Rickey Moore commented on Virginia: The story behind the score
2012-03-19 21:47:01 -0500
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@Deborah Boyd “OK, now letâs get to the root of this. The Civil War started in South Carolina and Virginia was the capitol of the Confederate States that tried to break away from the Union.”
..and to that I would add that Virginia, having lost the civil war and lost being the capitol, has been a little bit soreheaded ever since. Maybe even wrong-headed over civil rights issues. Now I see that sex-offender issues hasn’t been mentioned by this fact-finding mission. Most publications shy away from reporting such a thing, even if we were suddenly herded into boxcars to be hauled away in the middle of the night. It wouldn’t make front page news.
But, suppose 19,000 plea bargains and court judgements were set aside by the Virginia Executive branch, wouldn’t THAT make the headlines? Wouldn’t everyone be up in arms over the “Separation of the Branches of Government” general rules? Gee! I would think so! But sadly, apparently not.
In 2007, the State of Virginia, through it’s online Sex Offender Registry, changed 19,000 registor’s ratings of “non-violent” to “violent” under the flimsy excuse that it was for public information purposes. HUH? Supposedly that avoided violating “Ex-Post-Facto” rules of the Virginia statutues. But, why bother skating on legally thin ice? The State Supreme Court of Ohio had to reverse almost 30,000 entries they changed in like manner, when it was ruled unconstitutional to pull that stunt. There must be some sort of motive behind this action that has nothing to do with informing the public, when you run the risk of a class action libel suit that could cost the taxpayers millions. Especially when what is reported is a plain out and out lies, according to court issued documents. Is a plea bargain suddenly not binding to a State?
So, where is the media? Where is the protesting crowds? Just like the citizens of Berlin in 1942, "go along to get along’, I suppose. But when the press avoids this issue, when the State Integrity Investigation doesn’t mention it, it remains the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Someone please show some guts. Today it is us, the Registered Sex Offenders. Tomorrow, it is you. In my case, I pled guilty. I did my time. All I can expect is that the State honor my plea bargain, and let me go forth afterwards to try to live a productive and non-offending life. That is all I can ask; that some one report on it when I am not allowed to, after having served my time. Someone?
..and to that I would add that Virginia, having lost the civil war and lost being the capitol, has been a little bit soreheaded ever since. Maybe even wrong-headed over civil rights issues. Now I see that sex-offender issues hasn’t been mentioned by this fact-finding mission. Most publications shy away from reporting such a thing, even if we were suddenly herded into boxcars to be hauled away in the middle of the night. It wouldn’t make front page news.
But, suppose 19,000 plea bargains and court judgements were set aside by the Virginia Executive branch, wouldn’t THAT make the headlines? Wouldn’t everyone be up in arms over the “Separation of the Branches of Government” general rules? Gee! I would think so! But sadly, apparently not.
In 2007, the State of Virginia, through it’s online Sex Offender Registry, changed 19,000 registor’s ratings of “non-violent” to “violent” under the flimsy excuse that it was for public information purposes. HUH? Supposedly that avoided violating “Ex-Post-Facto” rules of the Virginia statutues. But, why bother skating on legally thin ice? The State Supreme Court of Ohio had to reverse almost 30,000 entries they changed in like manner, when it was ruled unconstitutional to pull that stunt. There must be some sort of motive behind this action that has nothing to do with informing the public, when you run the risk of a class action libel suit that could cost the taxpayers millions. Especially when what is reported is a plain out and out lies, according to court issued documents. Is a plea bargain suddenly not binding to a State?
So, where is the media? Where is the protesting crowds? Just like the citizens of Berlin in 1942, "go along to get along’, I suppose. But when the press avoids this issue, when the State Integrity Investigation doesn’t mention it, it remains the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Someone please show some guts. Today it is us, the Registered Sex Offenders. Tomorrow, it is you. In my case, I pled guilty. I did my time. All I can expect is that the State honor my plea bargain, and let me go forth afterwards to try to live a productive and non-offending life. That is all I can ask; that some one report on it when I am not allowed to, after having served my time. Someone?
