Senator Rick Jones is ALL wrong

So Sen. Jones of Grand Ledge proposes a $50.00 annual fee for all 40,000 sex offenders in the state of Michigan?  He says it’s because “They put themselves on the list”.  Well I have news for you Mr. Jones, some people were placed on the list because they were falsely accused of a sex offense and found themselves there through no fault of their own.  You lawmakers come up with laws that are next to stupid regarding offenders, and then have the gull to cry that you can’t keep up with the demand (cost) of supervising them.  Stop making such ridiculous rules.  People are NOT stalking out bus stops in order to line up “victims”.  Hell, most assaults are the result of a family member or close friend.  When are you Reps going to start reading and listening to the facts and not your own personal opinions of what and who this registry is all about? 

 

Michigan’s sex offenders could face annual fees
By Alanna Durkin

Associated Press

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A bill to require the more than 40,000 people on Michigan’s sex offender registry to pay an annual fee is igniting a debate over who should bear the costs for operating the system that tracks offenders.

The bill recently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee would require offenders who are not in prison to pay an annual $50 fee instead of a one-time $50 registration fee.

Republican Sen. Rick Jones of Grand ledge says sex offenders should be required to pay because “they put themselves on this registry by their actions.”

But the American Civil Liberties Union says the fee is an overly burdensome cost for offenders who already struggle to find jobs and housing.

The state says it costs about $600,000 each year to operate the sex offender database.

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