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opinion:
our view
Sex bill needs
amending
Have you ever had
sex in a public place? Come on, you were feeling a little risqué,
drove to the forest/tennis courts/dressing room/boss's desk,
and you did the deed. You don't want to tell us. But one year
from now, you will be required to do so by law - Assembly Bill
4 to be exact.
The law, signed last week by Gov. Gray Davis, will require all
convicted sex offenders to register with campus police if they
are students or employees in the California State University
system, the University of California or a California community
college.
Sexual deviants, this means you. Sex offenders include those
who committed violent acts or molested children, as well as
seemingly more minor crimes such as public lewdness, flashing
or having sex in public.
In other words, you should think twice before mooning the car
next to you on that next road trip.
We believe the law needs to be amended so that minor crimes
are not included. It is understandable that someone who has
a history of molesting children would need to be registered
at a public college or university.
This law was created for the same reason as Megan's Law, which
requires sex offenders to register in their cities. We believe
Assembly Bill 4 is just an extension of Megan's Law. It will
work to protect children from any future harm.
But are flashers, mooners and sexual experimenters harmful to
children? Where do you draw the line? Maybe the lawmakers believe
that a flasher has the potential to become a molester. We don't
really know.
The way that the law is written now is much too harsh. We believe
it is highly possible to change the provisions of Assembly Bill
4 before it goes into effect in October 2002.
But if the bill lives on unamended, it will be coming to a school
near you. So go have your public nookie, be like Pee Wee Herman
and take matters into your own hands at a movie theatre, or
flash that old lady in the boat-long Cadillac.
Just don't get caught. Unless you want to be known as a sex
offender to your classmates and professors. We encourage sexual
creativity, but listen to the governor, and keep your hands
where we can see them.
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