[MR] re: announcement from SCA Pres

[Gorm of Berra]

Yes, we do, as all states do.

The key, though, is "convicted".  Even if you have pled guilty, you have 
not been "convicted" until the judge accepts the plea, and sentence is passed.

It is possible that a judge will not accept a guilty plea, if the judge 
believes it was coerced, or is made without knowledge of the consequences, 
or other such things.

It has happened that someone has "pled guilty", and then later been 
exonerated at trial after the judge did not accept the plea.

So, in short, it ain't over until it's over.  And punishments don't take 
effect until it's over and done with.

Now, should the SCA, Inc encourage someone who is in the process of 
pleading guilty to handle children's activities?  No, not at all.  But 
acting to banish someone is potentially premature at that point.  I would 
not blame the monarchs at all for delaying that action until it was obvious 
the process was complete.

Admittedly, I have no children, nor am I likely to, but still, people have 
rights.

Gorm

At 09:39 PM 11/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11/18/2003 9:29:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>mungoe1 at msn.com writes:
>This is a difficult thing. I do not want a innocent's reputation ruined due
>to some emotional overreaction and rumor mongering(Which has happened in our
>Kingdom). However, under the above circumstance, I would have liked to 
>have know
>about a convicted child molester being in my home a lot sooner then what
>happened.
>I am outraged as well! Don't they have Megan's Laws in your state? In many
>locales, a convicted sex offender *MUST* disclose their criminal history to
>everyone in the neghborhood they live in, and most likely any other house 
>they
>enter.
>
>-David ben Mordechai
>
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