[fantasybroker]

"Sex offender" at least in the US is a ridiculous classification that includes people who peed in a fountain while drunk. I don't think they should be punished for the rest of their life and be on a public list with serial rapists.

[spencerchubb]

Okay. I can agree that that subset of sex offenders shouldn't be defined as sex offenders.

[noidea_]

No it doesn't. There are zero people on the registry for urinating in public. This is a myth that pedophiles like to claim.

You'll find thousands of articles about it. You won't find a single case.

[fantasybroker]

> No it doesn't. There are zero people on the registry for urinating in public. This is a myth that pedophiles like to claim.

Yes it does. Puppy killers like to claim that it doesn't. /s

Here are a few examples with names: https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19541024/you-might...

There is a ton of posts from lawyers confirming the fact that in many states you can get convicted for public urination and put on the sex offender list. For example, here is a post from a Texas-based lawyer: https://www.craiggreeninglaw.com/can-you-really-become-a-sex...

The reason it's so hard to estimate the real number of these cases is that the crime is listed as indecent exposure or lewdness.

[trogdor]

I believe that sex offender registration laws are problematic. But so is that Men’s Health article.

Yes, the article contains actual names. Thing is, none of those people are registered sex offenders:

1. Juan Matamoros is not a registered sex offender.

2. Julie Amero was a crazy case involving false testimony by a police officer. Her conviction was vacated on appeal, and she is not a registered sex offender. (That all happened long before the article was written.)

3. Wendy Whitaker is no longer a registered sex offender.

4. Janet Allison is no longer a registered sex offender.

5. Eric Williamson was acquitted. He was never a registered sex offender.

Men’s Health is not a reliable source for investigative reporting.

[goatlover]

This isn't reddit. And that's a terrible form of argument.