Here we see a lawmakers happy that the law has denied registrants rights they are entitled to as is everyone else and based on nothing but a personal belief, and his belief is not supported by anything; no authority whatsoever. When will someone take this to court, folks on probation are winning as should these folks.5-6-2011 New York:
Southampton - "Living in an information age with technology evolving faster than ever, we face new challenges every day in keeping our children safe. While the Internet provides numerous entertainment and educational benefits, it can also lead unsuspecting users into a dangerous trap. That's why I supported the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP), which, since its passage three years ago, has helped remove more than 24,000 accounts and online profiles linked to registered sex offenders (Ch. 67 of 2008).
It can be very difficult for a child or teen to realize the threat posed by sex offenders masking their true identity online. Since the passage of e-STOP, strict online regulations, including prohibiting certain sex offenders from accessing social networking websites and communicating with minors, have helped protect thousands of children who access the web each day.
The popularity of social networking sites has resulted in the creation of millions of online personalized profiles that allow users to connect and interact with their friends. But, unfortunately, without the proper safeguards, these sites also allow online predators to easily shield their true identities to make unwanted sexual advances on our children. With e-STOP in place, more than two dozen social networking companies receive a list of updated sex offender information from law enforcement every week to identify predators and remove them from their websites. These companies also alert law enforcement to potential sex offenders on their sites. Already, e-STOP has shown that with full cooperation of law enforcement and social networking companies, thousands of unsafe accounts can be removed, keeping our children out of harm's way.
New York was the first state in the nation to pass such stringent regulations prohibiting registered sex offenders from using social networking sites to prey on young teens and children. Under e-STOP, sex offenders are mandated to register and keep up-to-date on all current email accounts, screen names and any other form of Internet profiles with law enforcement. By monitoring sex offenders' web use, law enforcement has helped remove offender profiles from social networking sites and eliminate the threat they pose in the online community.
The Internet is a wonderful tool for communication and learning, but without online protection, sex offenders have too many opportunities to reach our children. As a supporter of e-STOP, I understand the importance of strengthening our laws to protect families around the state from dangerous online predators." ..Source.. From the Office of Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Jr.
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This man is so profoundly ignorant, it is frightening. Are these people really so stupid that they don't recognize that a person can get anonymous email addresses all day long? It is almost certain that the vast majority of accounts that have been removed were perfectly legitimate. Seriously, if you were going to prey on children on Facebook, would you use your established, published email address to do it or an unreported xyz1234@gmail.com? Duh.....
Indeed. If you are up to no good, you'll easily find a way to do it that skirts this and other such laws. Never mind that the vast majority those who commit such offenses never do it again, and the vast majority of those caught doing such things have no record of ever having done it before.
Yep, he wins the internet! Amazing. Soon, they will find a way to ban speaking with this logic. As a business owner in California who uses sites such as Facebook to advertise and promote my business, I would welcome the opportunity to get this struck down the minute someone half-wit, such as Runner, decides that banning it from someone who committed a crime 20 years ago would save the world.
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