All California Statewide Bonds Pass as Does Proposition 83 on Sex Offenders. Propositions 85 through 90 All Fail

In your article, you neglected to mention the prop 1C - Housing and emergency shelter trust fund act that was passed in this election 11/7.

I wanted to support this act because I feel that California needs to provide affordable housing for the homeless, elderly and infirm, but as I read this act over, I couldn't find any provision to insure that this subsidized housing trust fund would be used for US citizens only. I feel it's unfair to ask the tax payers to subsidise housing for illegal immigrant families. Do you have any information on this? Can you confirm the text as allowing the funds to be used for afforrdable housing illegal immigrant families?

Additionally, Prop 83 is now being challenged by a sex offender that used the name JOHN DOE to freeze this law' enforcment until it's constitutionality can be reviewed by a judge Nov. 24th 2006. Can you update this info as it becomes available?

The vengeful shotgun approach of Jessica's Law will not work to monitor potentially dangerous child molesters after their release. Moreover it will unconstitutionally punish a broad range of many other mostly non-dangerous sex offenders. Jessica's Law should not be implemented anywhere. A direct, selective approach is needed to protect children against the five percent of child molesters who were unknown to their victims and who once released will pose a risk to other children whom they may target no matter where they live. The correct approach to protect our children will come from experts not politicians.

Cat: This article was posted at 4 a.m. the morning after the election just so folks would know what passed and didn't. 1C was part of the bonds.

There's a lot to catch up on, including Prop 83 and a lot of related areas. I'm sure we'll have articles on these areas.

The propaganda geared to support prop 83 was deceiving to the public which would ultimately have devastating consequences to all Californians. Prop 83 doesn’t protect our children; it will create chaos resulting in more crime, waste of tax payers’ money. This evil law is punitive and definitely unconstitutional. The public is so gullible to the lies regarding the fear tactics used by the politicians, law enforcement and the media in regards to special interest. We all want to protect our children and family, but we can’t believe them every time they cry wolf. The children this law is supposed to protect will ultimately fall victim to this evil law

Hello, My concern is that I have a loved one who plead guilty to a sex crime over 8 years ago because she was told by the DA that if she plead guilty she could keep her son. Today she is a senior at a University working on her BA in Sociology. She cant find a job because she has to register she cant get affordable housing because she has a strike and one count felony. She is a great mother and finds in difficult already..what will happen if she has more restrictions? Will she be homeless? Will she we like a dog on a collar? The true sex offender was her ex-boyfiend who was found innocent the court said there wasnt any effidence to convict him so now she must live a life of poverty and restrictions. Not all sex offenders are truly guilty the court system labels them all under the same umbrella. Is this Justice or polotics?

Too Bad this horrid proposition passed. Now I hope and pray that John Doe prevails and has the Federal Court block prop 83 permanently. This law was not needed, is too confusing and too expensive. I was saying all along this proposition was wrong and unconstitutional. The used poor Jessica's name in vain. They should just let her rest in peace and quit using her name to banish people from society. Prop 83 passed but I will continue the fight for those that made a mistake, everyone deserves a second chance. We must provide treatment not mental anguish.

This proposition should have been renamed "Sex Offender Witch Hunt of 2006". Now that a Federal Judge has blocked passage of Prop 83 the public is in an uproar. It doesn't surprise me though that they are. Everyone that voted for prop 83 where ignorant. They should have read the ballot correctly. If they had questions they should have contacted an attorney not their local poltician.

The politicians are only going to tell you that everyone on the registry is a threat to society. That is their own personal opinion and it has no merit. Experts are hired to provide the politicians information and then they turn around and ignore the facts. The experts provide true facts about sex offenders and since it is not what the politicians are preaching they dismiss their findings.

Here are my findings....the proposition was unnecessary and too costly. The true facts are that we need to protect our children from the people we know and are suppose to trust. We need to stay focused on those pedophiles that commited their crime against a stranger and the repeat offenders, not everyone in the sex offender community. Banishment goes against everything Americans are all about.

Next time don't buy in to the fear mongering and do your own research before voting a new, crazy proposition into law.

I'm glad that John Doe's attorney filed an injunction that has temporarily blocked passage of 83. Good for you John Doe, goodluck and God Bless you. You and your attorney have save thousands of ex-offenders from being banished from society.

No one wanted to listen to Iowa officials about residency restrictions not working. I heeded the warnings and we voted against proposition 83. I don't why they pushed the proposition that was plagued with so many problems. The important thing is that all the law abiding ex-offenders will not be uprooted from their homes and family....thank God for that.

Proposition 83 was one of those initiatives that was pushed by playing on the fears of parents. Crimes like the one against Jessica are rare but get so much media attention that we all start to believe that this is a common occurance in our country and that is not so.

These types of laws should not be allowed to pass unless they are only going to be applied to those that truely pose a threat to our communities. The Courts and the Department of Corrections pretty much know who the high-risk offenders are and those are the ones we should focus on. For everyone else, lets offer them treatment programs not banishment. I can't believe how cruel the people of California are.

You, Californians, all passed proposition 83 but failed to pass aother law that would have protected our daughters...Proposition 85! Shame on all of you for casting judgement on sex offenders that did nothing to you and do not pose a threat to our communities. Shame on you for allowing the murders of innocent unborn children by so called Doctors. More unborn children are murdered, every year, in abortion clinics than at the hands of a mentally ill sex offender (only 50 per year)!

Good for you U.S. District Judge Illston for preserving the constitution for us and our children. By blocking the implemtation of living restrictions you have sent a clear message to our crazy politicians. Don't let our politicians try and violate the protection that we all have under our constitution for their political gain.

And I am quoting, "A federal judge blocked Prop. 83, and properly so. Few things are more important than protecting the lives and safety of children. One of them, however, is protecting the constitutional values that set the United States and its legal system apart."
Now, when politicians are allowed to lie and misinform the public about such propositions, those propositions should and hopefully will be ruled unconstitutional.
The proposition passed by 70%. All this means is that only 30% of the people bothered to do the work required to study this bad, rediculous law.
Jill Morgan, San Diego

Subject: prop 83

How can prop 83 help keep our streets safe? First of all I know several
sex offenders that have old cases (8 years or older) the people I know
didnt rape, molest or touch these children. Lets just say the Victims
(as you would define) were 15 of age or older, the perpatrators were
over 18. The two cases I am aware of the defendents were not aware that
the girls were under age. One case the man met the girl in a bar and the
girl had a fake ID. The second case the man was at a party and the girl
had voluntary sex. Both case's were put to the court by the parents of
the girls. So my response is, "where were the parents in the first
place?' What happened to these girls? why were they running around drinking
alcohol under age? Now these two people I know are regesterd sex
offenders. Now they have to sell there homes and move, what is going on with
this law? How safe is safe? The GPS devices will make people who made a
mistake look like molesters. Is this a dog collar or what?
To me it seems as if this is all political and not realy based on true
merits. Who is at risk for molesting, the children or the parents not
watching their children? This new law doesnt look at the whole
situation, the two men I know register and have jobs and both own homes, one is
married. Do we punish them more? When is enough, enough? I believe
that we need a better approach to megans law but to keep punishing those
who already paid their dues is unjust. A true pedifile shouldnt be on
the streets in the first place. To me a pedifile is a person who prays on
children and molest them and hurts them not voluntary sex with a level
headed young adult. Let's come up with laws for repeated offenders or
laws for ones who fit the correct profile.

