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David M October 7, 2009 at 10:19 am | #11 Reply | Quote How may I help and be proactive in this cause?
Answer:
There are many things you can do to help in this fight; and they range from legal action down to working online to help educate others. Throughout this blog we discuss ways anyone can help battle these unconstitutional laws. In many instances we give contact information to legislators throughout the country who are passing laws like these. We also urge all readers to post comments on news and blog webpages to refute the many postings out there which are either false, misleading or outrageous. Be sure to cite sources of data/fact/information like ours and stay away from emotional arguments, but rather state factual information. I encourage all readers to contact their legislators ( federal and state and local) to express opposition to these continued branding laws. Others seek to collect petitions door-to-door to present to legislators. Legally , every family of any ex- sex offender should be contesting these re-classification and life-long registration laws in the courts. Some state representatives will have local contacts who will actually speak to you (since the legislators never will) and some legislators have hours or days when they are in the local areas where you can meet and talk with them. Some people are printing out business cards or flyers to distribute in their local communities which bring this issue to more eyes (we have flyer samples posted on our yahoo group). Remember that most people are very ignorant about these laws and about what a sex offender is. Even the media does not know the difference between a sex predator and a sex offender. So it is important simply to educate others and bring the issue to the forefront. Most citizens do not even know that this law exists. So there are so many ways to get involved and many which I have not yet thought of. So yes! Join the fight. The more citizens who are willing to join this fight, the greater our chances of prevailing. But if most of us sit on the sidelines, we will lose. Remember there are some 600,000 sex offenders in this country and that number is growing fast. Add the family members of those people and our numbers are very large, indeed. We can make a difference to change these abhorrent laws, but only if we fight in large numbers. You can also contact your state group, which is fighting with your state against these laws. Check RSOL, OhioRSOL, or SOSEN to find the group in your state on our âImportant Linksâ page.