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« A conversation with actor Robert Redford at Brown | Today | RIPTA raises its fares as it faces sea of red ink » May 19, 2008Curbs on sex offenders before Somerset voters tonightSOMERSET, Mass. -- Level 2 and 3 sex offenders will be prohibited from doing everything from sunning on the town beach to voting at a future town meeting if a controversial proposal is approved at tonight's Annual Town Meeting at the high school. The proposal bans offenders, who already have to be registered with police, from setting foot on any public park, school, playground or library. It would also restrict the time they could spend in other town offices to 15 minutes, which would affect their ability to attend meetings of the Board of Selectmen and other bodies. Selectman Lorne Lawless is pushing the proposal, saying it is needed to protect children and has passed constitutional muster in other cities and towns. But the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts says it opposes such laws because they impose additional punishment after someone has complete their sentence and such measure "may actually increase the likelihood of sex offenses." Voters will also decide whether to buy Taser guns for all police officers. -- Journal staff writer C. Eugene Emery Jr. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsBig John | May 19, 2008 7:58 PM link I can not begin tell you the level of frustration I feel. These laws just serve to ostricize sex offenders and cause more paranoia. This does nothing to insure the saftey of anyone. If a sex offender needs to vote or pay their taxes I guess they can go to the front of the line then. It sounds to me like you're a community repulsed at the thought of the horrible things that can happen to us all at the hands of such a vile person, but there are those who think they are as pure as spring water when they are a as filthy mud. peace
Christopher | May 19, 2008 10:30 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Oct 2005 - March 2006
All sex offenders that are level 2 and 3 should loose all privileges for life. The problem with this world is everyone makes the Offender the Victim. My family and I are being forced to move from a 3 family apartment because the owner is a Convicted Sex Offender and has rented the 1st and 3rd floor apartments to 5 men whom he knew from jail and all are Sex Offenders. The problem I see is that if the offender was arrested before 1996 he/she doesn't have to register with anyone. This is Stupid. The Police in our town didn't know any of these men where here. I say Tattoo Everyone of them on The Fore head and the Face so they can't hide it.