When state legislators run out of original, useful, ideas, they often fall back on the one fail-safe for anyone who harbors political ambition — pass laws to make life more difficult for registered sex offenders.
For instance:
-A Missouri legislator has introduced a bill that would prohibit registered sex offenders from coming withing 500 feet of children’s museums and zoos.
-A bill in South Carolina would prevent registrants from becoming locksmiths.
-Meanwhile in Rhode Island, politicians are seeking to address the problem of homeless sex offenders by limiting the number of registrants who can stay at the state’s homeless shelters.
