Thread by @CarcinLoring

#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 2:

Many are aware of the Sex Offender Registry in the US, and many are led to believe that it keeps them safe - A lie used to militarize police.

But who is on the registry?

What if I told you it was more than 89,000 kids?

Let's explore...>

#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 2 p2:

Yeah, that's right, the US has registered more than 89,000 children as sex offenders; many for being in consensual relationships with other kids their age.

But it doesn't stop there.

In fact, the US SO Registry is 25.8% juveniles.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 2 p3:

"But I thought the sex offender registry was supposed to PROTECT children."

Actually, there's a higher chance your child will end up on the registry for a harmless act than they are at risk of being harmed by a registered offender.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 2 p4:

Further, once on the registry, your child will not be able to attend public school, and they're 52% more likely to be targeted by vigilante violence.

The Sex Offender Registry actually puts children at more risk than it prevents.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 2 p5:

Thanks to new policies like SORNA (the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act) which mandates the registration of anyone 14 and up, the risk of children being wrongly registered as sex offenders has only increased with time.

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#PrideMonth #AboslishTheRegistry Fact 2 p6:

Again, for the majority of juvenile offenders who make up a quarter of the registry, their crimes were harmless/non-repetitive, yet they're reported as dangerous people.

This is just one of many dangers the Registry poses. Stay tuned.

Sources:

ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjd…

narsol.org/2018/06/how-ma…

govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PL…