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This content was published August 11, 2oo9. … There is an article posted at The Economist about Sex Offender Registries. (HT to Andrew Sullivan) The feature has a dateline of Harlem, Georgia. The Columbia county town was the home of Oliver Hardy. It is also the home of Wendy Faye Whitaker, who is 5’3″ and weighs 350 pounds. When she was 17, they turned out the classroom lights to watch a video. A 15 yo student said he would like a blow job. Mrs. Whitaker got caught, and now is on the Sex Offender Registry. She had to move from her house, and her husband lost his job as a dog catcher. …
… The article in the Economist had some delightful statistics. Over 647k americans are registered sex offenders. 17k are in Georgia. In 1994, congress required all states to have such a registry, or lose some federal funds. 13 states require registration for urinating in public. … Politicians love to be seen as tough on crime. RSO are a popular target, and the legislators compete to enact tougher laws. …
… The concept of the Sex Offender Registry is sound. There are, however, questions about the effectiveness and expense. The effect on offenders, many of whom have finished jail time and probation, is considerable. After reading the article, I decided to take a look at the Georgia Registry. Before you go, make sure you have plenty of time to spend. The GSOR has a strong search engine, and will give you all the RSO in your zip code. It will also show all offenders by county or by last name. …
… In my zipcode is a hotel with 19 RSO. Evidently, the hotel is far enough from schools and churches to allow RSO to live there. It is across the street from a major IRS office. A breakdown for this zipcode (which is not typical of the overall state) shows 21 white, 16 black, 2 hispanic and 1 asian. All were males…while the story of Wendy Whitaker got the attention of the Economist, the overwhelming majority of the RSO are males. …
… In 1994, I was living in a duplex, with verbally abusive people downstairs. One night, I heard a knock at the door, saw no one at my apartment, and looked at the front of the house. There was a Dekalb county welcome wagon in the driveway. Very soon, the husband was being taken off in handcuffs. … When I looked at the SOR, he found his former neighbor quickly. The conviction listed on the SOR was 1998, or four years after the incident I knew about. The Georgia SOR requires all offenders after July 1, 1996, to register.
This content was published August 14, 2009. … I was resisting the urge to say something profound about Mike Vick. There is something about Philadelphia that seems like a good fit for number 7. There should be dogfights in New Jersey. In the midst of vicktalk, I saw this email. There is a comment. … “Hey there, you’ve blogged about The Jesus Storybook Bible in the past and we want to give you the exciting opportunity to help us celebrate the release of the Deluxe Edition this October! All throughout September we’ll be sending updates about ways you can win copies of the Deluxe Edition (which features the entire Jesus Storybook Bible read by award-winning British actor, David Suchet) and free resources you can share with others! To register for these updates and exclusive information, visit here and sign up! Sincerely, Zonderkidz Marketing” …
… Wow, spam for Jesus. Dogfights in New Jersey seem ethical suddenly. The rest of the internet is kinda sketchy, except for Margaret and Helen. They always make sense. Well, almost always. A few weeks ago, they wouldn’t quit talking about how sexy Walter Cronkite was. I don’t get the Cronkite cult. In my family, we always saw Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. If some old lady blogger starts to get the hots for Chet Huntley, I am giving up the internet. …
… Margaret is it just me or did combing your hair become optional when going out in public? I’ve been watching news clips of these town hall free-for-alls and we have definitely become a nation of tired, poor, and huddled masses clearly tempest-tossed, but without access to a good beauty salon. Universal Hygiene – now that is something I could get behind. … And what’s all this crap about killing your grandmother? Are you people honestly that stupid? This has become less an argument about healthcare reform and more a statement about our failed education system. … Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. Russell Lee took the social media picture in March 1942. “Boys at carnival attraction. Imperial County Fair, California” ©Luther Mckinnon 2025 · selah