Comments on: Dark Christianity – Say WHAT?!??!?!??! http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/dark-christianity-say-what/ Faith, Art, Politics, and the Emerging Church Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brian http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/dark-christianity-say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-3802 Brian Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:55:57 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/02/dark-christianity-say-what/#comment-3802 This is, in a word, wrong. This is completely out-of-line with the concept of innocent until proven guilty. The whole sex offender registry is questionable, anyway. Once someone has served their sentence, we continue to punish them indefinitely by listing their name address and photograph out for all to see. I'll have to look into this as to what level of "proof" is required to place someone on the list. Surely, it's not just a single person's word. But, then again, maybe it is. Peace, Brian Ohio-resident This is, in a word, wrong. This is completely out-of-line with the concept of innocent until proven guilty. The whole sex offender registry is questionable, anyway. Once someone has served their sentence, we continue to punish them indefinitely by listing their name address and photograph out for all to see.

I’ll have to look into this as to what level of “proof” is required to place someone on the list. Surely, it’s not just a single person’s word. But, then again, maybe it is.

Peace,
Brian
Ohio-resident

]]> By: Dwayne http://www.alanhartung.com/2006/09/dark-christianity-say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-3801 Dwayne Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/02/dark-christianity-say-what/#comment-3801 I've never been comfortable with any of these so-called "Megan" laws. I don't see an significant difference between this and Biblical times, when lepers had to call out "unclean" to keep "normal" people at a distance. But this Ohio law is beyond any sense of reason. What happened to "innocent until proven guilty?" I do understand parents wanting to protect children. I'm a parent of a teenaged girl myself. But I also believe in our system of law, and I don't see how this sort of law can fit into it. I hate "slippery slope" type arguments, but this begins to look like a good instance for one. I’ve never been comfortable with any of these so-called “Megan” laws. I don’t see an significant difference between this and Biblical times, when lepers had to call out “unclean” to keep “normal” people at a distance. But this Ohio law is beyond any sense of reason. What happened to “innocent until proven guilty?”

I do understand parents wanting to protect children. I’m a parent of a teenaged girl myself. But I also believe in our system of law, and I don’t see how this sort of law can fit into it. I hate “slippery slope” type arguments, but this begins to look like a good instance for one.

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