Halloween: Children told where sex offenders live

Some sex offenders are suing Butts County [sic] in Georgia because it put up signs on their lawn last Halloween 2018 warning children not to 'trick or treat here'.

The claim is, it is a violation of their rights.

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According to the court filing, in late October 2018, the sheriff’s office put up warning signs in the front yards of more than 200 registered sex offenders. After November 2, deputies went back to the offenders’ properties to collect the signs. Yurachek argues that in doing so, the sheriff and his deputies violated the residents' rights by trespassing on their property to place and collect the signs without their consent. He also maintains that Georgia's sex offender registry statue does not call for warning signs to be placed at the homes of offenders.

It seems quite extraordinary to me that officials can point out where sex offenders live in this way. It encourages vigilantism.

via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/2W7SfuE