Bill Designed To Keep Sex Offenders Off MySpace

A law has been proposed in Virginia that is aimed at keeping pedophiles off MySpace.com.

Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said Monday he will seek legislation requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online identities with the state to help MySpace and other online hangouts more easily block access.

If enacted, Virginia would be the first state to require registration of e-mail addresses and instant-messaging identities on the state’s sex offender registry, McDonnell’s office said.

While this seems like a great idea on the face of it, these people are criminals. It’s doubtful that they will adhere to the new law. The intent is in the right place. But, this isn’t going work I’m afraid. But, it is better than nothing.

U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., last week announced plans for similar federal legislation to apply to those on probation or parole. The Virginia proposal is not limited to those still on probation or parole.

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Posted by Dave Lewis on December 11, 2006. Filed under Crime. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry