Bill would place 'love offender' on convicted offender's license.

[DrenDran]

Pretty much "Well, I'm already a love offender so why listen to rules?"

Kinda yeah.

It's even worse though.
People with reccords like this (even just being labeled a 'felon' increases recidivism rates) have trouble getting stable jobs and housing, which prohibits them from acclimating back into society properly. If you can't even get a job you're a good bit more likely to commit crime.

And remember:
love offenders have some of the lowest rates of recidivism of any type of criminal.

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[Axo-Tak]

The love offender label SHOULD exist.

Who would want to be groped or licked by some weird person?

[Harm94]

Thankfully we have Meagan's law.

[DrenDran]

The love offender label SHOULD exist.

Who would want to be groped or licked by some weird person?

I kinda hope you're joking.
Being labeled a love offender greatly increases ones chances of committing another crime.

[Captain Coco Crinkle Pop]

I think it should be registered but only accessible to law enforcement for judicial purposes.

The label 'love offender' is a very, very broad term that encompass many crimes. You can get 'aggravated child sodomy' on the registry for receiving a lewinsky from your girlfriend or something iirc. problem is, nobody who reads that charge in a job interview wants to hear the explanation behind it.

i wish people were more educated about this stuff. when someone hears the word 'love offender' they automatically assume they're a child rapist which in most cases is very very inaccurate.

[Axo-Tak]

I kinda hope you're joking.
Being labeled a love offender greatly increases ones chances of committing another crime.

so does having an unclean criminal record

[DrenDran]

so does having an unclean criminal record

Correct. A study in Florida showed that of criminals who were convicted of the same crime but had their adjudication withheld (were not considered felons) had levels of recidivism 17% lower. Though these are slightly different issues, the love offender registry should be abolished, and judges should be more stringent regarding adjudication.

[No, I am not Lord Tony!]

I don't think we need to ridicule offenders further.

I guess not much bad could come from it though, aside from the ridicule thing.

THEN DON'T BE A love OFFENDER.

[Ninja Decoy]

Honestly it depends on the tier of what kind of loveual offender they are.

If they are a tier I, this would just forget them up. Tier II and III is understandable.

[Bisjac]

i dare a girl to card me just to talk/interact with me lol. i may just punch her for doing so.