Thread by @CarcinLoring

#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6:

If you read ATR Fact 5 (QT'ed if not), you saw the reality/risk of inhumanities the SOR (Sex Offender Registry) poses even for innocent people.

"But wasn't the SOR designed to keep us safe?"

That's what they say, but rewind and look...
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https://twitter.com/CarcinLoring/status/1141759539743612928

#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p2:

To put the SOR and it's perversion into perspective, think about the War On Drugs.

In 1971, Pres. Nixon enacted a policy that promised to eradicate the drug abuse problem in the US. Sounds noble, right?

Well there was a problem...
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p3:

1. The drug abuse problem in the US was blown out of proportion
2. The War on Drugs was largely ineffective
3. It established mandatory prison sentencing
4. It disproportionately targeted minorities
5. It cost taxpayers billions
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p4:

The War on Drugs was convincing propaganda used to sell the CJS in the problematic state we know it, today.

Keep this in mind as we explore the next best propaganda since the War on Drugs - The Sex Offender Registry, circa 1994.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p5:

In 1994, right about the time the US' enchantment with the WoD was wearing off, the Federal Gov't, searching for a new way to justify it's CJS, introduced the "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act"; spearheaded by Joe Biden.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p6:

In the VCCLEA, among many other items of concern (seriously, look it up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_C…), were rules that allowed states to register "Sexually Violent Predators" and identified many new crimes from previously lawful actions.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p7:

The 1994 VCCLEA was the first law to allow registry of 10 years for anyone convicted of a sex crime, and life for anyone convicted of a violent sex crime, but the registry would not be publicly accessible.

Fast forward to 1996.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p8:

Since the VCCLEA did not mandate offender registry, many states did not participate in the practice.

Megan's Law, enacted in 1996, changed that by amending the VCCLEA to make public notification and registration mandatory.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p9:

Here's where things get iffy. (CW/ Rape)

Megan's Law marked an opinion by congress that the VCCLEA was not harsh enough in its sex offender policy, citing a single, isolated case of a registered offender who raped and murdered...>>>

#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p10:

...7yo Megan Kanka of New Jersey, arguing (poorly) that had Megan's family known the offender lived nearby, this would not have happened.

Neither the bill or the argument granted consideration to actual reoffense/recidivism rates.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p11:

1996-1998 saw the Sex Offender Tracking and ID Act, the Dept. of Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations Act, and Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act, which created the National SOR and compelled state compliance.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p12:

By 2000, the SOR was implemented Nationally across the US, with states forced to comply with federal reporting standards.

However, states to could still make their own laws regarding who is required to register...
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p13:

"Tough, but fair, right? I mean, all of these laws were named after children, so clearly protecting children is the goal."

That would be nice, but the federal gov't had a different agenda.

Along comes the infamous Walsh Act...
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p14:

2006's Adam Walsh Act - better known as SORNA or Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - essentially rewrote all the previous rules regarding the SOR, leaving out most of what would've been considered fair or reasonable.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p15:

SORNA is a massive bill, but here a few key changes:

>Made state SOR mandatory for anyone convicted of a sex crime
>Allowed retroactive registration for prior sex offences
>Requires offenders to provide more info to the SOR

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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p16:

>Incorporates DNA registration (blood on record) and GPS tracking for offenders.
>Set/Increased mandatory sentencing for sex crimes (sound familiar?)
>Changed many definitions to redefine acts, like public nudity, as sex crimes

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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p17:

But what was the result? Surely with all these provisions, kids are safer now, right?

Try the opposite.

In fact, you can read about what SORNA did for kids here:

https://twitter.com/CarcinLoring/status/1140660646733864971

(Spoiler: Kids are 25% of the SOR, now)

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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p18:

"Okay fine, so SOR laws are a disaster... but did they accomplish anything?"

Absolutely.

They did exactly as intended; They scared you, the taxpayer, into shelling out for more police, and fewer restrictions on law enforcement.
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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p19:

VCCLEA - 100,000 new police officers/$9.7B for prisons/$6.1B for enforcement/$2.6B for FBI, DEA, and INS

SORNA - Authorized annual funding of state criminal justice agencies at $10M per state per year for 3 fiscal years.

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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 6 p20:

In conclusion, so long as there's a "boogeyman", and taxpayers are gullible enough to pay, the government will keep selling you programs to quietly fund police abuse under the guise of public safety.

The SOR is the new War on Drugs.

Sources:

smart.gov/legislation.htm

govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BI…

govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BI…

govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BI…

britannica.com/topic/war-on-d…

ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/billf…

smart.gov/sorna.htm

ncsl.org/research/civil…