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RE: Missouri Legislation

mike_teeter — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:12:03 +0000

Update: This bill has passed out of committee.

2/01/2024 HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 21 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

Witnesses: 10 supporting 18 against

HB 1855 Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet

Date: 2/6/2024 Time: 2:00 PM or upon adjournment of the Special Committee on Tax Reform (whichever is later) Location: House Hearing Room 7 - Submit Testimony

This is a new movement in bills.

RE: Missouri Legislation

mike_teeter — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:33:03 +0000

UPDATE HB 1706 2nd Hearing

Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Date: 2/1/2024 Time: 8:30 AM or upon adjournment (whichever is later) Location: House Hearing Room 7

Missouri Legislation

mike_teeter — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:33:20 +0000

I track bills in MO. that impact registrant directly or maybe indirectly. The Bill that has been through committee is HB1706. Nine persons submitted testimony. Eighteen opposed. Most of the people opposing the bill were registrants or their family members.

Some may interpret this bill as a way to link persons convicted of sexual offenses as sex traffickers. This is not directly implied but the words Sex offense and child trafficking are in the bill.

This bill also increases fines for those convicted of certain offenses, adding hardship on top of hardship.

I won't tell people to support or oppose any legislation. I will ask that people get involved in the legislation process. We need to become a greater voice for change.

I will continue to post updates and if someone sees a bill they want tracked in MO., that relates to this cause, I'll help. Also, feel free to track bills but let others know so we can submit testimony.

Other bills I'm tracking: HB 1420, 1450, 1543, 1574, 1617, 1655, 1706, 1741,1765, 1849, 1855, SB 951(This one adds the death penalty for certain sex offenses) SB1088.

RE: Georgia Investigators Testimony in illegal Sting Practices

John Doe — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:50:43 +0000

This goes on as well, civilian vigilante groups posing as minors enticing people, undoubtedly some of their targets are minors themselves, but they're not held accountable. https://original.newsbreak.com/@cyndi-lenz-1696947/3304393715542-predator-poachers-child-sex-sting-leads-to-arrest-of-port-st-lucie-man

RE: Georgia Investigators Testimony in illegal Sting Practices

John Doe — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:48:56 +0000

Being an investigator doesn't give them the right to solicit, lure, or entice minors posing as a minor. With absolute certainty this has occurred. Someone should investigate them, and seize their records. There is no doubt whatsoever that they do this very thing. In some cases they have even charged minors. The average age people forced to register committed their offenses is 14. That is VERY telling.

RE: See You on the 25th

parsosti@gmail.com — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:59:34 +0000

Changing, reforming, editing the registry happens AT LEAST every 4 years. Very rarely are these changes good or unaccompanied by harsher restrictions. What we need is a group dedicated to the wholesale abolishment of the registry. Unfortunately such a group could never gain enough political power in the current climate because A. Such a group would force politicians to make rational sentences like releasing innocents and lethal injection for anybody that needs a prison sentence longer than 7 years, and B. Politicians have too much money invested in property like us to kill us or set us free.

RE: JUNE 13 WAR MEETING

Anne Croat — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:03:37 +0000

Mike,

I have no idea what you're talking about. Of course WAR supports everyone on the registry. Where you got the idea that we only support trans members, I haven't the foggiest idea. I can't imagine we have that many trans members in the first place.

Is it true that gay men tend to get put on the registry more often than straight men? There does seem to be some support for that. Certainly a gay man is more likely to get a higher score on the Static 99, which is the tool they use to determine the likelihood that you'll end up in a shadow prison. But that doesn't mean we don't support straight men who are forced to register.

Yours in solidarity,

Anne Croat

Director of Membership and Engagement

Women Against Registry

RE: See You on the 25th

Anne Croat — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:53:04 +0000

Hi Pam,

I completely understand what you're saying and yes, there are people in WAR (and NARSOL) who are actively involved with their state legislators and courts in efforts to push back against the registry. Because we are a national organization, not a state one, we don't tend to publish those details on our website. But I know for a fact that there are people making such plans in several states, including Kansas, Missouri, New York, Minneapolis, Illinois and Wisconsin off the top of my head.

Our board is incredibly new and just now starting to really understand their jobs, so we apologize for being a little quiet for the past 6 months. Vicki left huge shoes to fill and we are mostly just recently beginning to understand our new roles.

Please send me an email at anne@warfamilyfoundation.org and let's talk about connecting you with other volunteers in your state.

Anne Croat

Director of Membership and Engagement

Women Against Registry

RE: Does anyone know if there are any current Federal bills being worked on to change the registry?

Pam Bilodeau — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:42:26 +0000

I've been looking and looking online to find something that shows someone, some organization, somewhere, is actively working with politicians, lawyers, judges, Supreme Court, etc. to change the registry and it's punitive stance. I would love to get involved in changing this law in some way.

Does anyone know of anyone or group actively pursuing reforming the registry? I know WAR is, but I can't find anything current they are doing, nor NARSOL. I can't stop thinking about the fact that there is so much EVIDENCE to demonstrate the unconstitutionality around the registry that is so incredibly blatant and yet, nothing is happening to correct this horrible law. I know it could mean job suicide for a political person, but is there no one with the courage to help people on the registry? l I just don't get it at all.

RE: See You on the 25th

Kate Johnson — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:14:36 +0000

Agree! I just found out about it as well and was really needing some hope/people talk to. It's hard to bring this topic up casually with friends.