MEGANS LAW

PARENTS
School's In Session: Talk To Your Children About Sexting and Other Risks
By Nancy Sharp, Contributor
Author, Keynote Speaker, Speechwriter, Storyteller
School is about to start, and with it, the frenzy of texting and social media on every imaginable device. Here's what I believe: we might not be able to control everything our children do, but we can and must arm them with the knowledge to bring their most conscious selves forward.
CRIME
Fear the Bogeyman: Sex Offender Panic on Halloween
By Andrew Extein, MSW, Contributor
Social worker, psychotherapist, advocate, and writer on issues...
The reality is that there has never been a recorded case of abuse or abduction by a registered sex offender on Halloween. Most offenders already comply with strict parole and registration requirements, and many are constantly tracked with GPS monitors.
CRIME
Are These Websites Blackmailing Sex Offenders?
By Michael McLaughlin
POLITICS
Rape Is Rape
By Christine Pelosi, Contributor
Chair, CA Democratic Party Women's Caucus
No rape victims should be made to feel that they were any less brutalized by the benign-sounding "non-forcible" adjective attached to the crime.
CRIME
Sex Offender Listed Children's Park As His Address
By Andy Campbell
LOS ANGELES
What Happens To Sex Offenders Who Trick-Or-Treat?
By Lucy Blodgett
POLITICS
High School Sweethearts -- Or Sex Offenders?
By Abigail Pesta, Contributor
Journalist
Frank Rodriguez is family man, a husband and father of four daughters. He is also a convicted sex offender.
POLITICS
Sexual Predators and Their Threat to Society: Our Laws are Not Enough
By Alex D'Andrea, Contributor
Manager and producer
Chelsea King is emblematic of your sister, daughter, mother, or friend. Her situation happens by the numbers every day in America. Our laws are not enough.
HEALTHY LIVING
A Prosecutor's View: Sex Offender Registries in Light of Garrido
By Robin Sax, Contributor
Attorney, Law Offices of Robin Sax, victim advocate, legal com...
If just one child is saved from a sexual assault, a kidnap or a murder because of registration, then we have protected that child.
HEALTHY LIVING
Mother Behind Megan's Law Speaks out Against Branding 'Sexting' Children as Child Pornographers
By Scott Mendelson, Contributor
Film critic at Mendelson's Memos, Valley Scene Magazine
There is a current insane trend of charging young people (usually girls) with various forms of child pornography for posting or texting sexual images of themselves.
MEDIA
Megan Meier's MySpace
By Stephen Balkam, Contributor
CEO, Family Online Safety Institute
The case of 13-year old Megan Meier taking her own life after being taunted and harassed online has showcased a conflicting and confused picture of the potential dangers of social networking sites and what should be done about them.
POLITICS
Huckabee and Paul: Not That Funny and Not That Righteous
By Paul Jenkins, Contributor
I'll take Clinton's shaky public humor and shakier trustworthiness over Paul's righteousness, Huckabee's wit, and the devious and unfunny realities they obscure.