Predicting:

Gosh darned ACLU -always trying to do something Liberal... blah blah... Name in the paper... blah blah... ACLU must be stopped...

Because People in power are Stupid: Predicting:

Gosh darned ACLU -always trying to do something Liberal... blah blah... Name in the paper... blah blah... ACLU must be stopped...

Also: "American Communist Lawyers' Union"

They really need to get a handful of people with common sense to review the sex offender laws and give those laws a thorough scrubbing.

Dr.Knockboots: They really need to get a handful of people with common sense to review the sex offender laws and give those laws a thorough scrubbing.

Yes, yes, those nasty, filthy laws need a thorough cleaning if they're going to be out there being enforced and all. Dirty dirty.

I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

Saul T. Saahk: I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

This

Living within a couple of hours of Boulder I'm getting a kick out of these replies...

Good. There's a big difference between a kiddy diddler and a drunk teen streaking through a football game. That kind of thing should not haunt them for the rest of their lives unless they truly committed a crime.

If I can't get a free T&A shot then what fun is left?

If it keeps some poor dumb teenager who had a lapse of judgement from being labeled a sex offender for the rest of his life, Godspeed ladies and gentlemen of the ACLU.

Saul T. Saahk: I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

So does the regional district attorney, according to the article.

Coelacanth: If it keeps some poor dumb teenager who had a lapse of judgement from being labeled a sex offender for the rest of his life, Godspeed ladies and gentlemen of the ACLU.

It's not just that. Every time there's some sort of sex-related crime, or a kid disappears, the police go out and interview all the registered sex offenders in the area.

If the registry gets all clogged up with people that aren't really sex offenders, then valuable police time and resources are wasted. In the worst case, the registry becomes useless, in which case, why have it?

good.

I think the changes will actually get pushed through here... most of the local DAs are for streamlining the process. There is a huge cost to labeling people "sex offenders"... registration, check-ins, monitoring, ensuring they aren't living too close to a sensitive area, etc... we could use that money for actual crime prevention, or we could use it to punish a drunken teenager for life because they decided to keep drinking on their porch long after they lost track of where their pants were. All else being equal though, I don't have a problem with public nudity... unless you're spanking the monkey or inappropriately touching someone else (also, no riding mass transit for you, nekkid guys/gals)... then I'm fine with it. If you do something disorderly, like running on the field in a football game, it really shouldn't make a difference whether you're clothed or not.

My favorite part is the "enlarge" button under the naked man. Couldn't help thinking, "can I get one of those for my husband?"

Where's the fun in life if you can't get naked in public?

Saul T. Saahk: I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

Word.

FriarED1: Living within a couple of hours of Boulder I'm getting a kick out of these replies...

Living in Longmont, so am I. If there weren't naked people doing stupid things, it just wouldn't be Boulder anymore.

maggie1971: My favorite part is the "enlarge" button under the naked man. Couldn't help thinking, "can I get one of those for my husband?"

Push here sweetie. Sure I'll be able to accomodate.

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Said it before, say it again....

Dr.Knockboots: They really need to get a handful of people with common sense to review the sex offender laws and give those laws a thorough scrubbing.

THIS

Let's start out with removing someone charged with "public urination" from the sex offenders registry. Some who do this are somewhat drunk & are just trying to relieve themselves, not flash people.

Next, a 19 year old male has sex with his 17 year old girlfriend could end up on the sex offender registry in Oregon because the age of consent for both genders is 18. Saw it happen to a neighbor's son when the girlfriend's mother took a dislike to her daughter's 19 year old boyfriend and filed statutory rape charges against him, even though the sex was consensual. He ended up serving 2 years in prison, had to attend sex offender counseling sessions when he was released from prison & has to be on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life.

globalwarmingpraiser [TotalFark] Quote 2009-04-26 05:52:10 PM
Saul T. Saahk: I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

This

I also agree. Sex Offender Registry is for people convicted of sexual assault PERIOD!

FriarED1: Living within a couple of hours of Boulder I'm getting a kick out of these replies...

Focusin: Living in Longmont, so am I. If there weren't naked people doing stupid things, it just wouldn't be Boulder anymore.

Arvada here. I knew before I even clicked on TFA that Boulder would get a mention, it was just a matter of how many times.....

/Naked Bike Race FTW

But then how will we teach children that nudity is wrong?

If you take streakers and protester off the registry, you will be telling children that these things are OK. I don't want my tax money being spent on telling children that it's OK to show other people your privates.

/If you're angry now, please report to the sarcasometer repair station. Thank you.

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Said it before, say it again....

that pic alone just got you on my favorites list.

The sex offender registry became useless when drunk people caught taking a leak in public got put on it.

Saul T. Saahk: I rarely agree with the ACLU, but I do here.

Agreed.

I wonder how many nudists got themselves smacked onto the sex offenders list...

Wonderful concept this stupid list is...

Why doesn't the stupid friggin list lists only violent offenders?

/ I list Sex offender lists as the stupidest lists since the list lists literally anything that can be listed sexual.
// Dont list me, bro!

