I’m sorry, but this is just dumb.
A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl’s arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a “sex offender,” the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled.
No way…
The trial jury accepted Barnaby’s version of the story, but found him guilty of unlawful restraint of a minor – a sex offense under Illinois law.
Uh….OK….
Trial Judge Patrick Morse ordered registration reluctantly, acknowledging it was “more likely than not” Barnaby only intended to chastise the girl. “I don’t really see the purpose of registration in this case. I really don’t,” Morse said. “But I feel that I am constrained by the statute.”
Give me a break……
This man, who all parties involved including judge and jury say did nothing sexual with the girl being forced to register as a sex offender. If there was a requirement that all people who do moronic things have to register as a moron, that would make more sense. Well, I say that it would make sense in that case maybe. But what would be the point? Wouldn’t everyone be registered? Which leads me to my biggest concern about this case. If this becomes a common occurrence, don’t we run the risk loosing the legitimacy of the sex offender registry?
Go read the story and then come back and tell me what you think.
WorldNetDaily: Man grabs girl’s arm – now he’s a sex offender
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I was placed on the sex registry because I used to work for the DOC and had a relationship with an inmate who was the same age as myself and now I am attempting to find a job and can not find one anywhere.