His name has been taken off the sex offender registry... but his troubles haven't ceased.

InfinitelyThirsting · 2010-02-11T15:45:43+00:00

That's sickening. A teen who had consensual sex with another teen was listed as one of the most dangerous sex offenders? That disgusts me more than the rest of the story, even, because that's not just too wide a definition of sex offender trapping poor horny kids, that is active stupidity.

justpickaname · 2010-02-11T14:06:32+00:00

No one wants to be seen as a sex-offender apologist, but as it is, the current system is FUBAR. I don't care what you've done, no one should be relegated to living in a tent city after they've served time for their crime. Even sex offenders.

zap · 2010-02-11T14:37:32+00:00

It's a little bit dumbfounding how this boy was old enough to have his life destroyed because of an honest mistake that probably did no harm, and yet five years too young to pop a beer.

Tack122 · 2010-02-11T14:14:23+00:00

"I know what I did was wrong and I deserved to be punished for it."

I disagree entirely, I think that the little girl tricking him into breaking the law was what was really wrong, but even worse than that is the law that will ruin the lives of so many. I think society has done great harm to many people with these laws.

2010-02-12T04:05:06+00:00

This is why America is ruined , its only going to expand. Right now everyone thinks they don't have to worry about this . But they are wrong, Next will be the DUI "registry" and where is the Murderer Regsitry? Wouldn't that be worse to live by?

Bottom line once you pay for your crime it should be done, thats it, and the laws are insane.

What happened to common sense? when did we lose that?

Fantasysage · 2010-02-11T18:14:56+00:00

I just sat there thinking the truth will set him free. And that's what got Ricky convicted, the truth."

Welcome to the land of the free.

ignatiusloyola · 2010-02-11T13:42:19+00:00

He looks like a sex offender, so he deserves it. (clearly sarcasm)

AnnArchist · 2010-02-11T17:53:53+00:00

Simple Fix: People under the age of 18 should not be put on the registry, ever.

Lets figure out how to get this type of legislation introduced and passed.

Offensive_Brute · 2010-02-11T16:01:19+00:00

It was all but impossible to independently verify details of Blackman's case.

I'm sorry, but I don't think you can just automatically assumed that, in the initial contact, it was really Blackman who was victimized by a 13-year-old trollop.

Still, this kind of shit makes my blood boil:

A neighbor who found out he was on the registry videotaped him when he went outside, Blackman said. His picture and address were posted on a vigilante Web site, and a gas station attendant refused to sell him cigarettes, one time taking his license and throwing it across the store.

What really saddens me is that, while the article does exclusively discuss sex offenders and reforms with the registries, etc., this kind of shit happens with so many who commit crimes and try to get their lives back on track, only to be pushed back at every turn.

Title	His name has been taken off the sex offender registry... but his troubles haven't ceased.
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	79
Comments	59
Date	February 11, 2010 1:27 PM UTC (16 years ago)
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