They put a fucking 17 YEAR OLD in JAIL for this?!

[BigV]

We house them on McNeil Island.

Washington state took over the penitentiary from the federal government in 1981. It is now called McNeil Island Corrections Center. According to the state, it is the only facility in the U.S. to have been a territorial, federal, and state prison, and is the only prison left in North America that is only accessible by boat or air. It is presently the site of the state's primary Special Commitment Center, where sexually violent predators are committed for treatment after completing their standard prison sentences.

--snip--There is no commerce or stores on the island and access to the island is strictly controlled by the Department of Corrections making it the most exclusive island in the entire Puget Sound.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Kit'sLink

Five men -- all registered sex offenders convicted of abusing children -- live along the causeway because there is a housing shortage for Miami's least welcome residents.

Do these rules only apply to pedophiles or is that just a coincidence?

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Do these rules only apply to pedophiles or is that just a coincidence?

Only to "sex offenders" (child molesters, people that expose themselves in public, etc). Most cities here have a limit on how close convicted offenders can live within places where children congregate (includes schools, school bus stops, playgrounds, churches, day care centers, city/county parks, etc) Tampa, like Miami, is working to push the minimum distance to a level that effectively closes off the entire city so that convicts have no place to live. Now it appears even the state is attempting to pass a law that will push the accused to very remote areas or simply force them to go on the run.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Now it appears even the state is attempting to pass a law that will push the accused to very remote areas or simply force them to go on the run.

Soon to come: roving packs of itinerant pedophiles.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Only to "sex offenders" (child molesters, people that expose themselves in public, etc). Most cities here have a limit on how close convicted offenders can live within places where children congregate (includes schools, school bus stops, playgrounds, churches, day care centers, city/county parks, etc) Tampa, like Miami, is working to push the minimum distance to a level that effectively closes off the entire city so that convicts have no place to live. Now it appears even the state is attempting to pass a law that will push the accused to very remote areas or simply force them to go on the run.

Wait a minute, back up. The star of this thread, the 17 year old that got a blow job, is a sex offender. Does this Miami law apply to him as well as pedophiles?

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wait a minute, back up. The star of this thread, the 17 year old that got a blow job, is a sex offender. Does this Miami law apply to him as well as pedophiles?

In Florida, there is no difference between a pedophile and a sex offender. Any "sex offense", from urinating in public to molesting a toddler, gets you listed in the state's database (your name, address, etc, but not the specific offense you committed) and forces you to abide by the same restrictions and lack of rights after your sentence is served.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

In Florida, there is no difference between a pedophile and a sex offender. Any "sex offense", from urinating in public to molesting a toddler, gets you listed in the state's database (your name, address, etc, but not the specific offense you committed) and forces you to abide by the same restrictions and lack of rights after your sentence is served.

It's the same in most states. So basically anyone who's a registered sex offender, regardless of the reason, is prohibited from living a normal, productive life...... for the fucking children.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

for the fucking children.

And in some instances...

[Radar]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

In Florida, there is no difference between a pedophile and a sex offender. Any "sex offense", from urinating in public to molesting a toddler, gets you listed in the state's database (your name, address, etc, but not the specific offense you committed) and forces you to abide by the same restrictions and lack of rights after your sentence is served.

It's the same in California. Your bladder can be ready to explode, but if you safely pull off the side of the highway and take a pee in the bushes, you're labeled a "sex offender" for life.

I personally believe kids under the age of 18 can't grasp all of the ramifications of having sex and therefore can't be trusted to make reasonable and rational decisions regarding it. They have no consent to offer because all consent belongs to their parents. I'd keep laws against having sex with those under 18, but allow the judges to have discretion to make the punishment fit the crime.

For instance, making both of them work at an STD clinic, abortion clinic, orphanage, etc. but not being called "sex offenders"

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

We house them on McNeil Island.

I think it is a great idea. We need more islands like this.