You may be a sex offender

[Richard 0]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-molest01.html

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

::looks at post title::

 

::looks at poster's avatar and title::

 

LOL.

[The Mandarin 0]

The law should be keeping a close eye on anybody named "Fitzroy Barnaby" anyway.

[SuperJerk 0]

While acknowledging it might be "unfair for [barnaby] to suffer the stigmatization of being labeled a sex offender when his crime was not sexually motivated," the court said his actions are the type that are "often a precursor" to a child being abducted or molested.

 

 

I don't even know where to begin.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Fitzroy Barnaby = Fongus Bellpop = the characters from 1890s Raw

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

I bet he wishes he hit the girl.

 

At least at the worst he'd be in jail instead of having to live with the sex offender tag and being so restricted in where he can live/go/work even though he didn't do anything.

[Golgo 13 0]

Not enough people are named Barnaby. Should I ever have a brat, I want that for one of his names.

[Guest Stunt Granny]

You don't just go up to a 15 year old girl and grab them cuz you want to lecture them. Unless you're defending yourself or someone else you really have no right to physically "restrain" somebody. The punishment is too harsh but a little common sense by our friend Barnaby would have saved him quite a bit of trouble.

[Jingus 0]

How could this possibly be this guy's fault? Some stupid little bitch walked right in front of his car and almost got her dumb ass killed. He's naturally pissed, so he gets out to yell at her. She tries to walk off and ignore him, he grabs her arm to stop her, because she needed to be yelled at, it sounded like she was being a complete idiot. That's all that happened. And this guy has to register as a fucking sex offender over it. Jesus. I can't believe how fucking stupid a lot of our Scarlet Letter laws are here in America.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Am I the only one that read the thread title and thought of it in a Jeff Foxworthy voice?

 

"Have you ever touched a teenage girl without her consent? You might be a sex offender."

 

"Have you ever given kids wine in Coke cans and called it Jesus Juice? You might be a sex offender."

[Ravenbomb 0]

"Have you ever come in to any sort of contact with anybody? You might be a sex offender"

 

but said in a more David Spade Impression Of Jeff Foxworthy type voice

[Slayer 0]

"Have you ever looked at a woman? You might be a sex offender"

[Eclipse 0]

I guess reprimanding your own son or daughter will label you as an incestual parent now I guess.....

[AndrewTS 0]

Am I the only one that read the thread title and thought of it in a Jeff Foxworthy voice?

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Nope.

 

"If all of the dogs in your neighborhood refuse to turn their backs on you, you might be a sex offender!"

 

"If you are neither a pothead or a pornstar, and everyone calls you 'Woody,' you might be a sex offender!"

 

"If you go to Chuck E. Cheese's to meet women, you might be a sex offender!"

 

"If you think a 'roofer' is a guy who is going to help you get laid, you might be a sex offender!"

 

"If you're older than 12, male, and regular visit Hillary Duff fansites and chatrooms, you might be a sex offender!"

[Gary Floyd 0]

You are a sex offender if you're this man

[Ravenbomb 0]

if you do or say anything when there's at least one other person within viewing or listening distance, you might be a sex offender

[Guest Mosaicv2]

Why should I care if i'm a sex offender.

[SuperJerk 0]

While acknowledging it might be "unfair for [barnaby] to suffer the stigmatization of being labeled a sex offender when his crime was not sexually motivated," the court said his actions are the type that are "often a precursor" to a child being abducted or molested.

 

 

I don't even know where to begin.

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Okay, I know where to begin now.

 

 

The decision to label him a sex offender is based on the notion that he intended to molest the girl, which the court admits it cannot prove.

 

Anytime a court cannot prove something, they should and must defer to the time honored (and constitutionally based) tradition of innocent until proven guilty. Unless they can PROVE he intended to molest the girl, he is not guilty.

 

The Appellate Court of Illinois should expect to have this ruling overturned by a higher court, since it is unconstitutional.