Judge halts relocation of Georgia sex offenders
From the AJC:
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Friday preventing authorities in Columbia County from enforcing a provision in the state’s new sex offender law that bans sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop. He denied requests for restraining orders in Richmond and Burke counties, saying those requests were premature. The three counties are located along Georgia’s border with South Carolina.
The Act is being challenged on a number of grounds, including the ExPost Facto Clause and the Due Process Clause. The Brief in Support of the Motion for a Temporary Injunction can be found here.
July 31st, 2006 at 11:48 am
Its about time someone started bringing some common sense to this issue.
There are NO statistics that support the hysterical demonization of most sex offenders.
The cost of these programs is staggering. Minnasota tax-payers pay $34 each for them. That number is appected to raise by 40-100% in the next two years. And are their children any safer? No.