More discrimination against persons who have
been convicted of sex crimes is underway in the city of Los Angeles, where city
officials have announced that they will establish several small parks, in order
to keep people with sex crime convictions on their records out of the
neighborhood.
According to Los Angeles City Councilman Joe
Buscaino, the large population of persons convicted of sex crimes in Los
Angeles has created uneasiness among residents in the city. Two districts- Harbor Gateway and
Wilmington - will be the site of the proposed new parks.
In fact, according to the New York Times,
such plans are being made across the country and not just in California. Many cities are in the process of
building small parks, with the exclusive purpose of keeping sex offenders out
of these neighborhoods. These parks
are very tiny, and in some cases, they measure just a few hundred square
feet. For instance, one of the proposed
parks in Harbor Gateway is just about 1000 ft.², which makes for a really small
play space, and is unlikely to be of much use to children.
However,
Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers find that this hasn’t fazed city
officials, who openly declare that the only reason they're building these parks
is to keep persons with sex crime convictions on their record out of the
neighborhood. All these plans are being
made under Jessica's Law, which requires persons convicted of sex crimes who
have been released on parole to live more than 2,000 feet away from schools,
parks, playgrounds and anywhere children gather.
At least 2 parks are being planned for
Wilmington which happens to be an industrial district, and 3 parts are being
planned in Harbor Gateway.
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