Saudi Rape victim is sentenced

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kevin

He's probably arguing that it's inaccurate because it's not complete since many offenders fail to register.

That's a stupid argument, however, because many do. The purpose of the list is to inform the public about sex offenders in their area, and at that task, for the offenders who do register, the list is a success.

As for offenders who fail to register, their conduct violates the law and they can be imprisoned for that conduct. What more could you want? 200 lashes for a rape victim?

I was hoping he was arguing that the registry does not distinguish between types of sex offenders. Such as an 18 yr old who had "consensual sex" with a 16 yr old and was convicted of statutory rape versus an adult who molested a 5 year old.

But he's probably arguing what you say he is. That inaccuracy would make me wonder why he thinks the existence of an offender registry would be indicative of anything, in the first place.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I was hoping he was arguing that the registry does not distinguish between types of sex offenders. Such as an 18 yr old who had "consensual sex" with a 16 yr old and was convicted of statutory rape versus an adult who molested a 5 year old.

But he's probably arguing what you say he is. That inaccuracy would make me wonder why he thinks the existence of an offender registry would be indicative of anything, in the first place.

The list I look at on FamilyWatchDog has the general convictions listed. It even codes the rape vs. child acts differently on the map.

And to say the list is inaccurate because it's incomplete is just laughable logic. If I make a list of Presidents of the United States, but leave Abraham Lincoln off, it doesn't make the rest of my list wrong. And I'd rather know about 2/3 of the sexual predators to be on the lookout for than none at all.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The list I look at on FamilyWatchDog has the general convictions listed. It even codes the rape vs. child acts differently on the map.

Unfortunately, many people access sex offender listings that group them all together.