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I -- lot Louisiana will force sex offenders to know they're disgrace on social media profiles.
Yes starting August 1 allowed to lift their crimes describe what they look like and give their addresses.
FaceBook and many other -- already banned sex offenders but legislators say this law is aimed at covering those sites that don't have this policy -- you get most of these creeps out of jail.
Are you bomb detonated a little -- between which I am now.
-- -- -- -- I'm never coming back to pick it.
I represent that people who have been accused of crimes that's correct.
The -- of what you said it's not occur after I put.
But here's the deal with the hope.
These companies these social media sites have the right to restrict people from being on their website -- I think we can all agree that it's a good thing that they have restrictions for people who have been.
Convicted of terrible crimes.
I do think that this law is gonna be challenged on First Amendment grounds I think that the back of the conviction.
Is a public record but requiring someone to where essentially -- scarlet C Wright is not necessarily a legal thing so event.
Does he have spot politically they pass this -- because of prior lot of they had got tossed out I think this Louisiana State Supreme Court.
I think so you might well be right he -- you were saying earlier that these people shouldn't even be allowed to go on the Internet or own a computer.
I said no it look I.
Didn't -- -- says that some plug your FaceBook or Twitter account.
I'm doing what you wouldn't even consider the federal government step in and stopped us and welcome a meaningless because right now -- as -- -- -- his state law but federal law of course that preempt the states legislation so it can be challenged on both in both jurisdictions.
Keith can you please add to this legal discussion well.
-- FaceBook -- say this is is it.
From what I understand very serious.
About their stance.
I'm from Nashville.
Tennessee and I once gave a shout out to our hockey team the predators and was asked to leave his -- -- they go predators and prepared and Chris Hansen showing up here now that's a good point and in.
What are we without going I don't -- here with the threats that could.
-- -- -- You were arrested and subsequently cleared operatives into the early ninety's -- you you don't like talking about it.
I think you're researching the role mr.
Horton in the stage adaptation of different strokes.
I wouldn't it caught enough I was led astray by Michael Cain is a writer Michael -- -- he wasn't necessary then that he was quite a cat.
Here's the thing excuse about this I want almost keep them on -- social networks.
Because that we can monitor them you don't let him know you know where they are if they're not of social networks because they don't want anybody that they can go up to whether it's a let's greats of -- disc read his book.
I hate social network that only goes to them.
And nobody else knows about it it's -- -- -- -- Our Greg -- idea a couple of years ago called had a file and we have somebody like -- the pedal while to finally got -- a violent kind of violent kind of violent kids -- you just.
Don't tell but we've got something like it's already want to call called the sex offender list know that it.
Had a good meeting at a social and -- -- your games I -- a candidate -- -- -- that this is a new social network but you don't tell them that it's monitor Italy's all ice like it's so common units are all sexual offenders there aren't they neighborhood you know -- they -- you know what they've been convicted of if you wanna you know -- Good about not letting them know that it's actually social -- -- they can -- you can find out what they're doing all right now you -- it can be together that you're right we need to do.
