Vigilantes Assault, Rob and Murder Registered Sex Offenders
Consequences: A listing on the sex offense registry carries many consequences. Registered individuals face rampant discrimination in jobs, housing, education, healthcare and many other areas of life. Anti-discrimination laws rarely include people who have a ‘record.’ So there’s little recourse and, even more alarming, much discrimination is required — by state and federal laws that bar registrants from various occupations, housing, schools, loans, and more. Sometimes the terrible treatment escalates to harassment. And then there are physical attacks, including ones that prove fatal. How did we get to this point? What has been unleashed? Registration turns people into lepers and…