tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520559915267373429.post360398488140177417..comments2023-04-06T03:55:49.495-07:00Comments on Notes from the Handbasket: bad for kids, bad for all: abolish the registry!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10597007600326637447noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520559915267373429.post-20134006349732663822016-04-12T18:56:14.647-07:002016-04-12T18:56:14.647-07:00It would appear that Missy is not concerned with k...It would appear that Missy is not concerned with kids being assaulted. Rather, she is concerned with casting aspersions and "shame" on the author and her spouse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361537473572870305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520559915267373429.post-82046017257775416332016-04-09T14:13:59.467-07:002016-04-09T14:13:59.467-07:00Missy, my husband -- nor anyone I love or anyone c...Missy, my husband -- nor anyone I love or anyone close to me -- is not on the registry or someone who went to prison for anything, and I know that the registries are evil. Public notification and public registration are shown, not just by some evidence but by overwhelming evidence, to have no correlation with public safety. They do not deter repeat offenses. They do not deter first time offenses. They most definitely do not lower the rate of child sexual abuse; they divert attention away from what would lower the rate of sexual abuse.<br /><br />You must not read this blog often. The author has never said that any sexual offense is "no biggie." She has never claimed any to be "harmless" or not deserving of appropriate punishment. She, as I, see the danger in this pointless focus on "the registry," which does do much to harm families, and families often include the victims, and does nothing to make children safer. The danger is that we are not focusing on victims and prevention. We are diverting millions away from doing what the evidence shows will help make children safer: strong, proactive programs focusing on prevention. If you are so concerned with kids being assaulted, become an advocate for educational and prevention programs that put victims first.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000853333502699643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520559915267373429.post-28604453399857416522016-04-09T06:47:44.469-07:002016-04-09T06:47:44.469-07:00Had your hubby not gone to jail, you wouldn't ...Had your hubby not gone to jail, you wouldn't think the registries were quite so evil.<br /><br />Your husband, your beloved hubby, looked at pic of kids being assaulted. His little "harmless" fetish derives pleasure from kids being sexually assaulted. <br /><br />You think that's no biggie. For shame!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524856100048579117noreply@blogger.com