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Title: ACLU tickled pink: Court says CONVICTED sex offenders may frolic in parks amongs Post by: Soldier4Christ on October 06, 2006, 02:35:26 PM ACLU tickled pink: Court says CONVICTED sex offenders may frolic in parks amongst the children
U.S. District Court in Indianapolis has ruled an ordinance that banned sex offenders from coming near many sites where children are present is unconstitutional. This has been confirmed to 24-Hour News 8 by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. Six men convicted of sex offenses against children sued the city of Indianapolis to overturn the ordinance that bans them from being within one-thousand feet of parks, pools, playgrounds and other sites when children are present. The six are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. They argued that the ordinance makes it virtually impossible for them to travel through Marion County without crossing into one of the forbidden areas, which are not marked. The original ordinance cleared the City-County Council by a 25-to-2 vote on May 15th, 2006 and took effect immediately. Nice “win” for the ACLU. Nice clients. I hope this is reversed on appeal and the city is “permitted” to protect its innocent from these filthy dogs. |