Boston is in chaos. One suspect in the marathon bombings has been killed and the other is on the run. Reports suggest that the two are brothers, of Chechen origin. Other issues seem small by comparison, but nevertheless: 1. Sex offender residence bill passes. SB 23, now S.L. 2013-28, has passed and takes effect immediately. It amends G.S. 14-208.16(a), which prohibits a registered sex offender from knowingly residing within 1,000 feet of a school or child care center, by adding the following to G.S. 14-208.16(a): “This subsection applies to any registrant who did not establish his or her residence, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, prior to August 16, 2006." According to the introductory language of the bill, the General Assembly deemed this amendment necessary because the effective date language for the legislation that enacted G.S. 14-208.16(a) was not codified and, as a result, “law enforcement officials mistakenly believe, based only upon the codified portion of the law which provides the conditions upon which a residence is established and not the effective date of the residency, that a registered sex offender can legally reside within 1,000 feet of a school or day care center if the offender moves in with a family member who had established residence at the location prior to the effective date of the law, even though the offender did not establish residence at that location prior to August 16, 2006.” (Hat tip: AOC.) 2. Newt Gingrich weighs in on North Carolina’s juvenile age. The former [...]
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