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CrazyEyeJoe  ·  3876 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Florida Girls: Why Would Five Teens Gang-Rape A "Friend"? Check Facebook

For me the question is not that difficult. I think the sex offender registry is straight up wrong. I didn't think this was done in any other country than the US, but after checking Wikipedia, it turns out that it's done only in English-speaking countries. A curious fact, but I'm guessing that this is strictly a result of influence from the States (seeing as all of the other countries got theirs long after the US). Maybe people got used to the thought from watching TV shows.

The thought actively repulses me. What is this, the middle ages? Should we go back to the pillory, perhaps? Can you imagine being convicted of a sex crime, and no matter what you do, or where you go, you can never get past it. For the rest of your life, people will know. Again, this completely goes against the idea that criminals should be reformed. It assumes that once a sex crime has been commited by an individual, they will continue to do so. MAYBE you could make a case for repeat offenders, but people get put on that list for all sorts of ridiculous crap.

The justice system should not be crowdsourced.