Prop 83 was too broadly crafted. It neglects the issue of who is paying for GPS and using GPS on low risk offenders. It would lead to misappropriation of law enforcement's limited resources.
Residency limitations miss the point that over 90% of all sexual offenses against children are committed in the home of the victim or of the perpetrator, not on school or park property. It would separate families as the offender would have to move who often would be the primary breadwinner. It would move offenders far from job and therapy respources, which would put greater stress on offenders. Residency restrictions would lead to some offenders being at much higher risk to reoffend without resources to help them deal with disordered thinking and sexual compulsions. Paying double rent is likely to be an addition high risk stressor.
Privately some legislators have admitted they know the GPS and Residency solutions posed by Prop 83 wouldn't work, but almost all have been fearful of saying so lest they be preceived as "soft on offenders." Back real solutions, not publicity seeking ones!

The authors of Proposition 83 have backed down from the housing restrictions under Proposition 83. Of course, the courts may still uphold that. The authors, however, don't go far enough, in refusing to consider that housing restrictions will have a negative effect on the public safety. So the restrictions apply to 8,000 parolees and a reported 300 sex offenders coming out of prison each month who would presumably be on parole. That's going to be 10,000 people this year and another 2500 each year thereafter. Where are they going to find the court ordered counseling and jobs while also complying with voter dictated housing restrictions? Are there communities that are going to welcome them? Or are those communities going to throw up their own restrictions, too? It's going to be a nightmare such as Iowa and Georgia can only look on with amazement.

This seems like there might be a constitutional balancing question here. If the courts order counseling and other requirements such as jobs that parolees must abide, but the former offenders cannot get the counseling and jobs required under parole because they're stuck in the boondocks (due to an initiative), whose interests are being served and disserved?

Then the GPS requirements. Since the state has decided that registered sex offenders are the lowest of the low, who will hire them? They already have difficulty in finding suitable work, and wearing a bracelet around one's ankle won't be very conducive to working. Is the state then going to pay the astronomical cost?

Then there's the constitutional concerns for this law, which to me are the most powerful. If we as a society allow government to abridge constitutional rights enjoyed by a group in our society, it isn't too long before other groups of people will be villifed and banned from society. Haven't we learned anything from the Japanese internment camp debacle of the 1940s? We imprisoned 120,000 people due to racism and prejudice. Proposition 83 is trying to ban almost an equal number based on the same fear and media hype and without anyone being safer.

I fear for our state when 70 percent of the voters can be fooled by such an obviously unconstitutional initiative as this.

I think that Prop 83 was pushed by people who wanted to look tough on crime but knew everything they were saying was one lie after another. HOw hard is it to write "This law would apply only to offenders convicted on or after NOv 8, 2006"? WOw that took me all of 5 seconds. Yet Runner says they were rushing to get this on the ballot. I feel we should sue the Runners for fraud and get back the costs of the election, all costs for nd against prop 83, and all lawsuits filed in reference to Prop 83. I mean on the yes on 83 website they never answered one email or one phone call and they never updated the site say that current law had changed.

Sorry to cmment twice. Unfortunately most voters don't read. On Aug 2 a two question poll was taken by the Field group. 1. HAve you heard of Prop 83? Question two was a statement only on what Prop 83 said, no pro or con arguements. 76% said they were in favor, 11% opposed the rest undecided. Basically every undecided person who bothered to find out anything about Prop 83 voted against it. But unfortunately here in CA voters dotn care about people's rights and the Constitution. We have seen that time and time again. The first example that comes to mind would be putting prop 85 on the ballot one year after Prop 73 was voted down. The ballot initiative process in this state is broken and needs to be eliminated. I spent the last 3 months telling everyone who would listen that Prop 83 wqas unconstitutional so we would not have to go through this court battle. Every person I spoke to voted no but I am only one person. Every newspaper int he State was opposed, law enforcement groups were opposed and if this wasnt an election year alot more politicians would have been more vocal in tehir oppostition. I mean if Prop 83 was such a good idea and supported by every Legislator in the State, why did we need Prop 83?

As a psychotherapist who treats abusers as well as victims of child sexual abuse, and as a survivor myself of child sexual abuse, I can tell you firsthand that Prop 83 will only target about 10-15% of the abusers. Fully 85-90% of the perpetrators are trusted acquaintances of their victims. While Prop 83 may help us catch the "pervert" down the street, how does it help protect children from mommy's boyfriend? A soccer coach? A clergyman? A politician?

At a cost of $9 a day per offender, it would cost Los Angeles County $139,545 a day to monitor the 15,505 registered sex offenders. Statewide, it would cost $765,000 a day. Prop 83 will also set a 2,000-foot residency restriction around schools and parks. That means paroled sex offenders will only be able to live in about 20% of Los Angeles County. Many will be forced to leave their family homes, be unable to work, become homeless, or live in their cars. As the GPS devices are quite easy to remove, many will fail to register or go “underground.”

Don’t we want to know where sex offenders live? With a containment model (law enforcement,treatment, and social support), only about 13% of released sex offenders re-offend.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to use the $765,000 for sex offender treatment?

It's a desperate, cruel and unusual, ridiculous law that will harm more children than it could ever possibly protect. Please join United for No Injustice, Oppression or Neglect and learn how, when, where to fight back over horrible laws, prison conditions and more. We are eight years old and already have the core of a voting group that cares about families organized, plus all the journalists read our daily newsletter. We have a portion of our website set up on this issue. go to http://www.1union1.com.index.html and look in the left hand hand column. 6500 people can do referendums, initiative campaigns and RECALLS of politicians who lie. Remember there are at least one million women and children connected to a sex offender in California alone and they know how to get out the vote, write to editors, and put an end to this nonsense by organizing our numbers larger and making incredible noise.

Prop 83 is a continuation of the post ex facto laws that are in vogue. Unfortunately the Court filing for a temporary restraining order was only requested for and granted for the residency restriction provision. There is a copy of the TRO on our website www.prop83.org.

