I am always fascinated by people who put a lot of energy into pretending that sex crimes aren’t a big deal and that a lot of registered sex offenders really didn’t do anything.
It is objectively untrue, and any amount of research will demonstrate that.
“A final issue worth noting with these realities may well encompass sex offenders who are not violent predators, pedophiles, or rapists, yet still are required to register. This includes individuals who “moon” people, people arrested for urinating in public, and gay and bisexual men convicted of cruising parking lots for sexual partners in public places (Jones 1999).” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7649057/#CR33
Yes. If there’s 850,000 on the sex offender registry, a 1% “false positive” rate is almost certainly undercounting it, especially with the way our criminal justice system works. Do the vast majority 95%+ belong there, yes I believe that. But even a 1% rate leads to thousands of people being on the list unnecessarily.
It just comes across as arguing, “but sex crimes are often overstated and not that serious, mostly minor things!” No pun intended.
But when you look through the registries, the crimes are usually clearly spelled out and much worse than what you’re suggesting.
I was just double checking. Most convictions that carry a sex offender label are actually serious, but most is not all.
DUI can also mean being completely sober and not driving a vheicle.
And what am I “suggesting”??
I am always fascinated by people who put a lot of energy into pretending that sex crimes aren’t a big deal and that a lot of registered sex offenders really didn’t do anything.
It is objectively untrue, and any amount of research will demonstrate that.
So what is the deal? Why are doing it?
There are still thousands of people who are sex offenders for merely urinating in public. Try telling them their lives are just statistical noise.
No there aren’t.
“A final issue worth noting with these realities may well encompass sex offenders who are not violent predators, pedophiles, or rapists, yet still are required to register. This includes individuals who “moon” people, people arrested for urinating in public, and gay and bisexual men convicted of cruising parking lots for sexual partners in public places (Jones 1999).” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7649057/#CR33
And you believe that this supports your statement that there are
“l thousands of people who are sex offenders for merely urinating in public”
?
Yes. If there’s 850,000 on the sex offender registry, a 1% “false positive” rate is almost certainly undercounting it, especially with the way our criminal justice system works. Do the vast majority 95%+ belong there, yes I believe that. But even a 1% rate leads to thousands of people being on the list unnecessarily.
And your “1% of people on the sex offender register are not actually guilty” number comes from…?
I did not fucking say any of that. I said the opposite.
I hope it’s just contrarianism stretched to its breaking point.