Comments on: MySpace Won't Provide Sex Offenders' Names

Social Networking Site Says It Won't Comply With Request From State Attorneys General

[vdtd-2009]

Clearly, very few, if none, of you have children. Do you not think that the AGs KNOW what the law is? Something's going on behind the scenes b/w AGs & MySpace -to which we're not privy. This is NOT about parenting. It's an attempt to keep released SO's who don't follow the rules in check. Your kids can be doing e/t right, & these monsters will STILL get to them. Remember little Samantha Runion in CA -a 5yo who was ***ually abused & murdered? Remember J.Couey, who just got death for raping & killing little Jessica by burying her alive in FL? Did he follow SO rules of release? NO. And you all want to protect his freedoms? Pathetic. What if it was your little sister he did this to? Or your niece? The SO's have caused themselves to have limited freedoms b/c of what THEY did & were convicted of. Quit complaining that SO's are getting a bum deal on their const. rights. Are you kidding? THEY%u2019re the ones who broke the law. THEY%u2019re the ones who must have restrictions placed on their freedoms b/c THEY f'ed up. And no, we're not talking about 2 teens in a park; we're talking about real SOs. Let the AGs & MySpace duke it out. In time, the AGs will get the info they want & need in order to attempt to monitor these animals. Quit harping on the politics of it all & think about what's trying to be accomplished here. Remember, the SO's are the criminals -NOT the victims!! Ever heard of victims' rights?

[vmcneal2]

NorshaTakaha..You and your friend may not be *** offenders but you should register as stupid people if you showed your breast for some cheap beads.

[phoenix1218]

There's enough "*** offender" laws on the books that are the product of fear, rushing to action, and lawmakers riding the wave of public outcry. Now we just need to make them fairer and more effective by only focusing on those who pose a real risk. Posted by phydeux1

Did you all realize that some places, like marlborough, MA and palces in Florida are trying to make it SO difficult for SO's to live anywhere that some SO's in Florida received permission to live under bridges because there were n o legal apartments they could live in. Do you fell safer that way? In Marlborough, MA the mayor vetoed a bill that would have banned SO's from living in 95% of the city. She wants to revise the bill then put it up again. I would rather know where they are then where they are not. If they are homeless then create a special shelter.

[phoenix1218]

One of my girlfriends has to register as an offender for earning beads on St. Patricks Day in Savannah... Posted by NorshaTakaha

WIthout due process, the information would be thrown out in a suit anyway. They ought to be thanking Myspace for that. Parents have to do the parenting. In the end, no one else can, no matter how many companies you complain to.
Posted by Coaster26

You can become a S.O. (s. offender) by making out with a bf/gf in a park, something assanine like that could cause it.
I agree with Coaster, MySpace is doing a service by NOT releasing the info because due process is warranted in this situation AND parents need to do that parenting NOT big brother. And Besides, I did a paper on the new laws people are trying to pass against SO's and a SO MUST register with their local police, have pic taken, give address, phone #, work #/address and list any email or wed page they may have (MySpace, Yahoo) and they must list any online groups they belong too as well. So why doesn't the government just talk to all the police stations?

[Ed0719]

All you people so willing to trash the Constitution, how about a rule that says if you have children in your household, your home can be entered and searched at any time by any government official/police. You know, they need to make sure you don't have anything that could harm the children. And even single people with no children, if there are children living next door, let the police search your home at any time, too. Can't be too careful, now, can we?

Ignorant fascist people who trash the Constitution don't deserve to be called Americans, and they definitely don't deserve to be citizens of the USA.

[mcvet]

It's sad that MySpace is going to protect the privacy of *** offenders over the safety of children."

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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper

Southern Nazi's are truly unbelievable. This low life, who probably was lynching blacks a few years ago, doesn't want to follow the rules but instead does what Southern Fascist have been doing since ink met paper for the Constitution, making them up as they go along.

[fascistusa]

renrivers

Truth, Justice, and all that Jazz...

left America as we turned from Democratic Republic to FASCIST TYRANNY.

get out your copies of 1984 Orwell, It Can't Happen Here, and Fahrenheit 451.

IT HAS HAPPENED HERE, G*O*D*D*A*M*N IT!!!

[Renegade.Rivers]

I find it so hard to believe, that so many are so willing to give up someone else's rights. Does freedom, and liberty, and justice for all not mean anything anymore? If you are willing to give up someone else's rights, how long do you think it will be before some one else will be willing to give yours up? By all accounts that should be seen as the first step in creating a monster with a never ending appetite. Oh, I know that it's terrible what some people will do to children, but lets face it, not nearly all of them are on the internet. Also, what about wrong names, mistaken identities, and all the other mistakes made by the lynching mobs of old. Isn't that why we have the laws we do? Not to just protect some, but all. When a citizen pays his price to society he deserves the same chances as anyone else, which means freedom, justice, and liberty. If we are to be a law abiding country, then all deserve, and must be able to secure the same equal treatment under the law.

[dellislopez]

How's this for sensationalism? If MySpace turns anything over without due process, any evidence found through that avenue can be thrown out. To try to cast MySpace in an "Oh NOES thay R da BAD GIES!" is just plain dumb.

Any personalized webpage requires a certain amount of personal responsibility. MySpace does a lot to protect people from themselves, but ultimately, it's not their job. Their stance on this is admirable and completely right in the realm of real justice.

If MySpace profiles are going to be used to bust a creep, they need to be used RIGHT.

[dellislopez]

How's this for sensationalism? If MySpace turns anything over without due process, any evidence found through that avenue can be thrown out. To try to cast MySpace in an "Oh NOES thay R da BAD GIES!" is just plain dumb.

Any personalized webpage requires a certain amount of personal responsibility. MySpace does a lot to protect people from themselves, but ultimately, it's not their job. Their stance on this is admirable and completely right in the realm of real justice.

If MySpace profiles are going to be used to bust a creep, they need to be used RIGHT.