Do Something For Your
Kids Today…PROTECT THEM!
That’s
right! Protect them. Protect them by making sure you trust and know the people
they’re with, protect them by teaching them not to talk to strangers and
protect them by persuading the Massachusetts
legislature to pass new sexual predator laws that will do just that. Protect
Them!
Massachusetts
is a great State, that’s why we live here. It’s a worldwide destination for
tourist, medical care and education. But did you know it’s also a major
destination for pedophiles, child molesters and sex-offenders (SO).
Why? Because Massachusetts
Sex Offender laws are some of the weakest in the nation.
Need
some FACTS?
- Massachusetts
was the last state in the nation to create a sex-offender registry list!
- Currently
Massachusetts
list only level 3 sex offenders on the internet. 26
states post ALL sex offenders on the internet. They don’t wait for
offenders to repeat over and over.
- If you're a child and you live in Massachusetts,
you are more likely to be raped or indecently assaulted than an adult
- Massachusetts
is the only state in the nation not a member of the Interstate Compact (a
database that tracks paroled felons), more on this below.
Don’t
think it affects your family? Think again!
Currently
there are 9,111 sex offenders listed in Massachusetts.
Statewide, 3,359 sex offenders are wanted for failing to register. Of those,
2,880 have never had any contact with the Sex Offender Registry Board, and
others haven't kept current their addresses or other information.
Unfortunately,
recent events in Florida and Idaho
have proven how far violent SO’s will go to destroy families and communities.
Don’t let this happen in your town! It’s time for concerned parents to act.
Call your elected officials and tell them we want stronger SO laws in Massachusetts.
Luckily,
a couple of diligent lawmakers have proposed a bill to do just that! They are: Representative James E. Vallee, Senator Scott P. Brown,
These
gentlemen have sponsored a bill to significantly strengthen Massachusetts’
SO laws. But this bill, (like the ones previous) will not become law unless
parents urge their elected officials to pass it.
The Stats
The
bill is The Sex Offender Bill #HD4682 and is scheduled to be voted on sometime
in September.
And
this is how it will strengthen our laws if passed:
- Any
convicted sex offender working in MA would be required to register with
Sex Offender Registry Board
- Requires
information of both level 2 and level 3 offenders to be posted on the sex
offender internet database (currently only level 3 offenders are posted).
Also requires offenders to provide a photograph for the sex offender
internet database.
- Any
level 3 sex offender convicted of failing to register would be given
lifetime parole.
- Requires
background checks to be performed on all potential residents of nursing
home and assisted living facilities
- Remove
any language in the existing law that lets an offender get out of
registering
- An
intensive parole sex offender program will be established which would
include unannounced visits, counseling, electronic monitoring, random drug
testing, polygraph testing etc…
- Creates
a section making it a crime to electronically solicit a child under 16.
Electronic solicitation includes solicitation via telephone, cell phone,
email, or internet chat room.
- Offenders will have
to list all their Primary addresses and their Secondary addresses, which
are places where a sex offender may be staying at times (i.e. parents’
house, friends’ house, etc…)
Well
that all sounds GREAT you say and
I’m for it, what do I do now?
You can get on the phone (or
e-mail) and tell your elected officials that you will hold them accountable for
public safety in Massachusetts
and if they refuse to vote for this bill, you will elect someone who will!
Speaking
of our hard working elected officials here are some recent QUOTES from the hill.
Beacon
Hill lawmakers have been quick to rubber-stamp millions in pay hikes
and pork-barrel spending, yet proposals to rein in sex fiends often languish
for months, frustrating families and victims.
“If there's not great
public input on a particular matter, the committee tends to focus on other
matters,'' Rep. John Rogers (D-Norwood) said. ``It's up to the committee's
discretion to determine which bills have the best likelihood of passage.”
There
you have it! The magic words PUBLIC INPUT! If you are concerned for your
children’s safety, contact your representatives and tell them to vote for Bill
#HD4682
To
find your elected officials follow the link below:
http://www.mass.gov/legis/
To
get more information on the Bill or to get involved, follow this link:
http://www.communityvoices.net/
In this state we hold
tight to our civil liberties, but we hold our children tighter.
And
if you believe you’re fine elected officials are doing everything they can for
public safety in Massachusetts
and will pass this common-sense Bill without your input. Think Again! Need
Proof? Just take the case of the Interstate
Compact:
Today,
Massachusetts remains the only (yes, the only) state in the nation that is not
a member of the interstate compact that tracks convicted criminals serving time
on probation and parole - including those serving lifetime parole like sex
offenders - across state lines.
There are approximately 4 million offenders on probation and parole in the United
States today, 250,000 of whom will cross state
lines this year. According to law enforcement officials, at least 239 convicted
felons, including many sexual predators, have moved to Massachusetts
without notifying law enforcement.
The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision is a multistate agreement
that manages and monitors the movement, across state lines, of those 250,000
convicted criminals.
Because Massachusetts
is not a member of the compact, the state's parole and probation boards must
negotiate bilateral agreements with individual states but, to date, agreements
have been made with only nine other states. Joining the compact will allow
state officials to work with all other 49 states without confusion.
Do
you know what it would cost the State of Massachusetts
to join the Interstate Compact? $25,000/year. That’s Right! Our legislature has
been unable or unwilling to find $25,000/year for this essential tool to track
convicted criminals moving into the Bay
State!
Don’t
entrust the safety of your children to politicians who pledge a cure only after
a tragedy. Demand the prevention that our children deserve now.
Pick
up the phone and put your elected officials to work. Remember we elected them
and they work for us!
Please
forward this to all the concerned parents you know and urge them to get
involved. Together we can get the Creeps off the Street!!
Thank You!