Let me make a stupid analogy.
Let's say a CEO bilked his stockholders out of billions of dollars some twenty years ago. He spent his year in prison and now must register as a bilker. When he got out he just had to register when he changed his address. He of course, as a condition of his parole needed to go to therapy and bilkers anonymous and never be alone with money. As time went on a new law passed and he needed to register annually. Then another law passed and he had to submit massive quantities of blood for DNA banking. Another law passed and they opened up a website that showed his name, face, address and his bilking crime details. Then a proposition passsed that made him get assessed for his risk factor relating to potential repeat bilking. Then the big momma of all laws was passed and he needed to wear a GPS tracking device, register every 6 months and couldn't live within 2000 feet of places that handle money. Now he was mad...he didn't fight any of the previous laws but this is too much!

Of course I'm not saying that the tragedy of a sex crime is comparable, but It just illustrates the unfairness of ex post facto laws.
The Runners are probably just blowin' smoke. Their opinion of a law that California voters just passed is not all that meaningful. The opinion of the Attorney General and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is much more meaningful. Especially since the only provision that is being blocked, after the vote is certified (By Dec 16th) is the residency restriction part. Why has no one initiated a TRO request for the GPS tracking?
Dunno...

What a massive mess by the people of california. no boby seems to understand the whole prop. they just hear sex offenderand childern's safety and they vote for it. arnold is not worth a crap as a govenor, just pushes prop. that well make him look good.

What a massive mess by the people of california. no boby seems to understand the whole prop. they just hear sex offenderand childern's safety and they vote for it. arnold is not worth a crap as a govenor, just pushes prop. that well make him look good.

If prop 83 is applied retroactively the only legally sensible action to take for those who took plea agreements is to have the original plea and sentence vacated, and a reuturn to court no matter how long ago the original crime took place...if there is no " end to sentence" then no " end to litigation" can be claimed...whats good for the goose is good for the gander...imagine the court cases and retrials, I have learned enough of law now to defend myself in court much more so than what I received from my public pretender...

One of the initiatives on this November’s ballot is Proposition 83. Sadly, very little public discussion has been focused on this initiative. Dubbed “Jessica’s Law,” this is another misguided attempt to try to make our children safer, but it plays on public hysteria to no real benefit. It is difficult to argue against something as positive as child safety, but this proposed law would spend billions of dollars to implement a Buck Rogers system of global positioning satellite ankle bracelets for all of California’s 90,000 plus registered sex offenders—for life, yet. The estimated costs for this hair brained scheme cannot possibly be accurately calculated or projected into the future, but it figures to be huge. As it is, the authors of this initiative think that about one billion dollars should probably cover the costs for the first year. Our long history with governmental cost estimates makes the fuzziness of this figure clear. Huge cost over-runs are almost guaranteed.
Some vague idea that the costs of this law might be paid by offenders themselves is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time. Blood out of a turnip, anyone?

As cogent as this idea may seem at gut level, the illogic of this plan can be seen in the following: First, this proposition makes no distinction at all between sexual offenders. It lumps them all into one big pile. Some sex offenders are forced to register for even misdemeanor crimes such as urinating in public. To pay the exorbitant cost to place lifetime GPS tracking devices on these people is plain ludicrous. The wording of this proposition is typically vague (as are most proposed laws written by amateurs). At one point the proposal says something about “Violent Sexual Predators”, but later it mentions “High Risk Sex Offenders” as somehow equivalent. The voters might read this and think, ”Yeah, let’s put this bracelet on the worst of the worst.” But in California there are only two classifications for sex offenders: SVP—or sexually violent predators, and HRSO--high risk sex offenders. Despite the suggestion to the contrary, there is no such thing as a “low risk sex offender” in California; the lowest one can be is “High-risk”. So, while perhaps suggesting that only the worst and most dangerous offenders will be targeted for this draconian and astronomically expensive treatment, it, in effect, makes this program mandatory for absolutely every registered offender in the state!

Another intelligent question would be, “How does knowing the exact location of 100,000 registrants twenty-four hours a day make children (or anybody else) any safer?” Will this device tell us which ones have a kid tucked under their arm? No, of course not. A kid goes missing after school. His parents aren’t sure anything is wrong until several hours later. So, we track the movements of all the several thousand offenders in a hundred mile radius, and come up with a solid red blotch on the computer screen, there’s so many. Plus, what if somebody not registered did it? Even a child could see that this supposed “solution” is of very little use at all.

Iowa is one of several states ahead of us in implementing this law. At first, their police, prosecutors, district attorneys, etc. were in favor of this legislation. But after having to wrestle with the awkward and impossible implementation of these provisions, they now favor the repeal of “Jessica’s Law.” Additionally, the mandated “offender free zones” created by this law (no offender can reside within one-half mile of a school, park, playground, daycare, etc.) have shown to have had absolutely no impact on the statistical incidence of child abduction or other crimes against children (or anyone else). It turns out that if you’re a sex offender determined to grab a kid, you can simply drive past a school or grab a kid as he walks past your house or anywhere else.

California prisons are overcrowded to an all-time record. The Federal Courts are poised to perhaps Federalize the operation of the California Dept of Corrections (as they already have done with CDC Medical operations). Recently, the CCPOA (the powerful prison guards’ union) lobbied Sacramento for 6 billion dollars for new prison construction. They were turned down, because this is simply not a responsible use of the limited tax dollars in our state. The state legislature is very favorably inclined to the prison industry in this state, but enough is sometimes enough.

Prop 83 mandates one half billion dollars in the first year alone for new prison construction, to house all the offenders who will be given greatly longer sentences under its provisions. This is potentially an end-run around the state legislature, who for once failed to give the CDC whatever it asks for.

Lastly, the offenders who are registered are those who are already complying with the restrictions placed upon them. We know where they are because they’ve followed the rules. There are many more offenders who fail to register. We don’t know where they are. Many states require registration for ten years. After that, the previous records of offenders are certainly available, should any repeat offense occur. California already requires lifetime registration for these people—even 90 and hundred year old geriatrics living in nursing homes. The cost of this extreme and shortsighted current law already costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to pay the salaries of law enforcement personnel to simply file paperwork all day long. To add the almost unfathomable cost of outer space technology and the thousands of additional employees to install, monitor and maintain such equipment is money very poorly spent.

One way to make children safer would be to require all kids to wear safety helmets when riding in automobiles. The incidence of child traffic injury and death would definitely be lowered by this. Where do I go to start a petition to put that into law? And where do we draw the line? Face it, everyone wants kids—and everybody else—to be safe. There’s just a big line between what’s reasonable and efficacious, and what is not. Prop 83 is a disaster waiting to gum up the works here in California. With a fraction of the money Prop 83 will spend, we could immunize every child in the state. That would help kids too. Really.

