ATLANTA - Georgia sex offenders could soon be removed from popular online social networking sites.
State Rep. Rob Teilhet is introducing a measure today that would allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to send sex offenders' information to Facebook, MySpace and other sites.
The sites could then remove their information, ban them from creating profiles and notify state authorities of any suspicious activity.
Teilhet, a Smyrna Democrat running for attorney general, said the proposal will help clear the Internet of dangerous child predators.
"The Internet is a powerful social and educational tool for our children. It should not be a danger-zone populated by pedophiles."
A similar proposal has already been adopted in New York and others are being considered in California and Oklahoma.
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Keeping child predators out of the loop is a very good idea but lumping all persons convicted of "sex" crimes into this is wrong. The 18 yr old boy that had a fifteen yr old girlfrind and got tripped up by the law shouldnt be persecuted for the rest of his life.
I can see the possibilities for this law and it is great idea. How ever would there not be issues with the First Amendment?
They'll just use a fake name & email address to get an account.
The best thing for sex offenders is to lock them up for life (the hardcore ones molesting kids & raping women). And I'd make sure they were in a cell with a 300 pound guy who is bi-sexual. They cannot be rehabilitated, ever. Just look at that loser in California - now it looks like he's raped & killed 2 young girls.
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