Meagans Law
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Almost every state now has some sort of "Megan's Law or mandatory notification of communities when a sex-offender is released from prison. Some states are even imposing lifetime probation for all child-molesters, with constant monitoring of even day-to-day activities. Under the law, an offender is required to register with the State's Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) within 10 calendar days of being released from prison. The offender is required to verify a home address annually
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should be the end of it. If this makes you uncomfortable, and it should, then perhaps prison terms should be longer, and more of a "law" than a "suggestion". So what this boils down to is if a man is so dangerous that he needs to be "registered" with the local police and community, he shouldn't have been released in the first place. If a man is not dangerous, then there's no reason for registration.
should be the end of it. If this makes you uncomfortable, and it should, then perhaps prison terms should be longer, and more of a "law" than a "suggestion". So what this boils down to is if a man is so dangerous that he needs to be "registered" with the local police and community, he shouldn't have been released in the first place. If a man is not dangerous, then there's no reason for registration.