Taken directly from the "facts" page of the California Megan's Law website, http://meganslaw.ca.gov/facts.aspx:

"Most men who commit sexual offenses do not know their victim.

False. 90% of child victims know their offender, with almost half of the offenders being a family member. Of sexual assaults against people age 12 and up, approximately 80% of the victims know the offender."

"Most child sexual abusers find their victims by frequenting such places as schoolyards and playgrounds.

False. Most child sexual abusers offend against children whom they know and with whom they have established a relationship. Many sexual assaults of adult women are considered "confidence rapes," in that the offender knows the victim and has used that familiarity to gain access to her."

Interesting that our own government's website admits that these "sex" crimes are committed by acquaintances or family members and says "Most child sexual abusers find their victims by frequenting such places as schoolyards and playgrounds" is a FALSE statement. YET, they feel it necessary to force ALL "sex" offenders to move away from schools and parks. How is this going to improve public safety? I honestly don't get it! (Important note, I put the word "sex" in quotes as NOT ALL sex offenses include the act of physical sex; i.e, possession of child pornography, indecent exposure, etc).

I am not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that if the increase to public safety is greater than the negative punitive effects of those affected by the law, then it would be deemed constitutional. However, we've heard time and time again from other states that residency restrictions JUST DON'T WORK! In fact, they have an opposite effect. So, if the law is punitive AND has negative effects on public safety, how in the world can it be constitutional?

Question for whoever is reading this. The primary author of this initiative says that 1 in 4 people who are required to register as sex offenders in the State of California fail to do so. Seen a different way, 3 in 4 abide by the law and DO register. Why does he want to further punish those who DO register. After all, do we really think that by implementing this initiative that the 1 in 4 "evaders" are going to stop and say, "hey, I guess they're serious now! I better go register". Come on! In my opinion, what we will see is many of the 3 in 4 law abiding registrants say, "forget this, I'm not wearing a dog collar for ALL to see (beach, airport security, on a date, doctor's office, etc. etc. etc.). I'm outta here". Mark my words. Unfortunately, It will happen.

The Judge who issued the TRO is right on! Thank you Judge Illston for protecting the constitutional rights of EVERYONE. It is a punitive measure. No matter what Mr. Runner says about his intentions of the initiative being prospective, the language is clear. ALL REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS are impacted by this. Mr. Runner, in my opinion, this was a very slimey political move. You get the best of both worlds. On the one hand you look like you are tough on sex offenders by being all inclusive in the language of the initiative. On the other hand you copp out by saying you agree with the Judge's ruling on the TRO. I'm not sure what to think of that.

One thing I'm assuming you didn't think of, Mr. Runner, is that many of these "sex" offenders will be moving to your district. Have fun!

I am a registered sex offender; let me tell you a little story of how this broken system is actually working from the inside. I did not do the felony that I was convicted of; I did however improperly touch a minor who I was to be a stepfather to. I was 19 years old and my wife to be was in her thirties. I knew that I had to leave as the situation was way too stressful for me both at that age and maturity level. My thirty plus fiancée was going to school and working while I was paying for the house and helping to take care of the kids and working more than full time myself. I tried to leave and she chased after me in the car driving insanely with the kids in tow. It seemed like every night was a scream fest with her freaking out over stresses of school, work, her divorce, and the kids. She said to me that the only way she would let me go was if there was something going on between one of her kids and me. I am not trying to shift the blame here just trying to give you a realistic view of what actually happened. I was arrested and fought the case for more than a year. I was feeling incredible guilt for the offence and I ended up requesting a lie detector test and confessing to what I actually did. Despite the physical evidence, the lie doctor, and the victims own testimony the DA would not give up trying to put me away for more than 20 years for a felony I did not do. The fight to be charged with what I actually did was going to cost my mom her house and was putting everyone (my victim and my family) through such pain I ended up accepting a plea bargain (as is the norm in our California legal system).
So now I was a felon. I was sentenced to eighteen months and did over eight years of counseling at a place called giarretto institute among others. I was not charged with the misdemeanor I did commit but had to accept a plea bargain just to hope for the therapy I so desperately wanted. The only benefit to my plea bargain was that I didn’t do prison time I did furlough time so that I could keep a job to pay a ten thousand dollar restitution and get the counseling that I needed. Most people would say furlough was a cake walk but imagine if you will paying to go to jail and sleeping in a room with 20 plus inmates after going to some of the most intensive counseling on the planet. Every time I tried to sleep I was worried I would talk during the night and wake up being killed. I am however a success story during my group counseling with AMACS (adults molested as children), Parents of children who were molested and other offenders I made friends with people in all groups who saw that I was doing my work and truly wanted to be better. Children received counseling on the same premises and there was never a problem. This process actually worked. I came to understand what happened to me as a child and the chain of events that led to my own offence and how to integrate myself back into society. It is one of my life’s greatest sad nesses to bear witness that Giaretto institute is no longer hosting these counseling sessions (the only ones that I have seen work) due to a lack of public funding. They sold there operations to another agency who only provides counseling to minors. This reminds me of the road workers who were pouring gasoline on the roads to create new potholes after filling some down the street (poor analogy but it is a bad situation). Please listen to someone who has gone more than 15 years without offending we need a system in place to stop a cycle with counseling not a punitive law (prop 83) that will drive sick people underground where we will create such stresses for them that they will take for themselves from children.
During my time in the system I saw how corrupt the system is every jail is about money they have contracts to buy pencils for instance at sometimes hundreds of dollars a box of 200(told to me be an unnamed prison employee). As this state puts more inmates in jail they are able to receive more money from the federal government and more contracts for building, supplies, food, and such go to people making way too much money with no oversight. The courts have treated the truth as something to be trampled on just look at any DA that has a 100% conviction rate and know that there is something rotten in Denmark. The police actually have fired people for being too non-aggressive for not having enough arrests what if the people are obeying the law are these police supposed to start planting evidence so that they don’t get into trouble? I have had guns put in my face by police, told I was going to be killed, watched my friends get beaten so badly that they had nerve damage and couldn’t work. I have watched in horror on TV as the police have pumped hundreds of rounds into a car for someone not stopping quick enough. The police and courts and jails are just a part of an entire system that needs to be overhauled. The people who are using this system to destroy the constitution however are evil…

Listen closely Governor Swartzenager…

Listen closely Mr. Runner…

Listen closely anyone in or out of public service who desecrates the constitution I am an evil man (recovered evil that is) and when I call you evil you should stop and listen very closely.

I challenge you or any of your champions to a fight in a ring man to man you are evil and it is my duty as a citizen to protect the constitution any way I know how. Do you have the gonads to stand up to a man calling you evil? Can you stand up to your own continence?
I am old and out of shape but would gladly fight you.

For our country, for our constitution, for our freedom.
I don’t care if that’s a fragment it’s enough.

