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Registered child sex offenders in Australia will be stuck in a giant penal colony (known as Australia) under a proposed law:
Australia's estimated 20,000 registered child sex offenders would lose their passports under a new law that government officials say is aimed at preventing convicted pedophiles from victimizing children overseas. Officials call the proposal a "world first" in the fight against child sex tourism.
"This new legislation represents the toughest crackdown on child sex tourism by any government, anywhere," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, adding that Australia is "determined to prevent the sexual exploitation of vulnerable young children overseas."
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by BradTheGeek on Thursday June 01 2017, @05:23PM (5 children)
Who knows. But, I would wager that mos child sex tourism is being committed by NON REGISTERED (IE not yet caught) individuals. Just like most sex crimes are committed by unregistered and not yuet caught individuals. There is some limited use to a registry, but at least in the US it mainly serves as a scarlett letter to keep someone branded.
Little hint. I am biased. I AM a registered sex offender. If I wanted to offend again do you think my name being on a list would really stop me?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 01 2017, @08:49PM (4 children)
The registering is only to avoid bad situation where those registered live nearby to schools etc or work in them.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday June 01 2017, @10:12PM (3 children)
It could be that the resistration is a convenient threat that cops will knock at some doors should a kid vanish nearby...
But in fact, it's just one of those "felons will always be evil, and shall be punished and reminded that they are felons for the rest of their lives" US policies. Because Christian country my ass...
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 02 2017, @01:33AM (2 children)
Oh, that's about as Christian (and Muslim, let's be fair) as you can get. Watch:
"Felons will always be evil, and shall be punished and reminded that they are felons for the rest of their lives"
Now change that to
"Sinners will always be sinners, and shall be tortured in the flames of Hell for the rest of eternity."
See that? Precisely the same thinking and motivation underlies both sentiments: revenge. Disproportionate, bestial, unthinking, rabid, foaming revenge.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday June 02 2017, @01:42AM (1 child)
Except that confessing your sins and getting absolution is your get-out-of-hell card.
There's no equivalent in US (or apparently Australian) justice. Serve your sentence, remain guilty.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 02 2017, @08:36PM
And that's justice how? The guy who rapes a hooker and runs her over with his car and confesses goes to heaven while the poor working girl spends eternity in torment?
This entire thing is beyond abhorrent. If any of the hellfire and brimstone fetishists had any imagination or common humanity at all, trying to contemplate what it is they say they believe would give them a fatal case of insomnia and panic disorder leading to stroke or heart attack.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...