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- A lot is mentioned about how sex offender laws are driven by fear. While this article isn't related to sex offender laws, it highlights another area where fear may be driving bad policy decisions, and endangering more people in the name of "keeping...
- Worth watching, I think:http://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2015-07-11&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_buttonI consider...
- A former police officer accused of sexual assault, in what is a really lousy situation.http://fcjournal.net/index.php/component/content/article/81-news/general-headlines/3211-payback-not-proof-basis-for-charges-against-former-cop
- The job offer I had...or thought I had...was rescinded, due to what they found on the background check. So, after finding a job, putting a deposit on an apartment, and practically having both feet out the door at my current place, it's back to...
- This is a long video, but worth watching, I think. A Frontline episode about a classic experiment in discrimination...how easy it is to learn to hate another person or group of people.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0qKDiq1fNw
- Interesting segment from this week's Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses online harassment and revenge porn; how easy it is to ruin someone's life via the Internet. How many RSOs can relate to the woman who said she'd like to move because she...
- After filling out countless job applications, and going to many interviews, I have a tentative job offer. (YAY!) It's not a great job, and there are a couple hurdles still to clear, but if all goes well I'll soon be joining the working world again....
- In another example of the law of unintended consquences...or maybe not so unintended (who knows?)...a 2002 law written to make it easier to prosecute corporate misconduct is being used more broadly. So, don't try to delete your computer's browser...
- I thought I'd post this for all to enjoy. Peace.https://youtu.be/IcOGbIBpH-I
- This is satire, from the Onion:http://www.theonion.com/article/tonys-law-would-require-marijuana-users-to-inform--1298
- I was sentenced today...four years probation, with 100 hours community service, and sex offender registration for 25 years (should the laws remain unchanged). My attorney noted that I scored very low on a scale of risk of reoffending. The judge had...
- http://www.ted.com/talks/the_lady_lifers_a_moving_song_from_women_in_prison_for_life?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2015-05-16&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=bottom_left_button
- Another politician is accused of sexual misbehaviour:http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2015/05/08/outside-courtroom-sen-mcallister-arraignment/26974321/
- Survey of provisions in each state for terminating the obligation to register as a sex offender.http://ccresourcecenter.org/2015/05/14/50-state-survey-of-relief-provisions-affecting-sex-offender-registration/
- A heartbreaking, though not surprising, article about a young man whose life has been upended by sex offender notification laws. http://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2015/05/former-ub-student-struggles-as-level-2-sex-offenderOn the positive side, this...