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    1. AndHerSailsInRags on

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      The law is named after 11-year-old Christopher Stephenson, who was abducted in Brampton, sexually assaulted and murdered in 1988 by a sex offender released from prison after serving a five-year sentence for sexually assaulting another 11-year-old boy.

    3. throw-away3105 on

      Why should people even trust the legal / justice system at this point when their opinions represent the antithesis of public safety? Maybe people ought to start archiving these registries before they get deleted like the Epstein files.

    4. NZafe on

      > The ruling on Roberts’ constitutional challenge, released in January, mirrors a similar finding by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2022 that ruled the National Sex Offender Registry also infringed on Charter rights by being too broad and disproportionate.
      >
      >Garg says Ontario’s laws may need to change to ensure the criminals’ rights are protected.

    9. piperunner77 on

      A person that commits offenses like that should lose their right to privacy. They did not care about their victims rights when they were commiting their heinous acts, so why do they get the right to try to blend in? If you dont give a damn about someone else rights then you shouldnt be complaining when someone takes away yours. Complete bullshit!

    14. FinallyArt on

      We really need a purge of the judiciary. Maybe we can appoint some judges not obsessed with siding with criminals over the public.

      In the meantime this sounds like a good opportunity for the nonwithstanding clause.

    15. Prairie_Sky79 on

      This is an idiotic ruling. And it is a good example of why the public has little faith in the judiciary. The government’s response ought to be Section 33 of the constitution.

    22. Alternative-Access-8 on

      Criminal rights? What about victims rights? What about vulnerable children’s rights?

    24. king_bungholio on

      I think this headline is misleading. It didn’t strike down the entire registry, just the strict requirement that every offender has to register. The court is saying there should be more discretion, so that those who are convicted of a minor offense and are not a risk to re-offend aren’t automatically put on the registry. A prison sentence or a re-offense would still result in being put on the registry.

      Not saying that the decision is correct, just that the headline is incredibly misleading as to what has actually occurred here.

    26. TE360 on

      The masses will always outrage without seeing reason. Please, read this passage from the article before freaking out:

      “The ruling on Roberts’ constitutional challenge, released in January, mirrors a similar finding by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2022 that ruled the National Sex Offender Registry also infringed on Charter rights by being too broad and disproportionate.”

      Judges are supposed to be completely unbiased, including on such important matters as this, in order to ensure that the law is applied equally and justly to all.

      If you prefer to have a sex offender registry that is broad in nature, write to your member of parliament and push for a LAWFUL resolution. This is how postive change happens in a free, just, and democratic country.

    28. Icy-Pop2944 on

      Perhaps the sentencing should actually reflect the severity of the crimes, keeping convicted sex offenders off the streets, thereby not needing a registry.

    29. LonghornJct08 on

      “Garg says Ontario’s laws may need to change to ensure the criminals’ rights are protected.”

      This is so Canada, sadly.

    32. monsantobreath on

      This thread does nothing but show us the impact of editorial control of headlines to stoke populist reactionary sentiment disconnected from the very thing being reported on.

    34. fustbunnies on

      Many high risk to commit high harm sexual offenders will commit indecent acts (exposure events) and other innocuous crimes (trespass by night, etc) along with significant sexual violence. These offenders don’t always start small and escalate along a calculated and perfectly increasing rate. Some will be testing the waters or ‘taking the edge off’ through perceived lesser offences.
      Having third party and well vetted forensic psychological assessments is very important as many sex offenders crimes haven’t been reported to police. Stats show about 90% underreporting since the 70s.

    35. JG98 on

      Headline is misleading. Also sounds like a minor revision is needed in the law to quell these concerns, seems like a easy fix for parliament to push through.

    36. MommersHeart on

      The larger problem is misleading and sensationalist headlines generate clicks.

    37. abc123DohRayMe on

      We need to overhaul our judicial system.

      Judges need to be elected by and accountable to the pepple they serve. And term limits. No appointments for life (crazy when you think about it).

      Judges should not be political appointments. Anyone who says they are not poltical appointments is simply wrong.

    38. Brandon_Me on

      This is objectively the correct decision. These threads are always filled with people acting irrationally and emotionally. Thank fuck y’all aren’t in positions of power.

    40. Boo-face-killa on

      Any and all sex offenders need to identified at all costs. Tattoo them bright orange

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