BlackSheep
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States frustrated with the growth of toxic methamphetamine labs are creating Internet registries to publicize the names of people convicted of making or selling meth, the cheap and highly addictive stimulant plaguing communities across the nation.
The registries—similar to the sex-offender registries operated by every state—have been approved within the past 18 months in Tennessee, Minnesota and Illinois. Montana has listed those convicted of running illegal drug labs on its Internet registry of sexual and violent offenders since 2003. Meth-offender registries are being considered in Georgia, Maine, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington state and West Virginia.
The registries generally include the names, birthdates and offenses of convicted meth manufacturers, dealers and traffickers. The dates of their convictions and the locations of their crimes also are included. The listings are not as specific as those in sex-offender registries, which include offenders' addresses and photos.
This is where I get confused:
About 15% of people age 12 or older reported using some type of illicit drug in the previous 12 months. What they used:
• Marijuana/Hashish: 10.6%
• Painkillers for non-medical reasons: 4.7%
• Cocaine: 2.4%
• Methamphetamine: 0.6%
• Heroin: 0.2%
Why not just a "general purpose" drug registry-studies consistently have shown that offenders who abuse drugs have high re-arrest rates. There are a large % of robberies, B & E, assaults and murder that are directly related to drugs. Put the offenders info out there for the whole world to see.
The registries—similar to the sex-offender registries operated by every state—have been approved within the past 18 months in Tennessee, Minnesota and Illinois. Montana has listed those convicted of running illegal drug labs on its Internet registry of sexual and violent offenders since 2003. Meth-offender registries are being considered in Georgia, Maine, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington state and West Virginia.
The registries generally include the names, birthdates and offenses of convicted meth manufacturers, dealers and traffickers. The dates of their convictions and the locations of their crimes also are included. The listings are not as specific as those in sex-offender registries, which include offenders' addresses and photos.
This is where I get confused:
About 15% of people age 12 or older reported using some type of illicit drug in the previous 12 months. What they used:
• Marijuana/Hashish: 10.6%
• Painkillers for non-medical reasons: 4.7%
• Cocaine: 2.4%
• Methamphetamine: 0.6%
• Heroin: 0.2%
Why not just a "general purpose" drug registry-studies consistently have shown that offenders who abuse drugs have high re-arrest rates. There are a large % of robberies, B & E, assaults and murder that are directly related to drugs. Put the offenders info out there for the whole world to see.