Politicians and members of the media would want you to believe that former sex offenders are a danger because of a high recidivism rate. That is a lie. Here are the facts:
Former sex offenders have the lowest rate of recidivism of all the crime categories.
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/rsorp94.pdf
Get more facts about former sex offender recidivism from WAR National:
https://womenagainstregistry.org/recidivism
Here are some facts about the devastating effects of the registry on registrants and their families:
Vigilantism
44% have been threatened or harassed by neighbors.
7% have been physically assaulted or injured.
27% have had property vandalized.
Work/ Financial Issues
82% of registered former sex offenders have difficulty finding a job because employers don’t want to hire registered sex offenders, creating financial hardship for their family members.
53% of registered former sex offenders who have lost a job did so directly due to Megan’s Law, creating financial hardship for
their families.
Housing
22% of registered former sex offenders had to move out of a residence that they rented because their landlord found out their sex offender status through Megan’s Law, with the family evicted with them.
17% of registered former sex offenders had to move out of a residence that they rented because their neighbors found out their sex offender status through Megan’s Law, with the family evicted with them.
12% of registered former sex offenders had to move out of a home that they owned because their neighbors found out through Megan’s Law that a sex offender lived there.
Terry Pratchet once remarked “authority that can not be questioned is tyranny”.