tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post3106765095714166517..comments2023-10-31T03:08:04.922-07:00Comments on The Mina Show: Revisiting the California Animal Abuse RegistryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-26765965468978555882010-03-14T15:10:33.445-07:002010-03-14T15:10:33.445-07:00"Symbolic politics.""<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-week14-2010mar14,0,4125153.story" rel="nofollow">Symbolic politics</a>."Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-55934709101941124422010-03-11T20:18:04.702-08:002010-03-11T20:18:04.702-08:00@Luisa: I think sex offender registries have faile...@Luisa: I think sex offender registries have failed in many ways and public registries should be discarded completely. <br /><br />There is a program in Jersey for high risk offenders. They wear a GPS bracelet. It's not meant for most offenders but only those deemed at the highest risk of re-offending. It works really well (only 1 out of 128 has re-offended and, well, he didn't have much defense what with the tracker data and all). I am not suggesting that for 95% of sex offenders, but it tentatively works for the ones most likely to re-offend.<br /><br />The bill, btw, isn't an HSUS bill but probably an ALDF bill. I love ALDF, but I think they are misguided on this one. HSUS has expressed concerns w/ the tax portion of the bill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-40153005586314040442010-03-11T19:15:47.834-08:002010-03-11T19:15:47.834-08:00One thing about the whole registry concept that wo...One thing about the whole registry concept that worries me, and worries smart folks like Radley Balko, is that people are listed [and stigmatized] who represent <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2010/03/02/what-this-crime-problem-needs" rel="nofollow">no danger</a> to <a href="http://www.theagitator.com/2009/12/15/sex-offender-nabs-man-shooting-hoops-in-his-driveway/" rel="nofollow">society</a> at all. <br /><br />And as we all know, the registry doesn't prevent the rare but <a href="http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/mar/11/are-more-laws-targeting-predators-answer/" rel="nofollow">truly dangerous repeat-offenders</a> from striking again.<br /><br />I think the whole idea of a animal-abusers registry sucks hugely. The tax, in our case, would "only" be 40 or so dollars a year, but I'd much rather have that go to schools or infrastructure improvement rather this boondoggle. <br /><br />Man, the HSUS lobbyists sure found their patsy in Florez [shakes head in disappointment].Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.com