Bill Would Make It Easier to Get Info on Local Sex Offenders
In wake of the John Burbine case, local lawmakers propose changes to the way sex offenders are registered.
If a new bill becomes law, you will be able to go to your local police station to find out more about the convicted sex offenders who live in your area. The legislation would not only make additional information on Level 1 sex offenders available to the public, but also would automatically classify anyone convicted of a sex offense against a child as a Level 2 offender. The legislation comes in response to charges against John and Marian Burbine, both of Wakefield. John Burbine is facing 100 charges involving the sexual abuse of young children, while his wife is charged with multiple counts stemming from the illegal day care she operated. John Burbine was classified as a Level 1 sex offender after a 1989 case involving several young …
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Michael Fleming
8:47 am on Sunday, January 27, 2013
This is a bill that has been long in coming. I hope it passes. The left seems to think that it is ok to post the names addresses and maps to the homes of legal gun owners, but has been reticent in the past to publish the same information of child molesters and other sex offenders, under the guise of protecting their "right to privacy". This seems backwards to me. This legislation will go along … more ›