the law is the law....
ATLANTA -– The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a man's challenge to Georgia sex offender registry law, which requires registration within 72 hours after a change of address.
Derrick Todd Dunn moved into a motel in Gordon County in January before moving six days later into a permanent home.
Three days later, he went to the sheriff's office to register his new address and was arrested for failing to register the motel address. The state filed a motion to return him to prison.
Dunn's lawyer argued that the law violates Dunn's rights because the requirements for notification are vague.
The Supreme Court opinion said the law specifically requires registration of any change of address and states that the information must include any current temporary residence.
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the law is the law....
A little extreme
There are few enough folks trying to do the right things to get back on track. I think they blew this one by getting on him like this. The price of honesty.
He was trying to do the right thing, wasn't he?
The sex offender laws or Megan's laws were enacted to protect children for sex offenders. The intent of the law is good but the implementation has become absurd lunacy. It's the modern day equivalent of the scarlet letter in the old righteous days. And it's certainly a needy cause that deserves ACLU action in the Federal courts. You'll notice there's no national registry for financial predators.
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