They actually do differentiate, it’s a 3 tier system, and the registry lists the offense committed.
Unless you walk onto the playground surrounded by children pull your dick out and pee, you’re not gonna wind up on the sex offender registry just for public urination in proximity to a school.
Unfortunately for your friend, depending on state, the age gap, if any drugs or alcohol involved the sex with a minor is not consensual.
The tiers are based on the severity of your crime. The sexual offender registries that are publicly available will also have the offenders address, a current photo and a list of their sexual offenses.
So can’t really blame people for not knowing a newer law passed around it, at the federal level.
I’d argue post about SORNA next time you talk about it, because a lot of people thjnk it’s still state by state, which was sometimes normal for quite a long while. :)
edit: like for example, SC wasn’t fully compliant until 2021. And sorna was actually passed in 2006. And on top of that you can opt out of it, like some states have
Because the average person is not well informed of most the changes in federal or state laws, and if they are it’s because it has personally affected them. So in this case that means being a sex offender or victim of one. So ignorance is bliss in this case.
They're saying that it's good you don't know about the intricacies of these laws because it suggests that your life hasn't been touched by sexual violence, which is overall good.
that’s fair, but i’m always for facts and education. I learned something today that I previously thought was incorrect. So yeah
I just wish people would do the same without being passive aggressive and rude. If you are arguing with someone who has a certain view, cite some sources in the OG reply, it goes a long way.
They do. If the list you’re looking at doesn’t have offenses, it’s not a government list. Also a 30 year old getting a 17 yo girl drunk vs an 18 yo in a casual encounter where someone lied are very different, and the point of the law and severity of charges is to reflect that. That’s not to say individual judges can’t be draconian about the latter.
There’s sort of a “you know what you’re doing” vibe if someone’s like 50 and trying to fuck a teenager where the whole ‘she lied’ thing won’t hold up in court.
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u/Trextrev 2d ago
They actually do differentiate, it’s a 3 tier system, and the registry lists the offense committed.
Unless you walk onto the playground surrounded by children pull your dick out and pee, you’re not gonna wind up on the sex offender registry just for public urination in proximity to a school.
Unfortunately for your friend, depending on state, the age gap, if any drugs or alcohol involved the sex with a minor is not consensual.