What is a Registered Sex Offender

In the US political arena there has been much debate of the legal aspects of sex offender laws. This includes questions of Constitutionality of the laws affecting and the general treatment of (To use the term broadly) "Ex-Sex Offenders". While these questions are raised the end results are more often than not, that judgment is against the "Ex-Sex Offenders" expectations. The reasons for this will become clear when we look at the way in which we define and perceive the "Ex-Sex Offender" in our society and legal system.

While society is slow to change the Judicial System is not. A single precedence in a court can have a nearly immediate affect on all other courts. This is due largely to the sophisticated and highly accomplished social network our system of Government employs. When we use this system to advantage a solution to problems we face in legal confrontations we can make positive change to ensure that our Government continues to be as great as it can be.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Declaration of Independence

Read the full article here.

The Importance of Accuracy

(Follow the link to read the full page)
The Importance of Accuracy

Many States now have laws that define where a Sex Offender may live, work, play, or just be. These laws are dependent upon the measurement of distances ranging to upwards of 2500 feet. In many cases the violation of these laws could result in a prison sentence. This is a very important point to be made. If you built a new fence and the fence was 3 inches into your neighbors property odds are the neighbor wont complain. At worst he can take possession of it, but the fence would generally be safe. But If you build your fence 3 feet into the neighbors property, there could be a lot of hostility coming your way. Your neighbor would not see that as a simple mistake. That is a lot of land loss that has a large enough market value to make it worth fighting over. So accuracy is very important to the measure of distances.

In a letter I wrote to NIST I inquired about the standards for the accuracy of distance measurements that are endorsed by NIST and used in States Law Enforcement. The response I received was not a great surprise as I was quite sure that the States did not use any standards.

I am responding to your inquiry regarding linear measurement restrictions used in many state, local and other laws. It would be impossible to answer any of your questions without conducting scientific studies of using actual data from enforcement actions and by studying the training and policies of the agencies which enforce these types of laws to determine how they instruct their officers to carry out the enforcement of laws which include these restrictions. I am not aware of any studies of this type.

Developing a new site

I have been working on a new site that will house all things pertaining to Sex Offender laws. This site is still under development and is not quite ready for full access by the public. However, it is ready for browsing but keep in mind that there are still issues with links so in some cases you may have to go back to the home page and start again.

The book that I am working on is being integrated into the new site and it is my hope that it will build into one of the best resources for those faced with the challenges that the sex offender laws create.

Please visit myredball.com to learn more.

Also visit these sites for news and discussion on sex offender issues.
Sex Offender Issues a fantastic blog for news.
Sex Offender Issues Forum a forum that I hope will grow as great as the blog has.