Once they’ve provided a Queensland driver’s license or proof of a Queensland residential address and done a search, users can only see photos of offenders with the “greatest risk” of reoffending in their local area – no names, addresses or other details.
They can also see a list of reportable offenders who have failed to comply with reporting obligations or whose whereabouts are unknown, which does include the offender’s full name, date of birth and photo.
The law says anyone who shares identifying information in the register could face up to 3 years in jail, while the maximum penalty for people who intimidate or harass identified offenders is 10 years’ jail.
But many commentators were less than happy with the rules, which they felt had been set up to protect offenders rather than children.
“This should be an immediate search that can be accessed by anyone without having to provide your own details,” one said, while another called the register a “farce”.
Posted by VastOption8705
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Whole idea is stupid and shown not to work overseas.
😂😂 it doesn’t even show their address, absolutley pointless 😂😂😂 what a failure
I registered for it out of curiosity and got a pretty useless pdf of 3 peoples photos who I wouldn’t recognise if I ever saw them so….yay?
Well, they pandered to their voter base and exploited ANOTHER grieving family to score points while wasting money and doing nothing worthwhile.
Amazing.
Addresses ok But names not provided wtf! So you’re expected provide your identification yet they’re the actual criminals! Sounds like the government is just covering for these type of pos, Pathetic!
The problem with a registry is that is creates complacency with offenders who aren’t on a registry or haven’t been caught. Money would’ve been better spent educating people about grooming behaviours.
The most concerning part I believe is it may have the opposite effect. We could end up with a LinkedIn of child molestors who can search each other up and network in suburbs
It’s insanity
I agree that offenders’ street addresses should not be published (which could result in harassment and vigilantism), but I disagree that their names and other details aren’t published. The public should have a right to know who they are, what their criminal history is, and the suburb or local area in which they live.
I would like a pic and a suburb of these vile f@cktatds.
Street address will always change.
Look at the UK. They have a country wide database. So should we.
I want to know if all sorts of criminals live in my area. I don’t want to live next to a pedo but I also don’t want to live next to a someone that’s been convicted of murder/manslaughter, robbery, even drug dealing or possession etc. I don’t get why pedos get singled out.
People complaining about this obviously don’t have children. It’s better to have it than not. If you can see pedos around the area children will be safer.
If they showed their full names and addresses, inevitably they will be harassed and assaulted. In turn, will hopefully result in pedos leaving the area, relocating to a different state even. This makes Qld safer but screws the other states 😅
If they’ve committed a crime worthy of being on the sex offender registry, it should be publicly available. I don’t hold a black and white view to many crimes but in this case, the victim (especially if it’s a child) has to live with the consequences of SA for the rest of their life. The offender who has been proven guilty in a court of law has lost their right to anonymity regarding their offence. Cases such as public urination should be dealt with separately if it’s some drunk person who couldn’t find a toilet and not for sexual gratification
There was a house in the Stafford area that had “Pedo” written on the fence. I believe he was on the register and he’d been recognised.
It’s an absolute piss take that they’re only providing photos.
If locations were added to the QPS crime map, at least people would know suburbs and surrounding areas but these crimes are not even added on there as an offence type
What’s crazy is that people here are against even knowing who’s a pedophile just for the sake of knowing. Yeah I get privacy and that, but the number of people trying to protect these pedophiles as though they’ve done nothing wrong is just astounding.