I have no problem with the sex offender registry list when it contains actual sex offenders. Put rapists on there, put child predators there, but dear god, leave off teens who take pics of themselves or other teens (we all had classmates who did this same shiat with Polaroid cameras) naked. Leave off the man who got drunk and pissed in public and please, let's stop this whole "Think of the children" bullshiat, because really, that's what's turned the sex offender list from a valuable tool to a list that you can get on just for even non-sexual reasons.

King Something: Because People in power are Stupid: Predicting:

Gosh darned ACLU -always trying to do something Liberal... blah blah... Name in the paper... blah blah... ACLU must be stopped...

Also: "American Communist Lawyers' Union"

Well, now I have nothing to add.

No, no, you really do deserve to be lumped in with child molesters and rapists and similar scumbags if you flash your peen in public for five seconds. There is absolutely nothing irrational or heavy handed about that. Nope.

CrispFlows: / I list Sex offender lists as the stupidest lists since the list lists literally anything that can be listed sexual.


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ko_kyi: The sex offender registry became useless when drunk people caught taking a leak in public got put on it.

Meh, it something else for prude, middle aged white moms to be outraged and scared about.

The funny thing is they all probably used to be whores in their younger days anyway...and probably will be again in a few years after the kids leave and they get divorced

To bad they have made sex offender lists all but useless by making it as easy as me forgetting to close a curtain while I take a dump to get on one.

Outrage trumps common sense once again.

"In Colorado, they came first for the streakers, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a streaker;

And then they came for the pranksters, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a prankster;

And then they came for the naked protesters, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a naked protester;

And then . . . they came for me . . . And I put a pumpkin on me head and I GTFO"

I came here just to add my "THIS". Seriously, violent sex offenders and pedophiles only on the registry. It'll save money for the agencies maintaining the ordinance, and it'll save those individuals who didn't belong there in the first place the embarrassment of being listed.

I actually have to agree with the ACLU on this one. Now if I could get them to work as diligently to protect my 2nd Amendment rights, I'd send them a donation. Until then . . .

To bad they have made sex offender lists all but useless by making it as easy as me forgetting to close a curtain while I take a dump to get on one.

Outrage trumps common sense once again.

But what if a young tot just happened to look in the window and see you sitting there on the pot with your butt exposed? THINK OF THE CHILDREN, MAN!!

Subtle Correction: CrispFlows: / I list Sex offender lists as the stupidest lists since the list lists literally anything that can be listed sexual.


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FTFY

/ approves of the sex offender tag

Some of the pumpkin runners took a plea agreement down to disorderly conduct, something like a $25 fine, and a clean slate after 6 month unsupervised probation.

That the cops charged indecent exposure was unfortunate, but they don't make the laws. At least the DA's office down in Boulder is not so dim as to pursue the indecent exposure thing.

Maybe in some jurisdictions, but not so much Boulder.

They have far too much work to do finding the Ramsey killer.

Here's the simple answer for all the whiners who don't think public urination belongs on the list.

Don't urinate in public.

Here's the simple answer for all the whiners who don't think underage sex belongs on the list.

Don't have underage sex.

The sex offender list isn't an investigative tool. It's a deterrent.

Public urination and underage sex are wrong. The both violate common decency, and also have negative effects upon society.

No fan of the ACLU but I support what they are trying to do. Maybe they can make everybody happy and team up with a right-leaning legal defense organization and file together. There are some folks on the right who also agree that the sex offender registries are far too large and broad.

The whole public urination thing is hilarious. Not only is it unlikely that a child would be awake, and hanging out near dumpsters at bar close. But really, my penis isn't that scary. Even if you're peeing on a bush at high noon, unless it's in the middle of a children's playground I wouldn't really push the exposure part.

Subtle Correction: CrispFlows: / I list Sex offender lists as the stupidest lists since the list lists literally anything that can be listed sexual.


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I hate that one... I only know three definitions to that word. The animal, city and bullying behavior.

Which makes it confusing.

priapus54: I actually have to agree with the ACLU on this one. Now if I could get them to work as diligently to protect my 2nd Amendment rights, I'd send them a donation. Until then . . .

Relax, the NRA has more money than the ACLU ever will.

That's just silly. You don't list streakers as sex offenders. You just taze the crap out of them.

It's about time someone did something to limit who gets on the sex offender registry. It makes it hard to filter through the ones that did nothing besides have an underage girlfriend when the guy was 18 or getting drunk and peeing in public, or these protestors in the article. It also waters down what it means to be a sex offendor. How can you lump in a protestor with a child molestor?

crab66: ko_kyi: The sex offender registry became useless when drunk people caught taking a leak in public got put on it.

Meh, it something else for prude, middle aged white moms to be outraged and scared about.


The outrage reminds me of the letter to Dear Abby about the woman horrified about her neighbors eating at their breakfast table in the morning with the blinds open. . . in their pajamas! Link

is a naked body that scary?
...some people should remain to live in bubbles.