Human Rights Watch Report:
"No Easy Answers: Sex Offender Laws in the United States."

Apparently Family Watchdog and the Human Rights Watch have met to discuss the claims made by FW against the HRW report. In essence, they agree on one point, that they both support preventing sexual violence, and that is where consensus ends. Their "Statement of Cooperation" is on the HRW site dated 10-3-2007, there has been no collaboration between these organizations since that date;nothing.

In addition, FW announces the most insane program I have ever heard of, they propose, anyone -including RSOs- may submit CERTIFIED COURT and OTHER DOCUMENTS realted to the RSOs' crime to FAMILY WATCHDOG, so they may make them available to the public. But, read carefully, FW would then be a Central Repository of criminal records, stored in Indiana.

Then if someone wants to assess the risk of a RSO, they would have to -fly, drive, take a train, etc.- to Indiana where the records are stored, and by some magical means, read the documents and be able to determine the risk the RSO presents to the community. FW will not be assessing RSOs.

Any reasonable person can see the falacy of such a risk determination, those documents would be at the point of the crime and will not reflect what the RSO is like in today's light. FW, like so many politicians, are stuck in history refusing to recognize the RSOs' accomplishments, changes and system reforms since the crime. FW proposes such a system because it fosters a need for their cottage industry.

Further, FW made claims -unsupported by evidence- of the HRW's report. And, FW promised a full report by 9-17-07, none has ever been published. Now FW expects to be entrusted with documents when there are no laws protecting those documents or governing Family Watchdog's use of them. I would never recommend such a system in the hands of an uncontrolled and unregulated private party.

Note: Look closely at the documents FW will accept, then look closer at the documents FW will reject. FW will reject anything not on a public registry. None of what they will accept is on any public registry. Should someone want to assess the risk of a RSO and not live in Indiana, will FW then charge a fee to copy the records and mail them? Another cottage industry, and hopefully not a source for the newspapers.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Family Watchdog Makes These General Claims as to the Human Rights Report

On 9-27-2007 Family Watchdog removed the original claims they made against HRW, shown below 9-14, from their front page and buried them along with the responses they received on this page.


9-14-2007:
Your rights to protect yourself, your children, family and community are under attack!

On September 12, 2007, Human Rights Watch released a report that assails the US sex offender registration and notification system: "No Easy Answers: Sex Offender Laws in the United States."

While taking two years to produce this report, FAMILYWATCHDOG.US, the nation's leading registered sex offender search and alert service, took less than 24 hours to expose the 146 page report as an inaccurate, irresponsible and fraudulent editorial masquerading as a research study.

While so much is wrong with this report, the methodology used in its preparation, the conclusions it draws and the recommendations made are especially concerning. The problems and inconsistencies in any one of these areas are enough to invalidate the report. Additionally, this report should be discredited due to its:

Un-cited and anonymous falsehoods presented as facts

Misrepresentation of the dangers posed by known sexual predators

The unwarranted assault on our law enforcement, legislative and judicial systems as protectors of our communities

"The Human Rights Watch report is full of gross inaccuracies, innuendos, un-cited statistics, anonymous anecdotes and contrived facts. It is unfortunate that the leadership of an organization like Human Rights Watch would recklessly gamble its reputation and credibility as well as our nation's public safety by submitting this patently flawed report as a serious response to a serious problem." says FAMILYWATCHDOG.US President Steve Roddel.

"The worst possible result is that Americans, their legislators and public policy makers will mistakenly assume this document was well researched and unbiased. After careful review, the document presented is quite the contrary. It omits facts and distorts truths, while injecting fictional anecdotes, myths and red herrings in their place. I call on the American public to join me in demanding Human Rights Watch immediately cease distribution of this irresponsible, intellectually dishonest and factually flawed propaganda and join in a constructive public discourse of the relevant facts and issues."

On September 17, 2007 FAMILYWATCHDOG.US will provide a full public response including its own statistical analysis.

Tell us how you feel and share this information with your family, friends and community.

Contact us at feedback@familywatchdog.us ..more.. by Family Watchdog


The above underlined items will be addressed by eAdvocate throughout this rebuttal. Folks will see what Family Watchdog claims about the Humnan Rights Report, is actually what is wrong with the Family Watchdog response!

eAdvocate has no interest in the Human Rights Watch per se, and stands as a independent watchdog of sex offenders' and accused sex offenders' issues and in their LifeAfter residency in communities thoughout the nation!


Today is the 20th of September and Family Watchdog has yet, in any of their responses, proved any of the underlined claims they make above. However, they say they still have more to post. I will await it.
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