Singed
One who knows evil

Prop. 83 will endanger children, not protect them. Prop. 83 wastes law enforcement resources on low-risk offenders and those who have no history of sexual offense against children--GPS for them will serve no purpose and use up funds that could have gone toward better surveillance of high-risk offenders, lowered caseloads for better tracking of probationers, and funding for services to victims. It pushes registered sex offenders into the most vulnerable communities and will most likely intensify their risk factors for reoffense. I hope our State representatives will stop pandering to emotionally-charged, poorly-thought-through agendas and will instead take a stand (even if unpopular), do the research, listen to the experts, and serve the public properly. They let us down on sex offender legislation time and time again. If we really want to protect children, let's see well-informed, evidence-based legislation. No one wants to lose votes, but really, which is more important--a political office, or a child?

prop 83?
another law to protect our cheldren!
how many laws like this passed alredy? sex offrnders life registeration, DNA test, Megan law, and many others,
you count it.
DOSE ANY OF THEM PROTECT OUR CHELDERN?
NO for sure.
everyday a new crime happens in this cattagory, everyday new sex offenders are coming up who
has never comited a crime nor was registered.
how many sex offenders realy reoffended?(only 12%)
People of the great stat of California stop beein fool!
these kind of laws won't protect our children, as we have lot of proof for that by past laws(which they didn't work). We are the one who should protect our cheldren. WE THE PARENTS, NOT A POOR LAW LIKE Prop 83.
it will only put our cheldren in more denger than ever.
If we dont stand aganset this law now, we have to pay for that and it will cost our children safty.
help those non repeted sex offenders by providing job and housing , do not abandon them by prop 83, which will harm our society.
So Mr. Runner if you are realy worry about our children think about something fundamental, not prop 83 which is not writeen properly and nobody, even you, dont know to who it may applay and how should it work.

Edward
Glendale, California

I am glad to see that there are many people out there who can see through the political smokescreen. Unfortunately, not enough to protect our society from what seems to me to be a few short steps away from communism. People, all the laws in the world are not going to take the place of effective parenting. If you are that worried that someone is going to jump out of the bushes and grab your child, then don't send them walking to school by themselves. Don't take them to the park and then gab with your friends at mommy group or on your cell phone. WATCH YOUR CHILD!!!
As for Prop 83 and actual cases;
Adam Walsh- taken from a Sears store. 2000 ft. rule doesn't apply to shopping malls.
Danielle Van Dam- David Westerfield had no prior convictions. How about that "predator free zone"?
Jon Benet Ramsey- I'm just guessing but from what I see on the TV, I don't think anything resides within 2000 ft. of their house.
And last but not least, Jessica Lunsford- The creep that did this to this sweetheart was already non- compliant so I can't figure out why we make a law that would create more of these evaders and then name that foolish law after her!
These sorts of tragic crimes are commited by a VERY small percentage of offenders, and may I state the obvious but overlooked, who are seriously mentally ill! Do we really think they are going to just volunteer up to being branded with an electronic scarlet letter "C.M." and rounded up like cattle and removed from our cities? I'm guessing no. Congratulations, we have more John Couey's on our hands now. I certainly feel safe.
One more point to ponder. If the statistics are true that most molestations occur within the home and many past offenders now have families, what happens to those children who are forced to go live in a concentrated area of highly stressed, depressed, "at the brink of a breakdown" sex offenders? God help us all.

I am strongly with John Doe on this Block of prop 83. the ones that voted YES, obviously did not read the fine print. They are ignorant of the laws, and must remember, Registered Sex Offenders, no matter the sexual crime, guilty or not, are all bundled together in one big lump! This is absoutely not fair, to the ones that truely want to get on with their lives, and be left alone! They did their crime, they did their time, and some did time for NO crime! You can accuse anyone of a sexual crime, with no evidence, or witnesses, and 9 out of 10 times, they will be found guilty. Let's support John Doe, and keep others informed correctly!!

I am strongly with John Doe on this Block of prop 83. the ones that voted YES, obviously did not read the fine print. They are ignorant of the laws, and must remember, Registered Sex Offenders, no matter the sexual crime, guilty or not, are all bundled together in one big lump! This is absoutely not fair, to the ones that truely want to get on with their lives, and be left alone! They did their crime, they did their time, and some did time for NO crime! You can accuse anyone of a sexual crime, with no evidence, or witnesses, and 9 out of 10 times, they will be found guilty. Let's support John Doe, and keep others informed correctly!!

I am strongly with John Doe on this Block of prop 83. the ones that voted YES, obviously did not read the fine print. They are ignorant of the laws, and must remember, Registered Sex Offenders, no matter the sexual crime, guilty or not, are all bundled together in one big lump! This is absoutely not fair, to the ones that truely want to get on with their lives, and be left alone! They did their crime, they did their time, and some did time for NO crime! You can accuse anyone of a sexual crime, with no evidence, or witnesses, and 9 out of 10 times, they will be found guilty. Let's support John Doe, and keep others informed correctly!!

Sex offenders are DISGUSTING!! I dont give a rats ass what you did,it was against the law, you were convicted and there exists no sorries that you are due,certainly no excuses-you shoulda thought before you acted! I hope the laws only get stricter,and stricter. As a person who works in the CJ system I can tell you there are too many offenders that try and make excuses for their behaviors and they are just pittiful. I cant wait till the day when these offenders are wearing permanent GPS monitoring devices(ankle monitors) This will indeed be a victory!!!!

There are so many people out there that is so stupid to what should be true justice. Angel feels that everyone that is charged with a sex crime should be locked-up and never let out again, well let me shed a big light into your very small world!!!! One day it will happen to you or aa loved one where some person off the street who needs money for there drugs or what ever and they will coach, that's right i said COACH their (2 year old)child into accusing you or a loved one that you/they had touch them. You never ever touch the child and you where the only one left in the room with the child by yourself for less then 10 minutes. Now they don't go and investagate your true story whether the child is telling the truth or not if the child said it, it now is made factual and you now are facing time in jail without even a trail because the had scared a cofession out of you cause the police had een tag teaming you with questions for over 36 hours with very limited breaks. Now guess what? Someone is spending time in jail for a sex crime they never did and now everyone on the outside is wanting you or your loved one to be leashed for the rest of your life or behind bars, they don't care about whether or not your innocent the child said you are guilty then you are.It was all because this innocent child was taught to lie about a stranger so they could get victums assistant,, and they truly don't care what happens to the rest of your sorry life because they got what they came for. So, this is just one cenarro of just how easy it is to get someones life ripped away andplaced in jail. this could happen to you or anyone for that matter, and I know this could happen to most anyone,even you. I also know that there are truly evil sex offenders that do need to be locked up. So before you decide to place them all in the same catagory and decide how you would want some to treat you!!!!!!!!

