PROOF that, the registry is a nonsensical address book with pictures. Of what value, in a public safety sense, is it to know where a registrant SLEEPS? Or, is the real purpose to provide the public with a list of where they can harass the offender? Registries are fraught with political stupidity, the real purpose is a tool for politicians to keep them in office. It would seem more logical for politicians to change laws so that these folks can find a place to live, rather then more laws to keep them homeless. Guess I don't have a policial mind.4-28-2010 Michigan:
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A proposal that could soon come up for a vote in the Michigan Senate would require homeless sex offenders to notify police when they change where they are staying.
The legislation would establish registry reporting and notification requirements for homeless people who are convicted sex offenders. They would have to report their address as a homeless shelter or the nearest intersection where they regularly sleep.
The bills come in a response to a recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that a homeless sex offender shouldn't be punished for not registering an address or giving his whereabouts to law enforcement. The court's reasoning was that a homeless person doesn't have what is considered a residence.
The new legislation could be voted on this week. ..Source.. WWMT.com
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