What are you thinking about? Part VI

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Getting ready to head to a retirement party. One of my former Thresholds staff is retiring after more than 25 years on the job.
 
DeafDucky said:
You sure about that? TV shows tend to take great liberties and do not always show the "REAL" goings on of whatever they are portraying. I have read stories where it is said that events/procedures on the old ER show were not always accurate or true.

So-- same with NCIS (and NCIS:Los Angeles)- while the premise is true in what they do... the story lines are not. I will only believe it if I am talking to somebody who has actually oh- WORKED there or is very familiar with it (like Reba and TinSailor) or I've actually been there and seen it with my own two lil eyes.
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IMO--NCIS on TV is interesting but not real life. The original NCIS is closer to reality than the NCIS Los Angeles program. The LA show has totally jumped the shark.

Most agents we dealt with were nice, professional people in boring suits. :lol:

Recently, TCS recognized an NIS agent that he worked with on an old true crimes TV show, which was kind of cool. :)

One thing TCS does not like is when we watch NCIS on TV together and I keep pointing out the errors. :lol:
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Quite sure. It's true that the storyline isn't based on true events, but I'm an actor-- I'm trained to know what is true and what's not.
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I'll make it even easier, and I'm not an actor (though I have been in a play).

If it's on a fictional TV program (not a documentary), it's not real.

It requires no training to know that.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
One note-- of the three in the video-- only one survived. One passed away, the other is a felon, currently in prison.
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Do you mean two survived but one is in prison? That is, one person died, correct?
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Then you know I can't disclose his crimes without compromising his safety. It's called Scott's Law.
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Unless you're a member of the justice system I doubt there are any confidentiality restrictions on you.

Anyway, I don't think anyone wants you to identify someone by name.

Besides, if he does his time and gets out on parole his name, picture, description, type of crime, and address will become public knowledge on a registered sex offenders list.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
No, but the last time I heard from him, he, shall I say, isn't doing great. There are rules in place pertaining these types of offenders, and I'm required to follow them, and that means I cannot say exactly what he did without violating federal law, and putting him and possibly his family at risk. Now, I'm not even sure where he is now, and I really don't want to, either.
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Unless this guy is in a federal relocation program with a new identity, his identity and crime are public record. The only records that would be redacted or inaccessible would be concerning the victims.

If you don't know what happened to him that's fine, and that's enough information. Just say, "I don't know." You don't need to add elaborate, dramatic explanations.
 
Reba said:
Do you mean two survived but one is in prison? That is, one person died, correct?
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We just talked about this. The verdict is that one is dead, the other is in prison with an unknown alive or dead status
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Megan's Law. Dumb me.
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Nope.

Megan's Law was passed to protect the children, not the pedophile offenders.

Megan's Law makes the personal information about sex offenders more public and accessible, not less.

That's the opposite of what you stated.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Yes. That law specifically says no harm can come to sex offenders and family. That's why I can't disclose the specific kinds of crime he did-- I would be violating that law.
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Nope. Try again.

Sex offender information is public knowledge, except the information about the victims.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
True. However, not many know this-- if a sex offender lives in your neighborhood, those people cannot threaten harm or safety. That is what that part of the law is intended to do-- it gives offenders the right to be safe from harm.
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Klaaskids -- Megan's Law Legislation in All 50 States

Specifically in Illinois:

Access to Information: The name, address, date of birth, and offense or adjudication for registered sex offenders shall be open to inspection by the public. Every municipal police department shall make available at its headquarters the information on all registered sex offenders. The sheriff shall also make available at his or her headquarters the information on all registered sex offenders who live in unincorporated areas of the county. The information shall be made available for public inspection according to procedures set by the department or sheriff, or upon request of any person presented in writing, in person, or by telephone. The law enforcement agency may make available the information on all sex offenders residing within the county. Also, this information can be obtained through the internet link listed below.

Confidentiality Provision: No prohibitions against the secondary dissemination of information.
 
Reba said:
Nope.

Megan's Law was passed to protect the children, not the pedophile offenders.

Megan's Law makes the personal information about sex offenders more public and accessible, not less.

That's the opposite of what you stated.
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Yeah that's what I thought and stated so in previous post. Didn't think it had anything to do with the offenders.
 
If I find out a neighbor is sex offender, I have a right to warn other neighbors who have children to stay away or call police to check if there is violation. Sex offenders are banned to live near schools, they are very difficult to find places for home because many people do not want SO to live nearby to protect their children.

It is not breaking a law to inform people about the said person who is SO, the record is already on public. It is about children's safety that comes first.
 
I know someone who was a sex offender and he told me that he was barred from living within 4 blocks of school.
 
I have checked out the sex offenders site for up here and there are a lot of people on there for very minor offenses. So many in fact that it makes it difficult to sort out who the really bad ones are.

If I had my way about half to three quarters of the politicians in Alaska would be on that list.
 
I know some sex offender that are not even listed and some live next to schools...
 
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