I went to prison for rape in 1980 on a bougos conviction (see stolen justice tainted trials feb 24 2006 San Jose mercury news) and I was paroled in 1988 after going in and out of prison. In 1989 I was blessed to have a daughter and in 1990 SANTA CLARA COUNTY gave me sole and PHYSICAL custody of her (CP000627) GO FIGURE I RAISED HER AND IN 2005 I GOT ARESTED FOR H. S. 11377 POSESION OF METH AND I WAS RELEASED 18 MONTH LATTER 1/11/2007. NOW I HAVE A MONITOR ON MY LEG I CANT BE AROUND CHILDREN I HAVE A CURFU AND I HAVE TO RESIDE 2000 FEET FROM SCHOOLS bUT LAST YEAR IF I DID NOT GO TO PRISON IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO ME NOW IT DOSE AND I DID MY TIME 27 YEARS AGO I SHOULD NOT BE UNDER ANY NEW STATUE OF PROP 83 IT VIOLATES DUE PROSCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION. EXPOST FACTO .AND LET'S NOT FORGET DOUBLE JEOPARDY. BUT WHOS CARES RIGHT I KNOW THIS LAW WONT STOP SEX OFENNDERS JUST LIKE THREE STRIKES DID NOT STOP VIOLENT CRIME ITS REDUNDENT LAW MAKERS NEED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM NOT FIND WAYS OF HIDDING FROM THE PROBLEM ITS A WAY OF SHOWING THE PEOPLE THEY HAVE A HANDEL ON IT IN FACT THEY DONT ITS JUST A BANDADE TO COVER UP THE WOUND WHY AS LONG AH THE WOUND IS INFECTED THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PUT PEOPLE IN PRISON AND SAY THERE ARE DOING SOMETHING GOOD THATS THE BANDADE YET THE WOUND IS THE DESEASE OF THE SICKNESS OF WHY THEY OFFEND AND THAT WELL STOP THEM WHO DO THIS WHEN YOU TREAT THE WOUND AND NOT BANDADE IT.. WATCH AND SEE IN TWO YEARS IF SEX CRIMES OR VIOLENT CRIME WILL STOP NO THEY WONT ITS A PLORE TO SCARE THE PEOPLE TO BUILD MORE PRISONS TO HOUSE MORE (CATEL) I MEAN PEOPLE
THE PROBLEM IS EDUCATING THEM SHOWING THEM THERES IS OTHER WAYS OF LIVING GETTIG TO THE ROOT OF THE DESASES AND CLEANNING IT OUT AND LETTING IT HEAL AND REBUBILITATION WHICH CDC DOSE NOT HAVE DOSE NOT WANT AND DOSE NOT CARE ABOUT THE ONLY THING THE LAW MAKERS THAT YOU VOTED FOR ARE INTERESTED IN IS FELLING THERE POCKETS FAT WITH YOUR TAX PAYER'S MONEY WHEN PROPOSISTION 83 CONTESTED AND VETOED OVER TURNED BY THE COURTS FOR CONTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OVER 2MILLION DOLLORS WELL HAVE BEEN SPENT FOR THEM THEY HAD ON THE MONITOR AND FOR AND TO PAY FOR THE MONITORS THAT THEY WAREHOUSE IN PAROLES OFFICES'S THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL YOU SEE ANOTHE PLORE OF LEGISLATORS MISREPRESENTATION AT WORK WITH TAX PAYERS DOLLORS ( SMILE)

When will it end, it goes on and on. pain, fear, memories.
Laws that were put in the books for people like me.
WHAT A JOKE !

In elementary school, I was roughly ten or eleven years old. The gym teacher would take me and a few other girls that were developing, into his room and wanted to see our underwear (training bras and underpants). We didn't know that he wasn't allowed to do that. We knew it felt uncomfortable.

Also I was fondle constantly by my stepfather, I would lock myself in my room until my mother came home. Then I would get in trouble for locking my door. I did try to tell my mother but she said I was lying and didn't believe me.

I moved to another family members house out of state. I thought I was safe. I was wrong. I was 14 years old, two months away from being fifteen. I was molested and sodomized (which I threw up all over myself and in his car). He was in his mid-thirties and a family member. I never told anyone until later in life. Because I knew my mother wouldn't believe me. So, I thought if my own mother didn't believe me, why would any one else.

I then moved back home with my mother and her boyfriend, My so called stepfather. Later, my sister became his victim and she was raped and sodomized. My mother made her accept his apology and take the blame. And we had to continue to live with him in our home. My two sisters where sent to group homes. My mother kept threatened to put me in a group home if I did not straighten up. I knew she couldn't because I did not do anything wrong. And oh by the way his youngest son about seventeen was not allow to be told. My mother said we could not tell his son. She forbid it, I almost said something but she covered it up.

I decided to live on the streets, than like that. My mother knew of this and sometimes gave me money for food. It was not easy on the streets. But, it was better living with a child molester.

When I was still living on the streets. It was snowing real heavy and it was very cold. An older man roughly in his thirties, and a young guy stop and ask if I needed a ride. I told them I was going to meet my boyfriend. They said they would take me, but first the man had to drop of his friend (this guy had books I thought he was a student. After we dropped off the younger guy he said bye, and told me whatever don't scream. I didn't know what to think. Me and the older man left. He kept driving and I did not know any of the roads that we were on. He said he knew a different way. Finanally I release I was far from home. He took me at least an hour and a half from where I was. He started talking weird stuff and talk about his wife and kids. Also told me he was on LSD. I was fearful, I convinced him to let me drive and he ask me if I had a license, I told him no. But, he let me drive anyway, I was trying to find my way back home. We came up on a police car that had someone pulled over. They pulled us over I was so scared I tried to tell him to trade seats with me but, he wouldn't. (I was afraid of the police, because my mother always talked bad about my Dad and his side of the family.They were prior and current police officers) I was arrested for driving with no license. He whispered to me something about acting like I was he's girl friend and he would help me. He went to put his arm around me and I pushed him away . Later one of the police officers told me that he seen that happen. I was release to this guy. I should have trust the police but I will never be able to go back and changed what happen. When I found out that he in fact taken me far from my home. I was so mad. I started to hitch hike (back then it was popular) he kept coming up to me, I told him to stay away he wouldn't. He said I was going the wrong direction. (oh, they impound his car, I am not sure why) he kept pulling at me and I would pull away. I was screaming at him to leave me alone. I would find my way back home, which he didn't know I was living on the streets. But, I wanted to go back to the town I hung around at. When I finally cross the highway, he caught up with me in the median strip and pulled me down. I kept fighting to get back up, we were on a slope he grabbed my legs and pulled me down. Then he started assaulting me. I tried to convenience him not to do it. I told him what would his wife and children think about it. That was when he was performing oral sex on me. Finanally he started to rape me and I put my hands around his neck, trying to choke him. When his eyes started to roll in the back of his head, and he kind of fell forward. I stopped because I thought I killed him. I freak, then he continued raping me. After he was finished he apologized. And he said he would help me get home. I told him please leave me alone. He pulled over a big rig truck driver he told the guy where I need to go (I was totally not mentally there) I would not talk with the truck driver. He tried asking me some questions. Was I ok, I reply yea. Then he said something about boyfriend troubles. I said no. That's all that was said. He dropped me off near enough where I knew were I was. I was walking very slowly in the middle of the road with mud all over me, wet, my make-up was smeared all over my face. A police cruiser pulled up next to me. The officer ask if I was ok, I don't remember my first response. But, I start crying very hard and said no I was not ok. They ask me what happen, I told them I was raped. They put me in the cruiser and I don't remember to much about that. I had to be taken back up to the station that I was charged at. I was interviewed first by police that had arrested me and one told me that he wished that I would have told them what was going on, because they could have helped me. Then I was interrogated by an investigator I explained in detail what he done to me. I felt so uncomfortable about the questions about oral sex, I wanted to gag. I guessed he told me about him and his wife's oral sex. To see my reaction. I was grossed out.

