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Have Sex-Offender Registries Gone Too Far?
Some 800,000 registered sex offenders can't live near parks or schools — or sometimes even in the homes of their own parents. Is it time to re-visit sex-offender registries that cast a wide net and often treat juvenile offenders as if they were adults?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenSome 800,000 registered sex offenders can't live near parks or schools — or sometimes even in the homes of their own parents. Is it time to re-visit sex-offender registries that cast a wide net and often treat juvenile offenders as if they were adults?
Also, South Carolina lawmakers agree to remove the Confederate Flag.On today's Talking Point, remembering Srebrenica 20 years later, an atrocity that's "only half over."
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3 storiesSouth Carolina Lawmakers Agree to Remove Confederate Flag
South Carolina's House of Representatives argued into the wee hours this morning before voting to remove the Confederate Flag from the state capitol grounds. What finally appeared to turn the tide was an emotional appeal from a descendent of Jefferson Davis, who was President of the Confederacy.
Read the story7 minDoes Public Shaming Guarantee Public Safety?
Sexual abuse is an especially heinous crime, and there's unwavering popular support for tough penalties. There's also increased evidence that public registries of convicted sex offenders may be doing more harm than good.
Read the story34 minRemembering the Massacre at Srebrenica
Twenty years ago, 8000 Bosnia Muslims were killed by Serbian forces in the city of Srebrenica. But that atrocity appears to be "only half over." Yesterday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power argued that it's time for the Security Council to formerly designate the massacre as "genocide."
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