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 who are 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
9:34 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
With all the newly found effort we are exerting on protecting our kids safety, this common sense law ought to find wings in the state capital and be passed immediately. The left wants to publish the names and addresses of gun owners, but hesitates to violate sex offenders right to privacy. This seems backwards to me. This law ought to pass, and any legislator who fails to vote for it should be … more ›