Here Comes Jessica’s Law

The Daily News reports:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and several state lawmakers kicked off a signature drive Thursday to place an initiative on next year’s ballot for what would be the nation’s most comprehensive sex-offender punishment and control reform.

“We will send a very clear message to all the sexual predators out here, the cowards who want to victimize innocent Californians, that we will stop you, we will catch you and we will punish you,” Schwarzenegger said.

The measure - called Jessica’s Law after a package of similar laws being pursued around the nation following a case in Florida - would require all paroled and newly registered sex offenders to wear a locator bracelet that would track their whereabouts at all times.

I can’t imagine anyone opposing this new law. Except maybe him, him and her.

Cross-posted at SoCal Law Blog

8 Responses to “Here Comes Jessica’s Law”

  1. The Southern California Law Blog » Here Comes Jessica’s Law Says:

    [...] [cross-posted at California Conservative] Related Topics: Proposed and New Laws, State and Local Politics, Law, Politics, 2006 California Election Technorati Tags: Arnold_Schwarzenegger, Sex_Offender, California, Jessica’s_Law, [...]

  2. Michael Ejercito Says:

    I agree that sex offenders should be kept under tight control. However, I do not notice similar measures against murderers and arsonists. Do similar measuires exisat, or is it that only measires against sex offenders get publicity?

  3. California Conservative » Technology Sure to Piss the ACLU Off Says:

    [...] RELATED: Here Comes Jessica’s Law Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Bill To Track Parolees with GPS Welcome To California: Pedophiles and Rapists A “Protected Class” [...]

  4. R.J. Says:

    protect the children by all means. But prohibiting sex offenders from living any closer than 2000 feet from a school makes about as much sense as restricting bank robbers from living closer than 2000 feet from a bank.

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  8. Princess Says:

    RJ, you spoke wisdom. And compassion.

    To everyone else, it’s as if our police and sheriffs don’t have enough to do. Now, they have to monitor homeless paroled sex offenders extra hard, and they may not be as available to you who voted for Jessica’s Law as they once were because of this monitoring. So, enjoy your victory, as poorly thought out as it was.

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