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The sex offender registry is de facto proof that our prison system does nothing more than get people away from us so we can calm down about what they did. If they are a repeat offense risk, they obviously aren't suited to live in society with the rest of us. If they aren't, then we're fucking them over by depriving them of their right to live a normal life. At the very least, the judge and jury should have the authority to choose whether to list an offender. Being a registered offender in our society is more like the mark of Cain than the scarlet letter, and it's not fair to assign the same draconian punishment to everyone who commits a crime within a broad spectrum.
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