After questioning they wanted me to have an exam, I told them I just wanted to go home. They notified my mother. But, they tried to convince me about pressing charges. This guy who done this to me, matched the M.O. on a serial rapist they have been trying to get. I was only sixteen who was going to believe me. I just wanted to go home and take a shower for every. I believe they told me to please think about this. When my mother came. She said to them that she believed that it was my fault. That I shouldn't have been hitch hiking. The police and detectives gave her a strange look, I think one of them said something to her, on my part.

I was not hitch hiking then. I was offered a ride. When we left the police station my mother dropped me off at a friends house, There were women that I knew that were getting ready to go out. I was still a mess, They all were asking me questions about why I did not stop him. What did I do to stop him, they were saying what they would have done if it was them. I did not say much. My friend told me to go up and take a shower. And I could stay there and try to get some sleep. I must have taken a shower for every, I just kept scrubbing. Finanally, I fell to the bottom of the tub. I curled up into a fetal position and cry my eyes out. The next day I left that friends house and went to another friends house (she was probably my true friend). She told me that my mother called and told her that I was hitch hiking that's why I was raped. She even went own to say that again it was my fault. I found out from other friends that my mother was telling everyone her version of what happened.

When I went back to my girlfriend's (my true friend) I don't remember how she got my father's number but she called and notified my father (whom my mother made out to be a monster to his children) it did not take him long to come and see me. He came and got me and took care of me. I remember, when I just moved in with him. We didn't have things all arranged for me. Some of his books were in my room on a bookshelf. When I went to sleep, sometimes he would come in and get a book he needed. I would jump straight out of bed. And then when I knew it was my father I would lay back down and go back to sleep. Later in life, (my father told me that broke his heart)

My father helped me heal alot. He reinforced to me that I did not do anything wrong. And that I was safe with him. I thank god for my father. He passed away when I was thirty three, I miss him so much. And god knows I need him now. With what's going on with my youngest. Plus all the memories that I am dealing with of my past. God help us!

At the age of twenty six after losing my significant other and the father of my two children. Sometime, after I remember a past co-worker and friend of my significant other did not come to the funeral. I ask some family members if the co-worker was told. Nobody thought so, and didn't remember seeing him there. So I decided to go by and inform him of his friends death, After telling him what happen, which he did not know. We talk about my loss and then we talk and reminisced about him. As I was getting ready to leave and he tried to stop me from leaving. He then rape me.

To add my mother blamed me for everything that happened to me for all of the things that happen to me in my life. And believes that the man who fondled me and molested my sister did nothing wrong. We were out of control, according to her. That we walked around in the house in our pajamas and bathing suits. The pool was right out front of our door.

Now, my youngest son is charge as a sex offender, even though the victim said that it was consensual (fact: she was own her period, she performed oral sex on him which she said it was consensual, she sent letters to my son saying she thought she was pregnant) she was two weeks away from being fifteen. She has been caught lying numerous times. To what, where, when. And she lied to my son about her age, saying she was Seventeen. Not because she was on probation and constantly running away. Not staying in school. They said that he gave her marijuana (fact she had marijuana) and took advantage of her. But, on the stand she said she did not know whose dope it was that they smoked. And that she had told the detective she had used dope before the time with my son. And she did not believe that it affected her senses. The system felt bad for her because her mother passed away. (which I will say I feel sorry that she lost her mother) My son was eighteen at the time. He was found guilty, and was sentence to three years in prison and will have to register for ten years.

Don't get me wrong I had to really put more thought to this, than anyone involved. One reason is because what I went through. I know my son better than anyone. He did not mean to hurt or take advantage of her. He did believe she was seventeen. I know him and his past. I feel for him, because he is not going to tell anything about anyone else involved, because retaliation.

I do not judge her. I feel very sad for this girl or as one paper put it woman. Not because she lost her mother. But because she is herself a lost soul. Not knowing were to go in life. Turning the wrong paths. And most of all being in foster care, which she mention that she was physical abused there. I believe that! I only hope that she finds the right road in life and can put this all behind her. I know all of this because I watched my niece go through the same thing. And she to was physical abused. Not to mention being shifted from house to house. I wish I was healthy enough to help girls in these situations. I would show them love and understanding. Teach them to respect their self. Don't let the world take you down. Hold them, teach them to be strong. I have and will continue to the day I die, tell any girl not to let any man smack them around. To stand up and walk away, because physical abuse does not stop. That it's not their fault that they were put into foster care, usually it's because family issues. Not them. I have plenty of times talked with young girls that were friends of my daughter, they wanted to talk about sex. I would tell them what I thought. To be careful not to be the fool. And to try to stay a virgin, which even when I was young, was not easy. Because other girls make fun of them because they are still a virgin. I know!

Not to mention negative newspaper reports by the DA himself.

Prior to this my son, who has emotional problems A.D.H.D.and depression etc.) and was medicated could not get financial help for medication and/or counseling. It is not at all unusual for people with mental issues to try to self medicate.

But, what I want to say most is he was a big advocate for victims.Including for me and my emotions that sometimes would come out threw out the years.

My son told me about a man who was molesting young boys. One of which was he's friend. After I spoke with the boy, and seen his reaction. With my help and information my son given to me. I called the state police in reference to a molester. My son spoke to the state police about the man that was molesting young boys. After an investigation went on. The man was arrested. He served five years.

