Liberty Alone

Reid has suggested that sex offenders could be made to surrender their email address and usernames for chat rooms so they can be monitored to identify grooming.

This strikes me as futile at least, or harmful in the worst case. This is simply because emails and usernames are so easy to get. An offender could give their usual details but create new ones for grooming. Initially that makes the measures appear futile, however, given the fact that some data now exists, resources are likely to be concentrated on that information making it even less likely that those using undisclosed information will be caught.

The police will always be a step behind, but it would help if the law makers actually understood what they were talking about…

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