Judges love sprinkling “public interest” fairy dust to justify the failing sex offender registry. But let’s call it what it really is: pure political interest. Politicians score easy votes and look like heroes while the actual public suffers ruined lives, wasted taxes, and zero safety. The usual unconstitutional government bullshit—only the powerful benefit.
The sex offender registry wasn’t born from careful study or proven public safety. It was rammed down the throats of the states like Bill Clinton rammed one down Monica Lewinsky’s — with a classic federal bribe-and-threat routine and a knowing wink from Washington. Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and…