Then at another time he noticed that a girl in his school was very sad and quite. He would try to make her laugh, the principal and gym teacher said he was a flirt. (They knew her background) only to find out that her father molested her and was in jail for it. And her class mates made fun of her because her daddy molested her. I remember myself one night about ten at night. A woman called and told me she was the girls mother and would I let my son talk to her daughter. I told the mother that I didn't let my son on the phone that late at night he was thirteen. But, she said it was very important and she could not get her daughter to calm down. So, I put my son on the phone with the girl and he talked her threw what was going on. The phone was given back to me, and the mother thank me and we hung up.

Also when he was in jail he received a letter from a girl-friend about how three guys try to gain bang her. She did not have anyone sexually abuse her. But she did get hit around by one of these guys. They were older than her. My son called me read me the letter (which is hard for me to hear) and the whole time he was reading it, he was crying hysterically. To the point he put me in tears. He kept saying that if he was there with her that would have never happened. I explained that he could not say for sure that he could have stop it. I told him that sometimes things happen. But, she was ok and she would get through it. I reminded him not to question her but, just to listen to her, which he reply he knew that. It was so sad to see him with so much compassion and he is sitting in jail for a sex offense.

I believe in the laws that protect young children against molesters. And I also believe in the law when someone is raped, the situations should be taken in to account and as long if there is enough evidence. All over in the news you here about men wrongfully convicted. Woman admitting they lied. There should not be a rush to judgement.

IT IS WRONG, TEENAGE BOYS BEING CHARGED WITH SEX OFFENCES AND WHEN IT IS CONSENSAL AND THE GIRL LIES ABOUT HER AGE. NOT ONLY IS AMERICA AND THE COURTS RUINING MALE TEENAGERS LIFE'S AND RUINING THEIR FUTURE, THEY ALSO ARE DEVASTING THE LIFE'S OF THE FAMILIES OF THESE YOUNG MEN.

IT HAS MORE THAN DEVASTED MINE, IT FEELS LIKE A CRUEL JOKE. AND HOW DO I TELL MY SON THAT'S OVER IN IRAQ, DOING HIS SECOND TOUR. THAT HIS BROTHER WAS CONVICTED, I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS IS GOING TO MENTALLY AFFECT HIM. BUT, JUST LIKE BOTH OF MY SONS, THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT MY MENTAL WELL BEING, BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH.

What happens once these young men some who are not fully grown. Go into prison facilities. They are spit on and called names by other inmates and staff. And god knows what else. This is cruel injustice. And I am tried of hearing the justice system is messed up.By everyone, Lawyers, ex-assistance attorneys, etc.

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS STRAIGTEN IT UP. LOOK AT HOW THESE LAWS WERE MADE AND WHY. IT CERTAINLY WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE TEENAGE GIRLS THAT ARE WILLING TO HAVE SEX WITH THEIR PEERS. AND THESE LAWS WHERE NOT MADE FOR MALES OF YOUNG AGES OR TEENAGERS.

AND WHAT ABOUT TEENAGE BOYS NOBODY SEEMS TO THINK THAT THEY CAN BE RAPED OR SEXUAL ASSUALTED BY A FEMALE.

But, just like every other law that is put into books, it seems to that it's over done. Then states all across America take these laws and add to them. When is anybody going to see, that things are way out of control. I know that this law on sexual offenders is a big political arena. With much to gain for government officials trying to boost their careers.

Not to mention negative newspaper reports by Matt Britton, the DA himself in King George Couny, Virginia.

But, we the people have voted these people in office and we the people can change the out come of the past and future!

Please help me resolve this matter
Charlene F. Woody

I strongly agree with Charlene Woody, and my heart goes out to her and family. At the age of 18, my son also was wrongly convicted of "lewd conduct with a minor" and was represented by our local Public Defenders office who basically railroaded him into taking a plea bargin. With us unfamiliar of the law and with not enough finances to hire a private attorney he took the deal. If we would of hired a private attorney he would have his life today. With a Not Guilty verdict. The victims mother reported false statements against my son and threatened her 14yr old daughter to say that my son forced himself on her, had sex with her just because he did not accept a sexual offer from the mother. When he refused, the mother stated, "Well now you will see that I can ruin your life for refusing me" My son had met these people through mutual friends, and had felt sorry for them because the woman was a single mother raising her two children all alone. The woman painted a real good picture and my son being the good hearted man that he is wanted to help the mother out. He had a full time job and was making good money and of course the mother seeing this she asked him to come and stay with her and that same day was pay day for my son so quick to the bank and then introduces her 14yr old daughter as 17, (she looked 21yrs) and of course who would question it? Prior to this he had no jail record never had he been in any kind of trouble and was not street wise. He had stayed with them for about four days durning this time the mother introduces him to Meth, and the mother had already been doing drugs with her 14yr old daughter and her friends. My son had been up for three days when the mother had made this sexual advance on my son. This is when she called the police and stated that my son had sex with her 14yr old daughter and took a false statement form the 14yr old who is deeply intimadated by her mother, but in the police report the 14yr old had several different versions of her story, and also we found out that the investigator who was assigned to our case did not do much invistagating. He only talked to, the mother, daughter and neighbor. Why did he not talk to the other people who were partying at this womans house? Also if her 14yr old was raped or forced to have sex, why did she not take her to the doctor or whe didnt the police have her taken? Instead she was taken to a private doctor 5-days later and the doctors report stated that he could not find any damage of any kind. Durning the court proceedings we find out that the mother has priors on this accusation, she had her husband arrested for molesting thier daughter at the age of 8 and also she had 2 other young men convicted of this same charge on her 14 yr old daughter a few years prior to my sons conviction. I had asked for our public defender to bring this all out in court so we can see the womans character, and our public defender stated " we cant bring this out in court because those are different cases!" she also said " he should just take the offer from the D.A. because if it goes to trial and if you are found guilty you will be given the max term and anyway they always believe the child" So as of today my son is 25yrs old and has been in and out of jail for minor violations no new case, but when they violated him 2005 for 11550, went to state prison here in california and served 31/2yrs, and was released in May 2008 and is now labeled "High Risk" has to wear that GPS device and cannot live with me because of the 2000 yr radius and must phone in every night and register as a transient. As of Sept. 5th 2008 his Parole officer took him back to jail on a failure to register! So tell me on what grounds because he has be complying with all his parole conditions and Has registered and is registering like he is suppose to. So this just shows us that Parole can do this at anytime and anything else they want to do. My son is a young man and had his life ruined and taken away form a vindictive woman who is able to do this to anyone! Now with Jessicas Law there is no light at the end of the tunnel for him or others that are in this same situation. I am so angry at the ignorance of this proposition and something needs to be done about it. My son is no baby raper or pedophidle, he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Is there any help? I do hope that there is enough people out there who are willing to take a stand and make the proper changes on Prop 83.
Thank You
Susie Blount
A concerned Mother

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