10/16/2011
LOVES PARK (WIFR) -- Police say sex offenders in Loves Park rushed to register last month before the city imposed a higher fee. Sex offenders now have to pay one hundred dollars a year instead of thirty dollars.
- Isn't this basically extortion? Pay the new fee or go the jail and/or prison on a violation.
That money is used for sexual abuse awareness training and education. Right now, Illinois sex offenders must register for ten years. However, a bill to change that law to 15 years is pending in the senate.
- Is it really used for this? Some how I doubt that.
Rodney Scott, Loves Park Police, says, "It's been on the books, I think, since January first that has allowed the city to do this. We're just doing it now because we did upgrade our sex offender software and we thought it would be a good time to do it.”
Loves Park will use the money from sex offenders to help pay for its new computer software. The city has 47 registered sex offenders.
So what is the money used for?
ReplyDeleteIn the second paragraph it says the money is allegedly used for sexual abuse awareness, etc...
However, at the end, it mentions that the money will be used to pay for their "sex offender" software...
So, basically, the first statement appears to be for PR purposes and is a load of bull! The second is probably far more accurate and the police simply saw the opportunity to save the city some money and pay for the software upgrade by extorting money from sex offenders...
Personally, I trust the mafia far more than I do the cops these days. At least they have a sense of honor!