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ifeminists May 11, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Sex offender hysteria kills children I simply do not believe society now produces 10x, 20x, 100x more sexual offenders than it did a few decades ago when children walked home from school alone and safely. |
ifeminists January 17, 2007 Wendy McElroy |
In Child Porn Case, Technology Entraps the Innocent Your computer could be storing and distributing child pornography without your knowledge. Like ID theft in the '90s, the problem of zombie PCs is just emerging. Laws must be rewritten or repealed to take into account the technological realities with which we all live. |
ifeminists June 16, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
A travesty of sex offender status Apparently, the annual World Naked Bike Ride in Boulder is an event intended primarily to protest oil dependency and to spotlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road. |
ifeminists January 24, 2007 Wendy McElroy |
Overzealous Porn Prosecution Tramples Accused's Rights Due process was not championed as a protection against false accusations by a victim but as a shield against abusive prosecution by the State. The Founding Fathers knew that people sometimes lie but their focus was to limit the power by government. |
Reason February 2003 Jacob Sullum |
Dangerous Assumption Sex offender registration: One of the main rationales for singling out sex offenders is the assumption that they are especially likely to commit new crimes. That belief, although widely held, seems to have little basis in fact. |
ifeminists July 3, 2007 Fima Fimovitch |
Simple Math and Legal System Current child porn laws are very dangerous, and impact on everything. They represent a serious threat to the nation's economy. |
Sports Illustrated April 14, 2000 William Nack & Don Yaeger |
Every Parent's Nightmare The child molester has found a home in the world of youth sports, where as a coach he can gain the trust and loyalty of kids -- and then prey on them |
Reason March 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Zoned Out Police and prosecutors worry that onerous residency restrictions will push sex offenders onto the streets or discourage them from complying with registration requirements, making them harder to track. |
ifeminists February 16, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Beat up the Kid, Spare the Adults Police removed an unruly 7-year-old from his classroom and forced him to be hospitalized under the state's Baker Act -- against the wishes of his outraged parents. |
Reason July 2009 Jesse Walker |
The Blurry Boundaries of Child Porn Not every illicit image is equally offensive. |
Wired October 2002 Steve Silberman |
Caught in the Kid Porn Crusade He was a stand-up Marine, a beloved cop, and a local hero -- until the government branded him part of the largest kid porn ring in history. Inside Operation Candyman, the FBI's crusade to sweep the Net clean of child abuse. |
InternetNews July 25, 2006 Roy Mark |
House OKs Stronger Online Child Protections Wide-ranging legislation targets persons deceptively luring children to sex sites. |
Salon.com June 11, 2001 Charles Taylor |
The morality police Our hysterical attempts to shield kids from images of sex and violence are stunting young lives -- and trapping us all in a Big Lie... |
ifeminists October 25, 2007 Carey Roberts |
Ready for the Next Wave of Sex Abuse Hysteria? Recent news stating that sexual abuse in the educational system is rampant should be evaluated for validity. |
AskMen.com |
Infinite Jail Terms For Sex Crimes? The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they complete their prison terms. |
InternetNews September 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
KIDS Act: How Far is The Law's Online Reach? The KIDS Act of 2007 would require sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses. But some think that goes too far. |
ifeminists February 9, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
On Handcuffed and Felonious Children No one -- not the police, not the government, no school official -- has the right to brutalize a child for using crayons. And the people who reasonably supported zero tolerance as a way to make schools safer never envisioned a police state in which 6-year-olds are handcuffed. |
InternetNews January 20, 2006 Roy Mark |
FBI: Adequate Laws Exist to Combat Child Porno The FBI told a senate panel Thursday afternoon no more new laws are needed to deal with online child pornography, insisting existing prohibitions are more than adequate to prosecute kiddie porn purveyors. |
ifeminists October 8, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
The Lingering Spectre of Hofstra's False Rape Claim Woman who falsely accused four men of raping her gets minimum sentence. |
The Family Room Jimmy Patterson |
No wait, don't go ... please stay When a child's classmate dies. |
Reason July 2009 Nick Gillespie |
The Prehistory of Porn Prosecution How "licentious Gotham" gave rise to today's obscenity laws is explained in a new book by Donna Dennis. |
ifeminists November 1, 2006 Wendy McElroy |
Don't Always Believe the Victim Two recent news stories differ in significant details but share a common message: false accusations of sexual abuse kill innocent people and devastate lives. The stories reveal the terrible human cost imposed by the often heard demand, 'always believe the victim'. |
PC World January 2004 Anne Kandra |
Should Parents Become Big Brother? New software allows parents to control virtually everything children do online. |
Inc. November 2005 Max Chafkin |
Megan's Law and Your Business What employers need to know about the new national sex offender registry. Because sex offender status is generally considered public information, companies could be held liable for not using the database. |
Registered Rep. June 17, 2013 Kevin McKinley |
The Power of Persuasion These small acts for clients' children and grandchildren can make a big difference. |
Salon.com April 19, 2002 Amy Benfer |
What's so bad about good sex? "Harmful to Minors" author Judith Levine talks about why American parents are afraid of their teenagers' sexuality, says kids know the difference between coercion and consent -- and blasts critics who say she advocates pedophilia... |
Salon.com May 25, 2001 Margot Nightingale |
"Click on and jack off!" My son discovers porn and I resort to subterfuge... |
Reason June 2008 Radley Balko |
Soundbite: Freeing the Innocent A conversation with Craig Watkins, the first elected African-American district attorney in Texas history. |