988112362075918102009-04-06T01:34:00.000-05:002009-04-06T01:34:00.000-05:00I watched the recent congressional hearing concern...I watched the recent congressional hearing concerning the federal SORNA ISSUE, AND WHAT STRUCK ME WAS MARK LUNSFORD (FATHER OF JESSICA LUNSFORD FOR WHOM "JESSICA'S LAW WAS NAMED) TESTIFIED; (PARAPHRASED) "YOU HAVE A DEAD CHILD ON ONE HAND, AND SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT NEED TO BE ON THE REGISTRY ON THE OTHER..." <BR/> WELL, CONSIDERING THAT AN EXTREMELY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTED/ABUSED VICTIMS RESULT IN DEATH, IT SEEMS TO ME A CASE OF "APPPLES VRS. ORANGES". I SYMPOTHIZE VERY DEEPLY FOR THE TRAGEDY OF MR. LUNSFORD'S LOSS AND THE TERRIFFYING EXPERIENCE HIS DAUGHTER MUST HAVE ENDURED, HOWEVER, HE IS SPEAKING OF MURDER (FROM A PERSON UNKNOWN TO THE VICTIM WHICH RARELY OCCURS) VS. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF REGISTRANTS WHO WERE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF THEIR VICTIMS WITH THE INCIDENT NOT RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A CHILD!!!!!! IT IS THESE NATIONALLY PUBLICISED ATTROCITIES THAT PERPETUATE THIS "STRANGER DANGER" LEGISLATION PREVENTING PERSONS AS MYSELF FROM OVERCOMING THE PAST AND MOVING FORWARD TOWARD A FUTURE CONSISTING OF SOMETHING BETTER THAN THE PAST!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1168108437726072582007-01-06T12:33:00.000-06:002007-01-06T12:33:00.000-06:00being branded for life via the internet no matter ...being branded for life via the internet no matter what the offense is beyond extreme in one-time cases not involving children. There are high and low level offenders, their counseling, probation, sentencing and the cost for all these requirements should fit their rankings, which should be carefully determined. Their listings online for lower level offenses should be easily removable at the end of probation. Scared as i was after my situation, i know things weren't as they seemed and he doesn't deserve all that he has to go through because of one night of bad judgment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com