The following is part of a story from The Boston Globe;
Cities and towns cannot ban sex offenders from living near parks and schools, the state’s high court said Friday, in a sharply worded ruling that could invalidate local laws in 49 municipalities from Springfield to Fall River.
The Supreme Judicial Court’s unanimous decision likened the restrictions to two dark chapters in American history: the forcible removal of Indian tribes in the 19th century and the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
“Except for the incarceration of persons under the criminal law and the civil commitment of mentally ill or dangerous persons, the days are long since past when whole communities of persons, such as Native Americans and Japanese-Americans, may be lawfully banished from our midst,” Justice Geraldine S. Hines wrote.
Local officials who supported the restrictions decried the ruling and vowed to lobby Governor Charlie Baker and the state Legislature to pass statewide residency rules.
“It seems like the rights of children are taking a back seat to what is politically correct,” said Timothy Phelan, a former Lynn City Council president who sponsored the 2011 ordinance that the court struck down on Friday.
posted by Jeff Bennett
Sex offenders could live up at the TDC, with the rest of them. Templeton and it's other three precincts are so small, it is pretty hard to find a place to live that is not near a school.
ReplyDeletethe perv's have more rights then you and I. in barakos amerika, about the only right left to anyone, is a "womans right" to kill her unborn child. if you are male, white, straight and believe in god, you have none at all. 22 countries have more freedom than the former "land of the free"!!!
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