TDPS: Should there be a domestic violence registry like the one for sex offenders?

[celtics23]

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[aliciaabs19]

1. I'm torn on this

At face value it's a good idea, but how much more 1984 type stuff do we need?

[tins0404]

2. I think waiting for 3 convictions is the problem

[tinrobot]

3. So we're going to set up camps on the edge of town for them, too?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

4. No

Lists, tracking, and spying... is that the kind of government you want?

[crim son]

6. Police records.

They are already listed. No spying required, just the truth available for somebody who needs to know.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

8. A registry is a little different than records.

Typically a registry includes current information (address, employer, new private info...) and is available to outside parties beside police. Records make sense... registries are used as blacklist/shaming tools.

[crim son]

5. A registry doesn't have to mean anything more than that, a registry.

I don't think it's a terrible idea, to be able to find out if the person you're dating put his last two girlfriends in the hospital. But unless the violence is well-documented and proven beyond a doubt and doesn't involve the sex-offender equivalent of peeing in public, it isn't an awful idea.

[1American]

7. NO REGISTRY

This idiotic idea is exactly what the Republic Party wants. This is HUGE GOVERNMENT! Domestic violence criminals should be punished for their crimes committed, Sex offenders are a category all by their dirty selves.

[Courtesy Flush]

9. It's easy to look up local arrest records

I do it in my job. Anyone can use the computer terminals at the Clerk of Court's office to search for arrests. Unfortunately, they only have their own local records... but it's better than nothing.