Tennessee starts meth offender registry

[Thom Little]

Tennessee has launched an online methamphetamine offender registry, the latest among the state's efforts to combat the drug made from common household items.

The Web site - www.tennessee anytime.org/methor - will list anyone convicted of methamphetamine making, dating back to March 30.

"The intent is to let people in communities know," Jennifer Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Friday. "We've found that chemicals used to make meth are very volatile, and people have been dumping dangerous waste near their property."

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"It's hard to say what kind of impact the embarrassment will have," she said. "Some people are so addicted to meth that they'll go back to it no matter what happens. A lot of people have lost their children and have still gone back to meth.

"If you're willing to lose your children over meth, I'm not sure that a Web site will change anything," she said.


http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_4353889,00.html

[SammyBlue]

1. Way to tackle the problem, assholes

Instead of dealing with the root causes of dug addiction, the choads start another Megan's Law list.

Be on the look out for www.tennesseeauthority.org/trafficticket.html in the near future.

[hobbit709]

2. Yep

They will have a list of
Sex offenders
Meth users
Traffic tickets
Liberal letter writers
Gays
Anyone who doesn't bow down to Our Glorious Leader
DUers
Just wait

[rpannier]

3. And those who supported the Sex Offender Registry

said stuff like this wouldn't happen.
Those supporting this registry will say, they're doing it to protect us.

[ixion]

4. these so-called registries constitute cruel and unusual punishment, and

as such are unconstitutional, IMO.


And you just watch... it won't be long before there's a 'registry' for everything. :grr:

[pecwae]

5. How will this help?

The little area of TN I moved from last year was overrun with meth labs, most everyone knew who the culprits were without use of the Internet, including and especially local police.

[diamondsndust]

6. yes, that certainly is fact around here...

you must have been from meigs or mcminn county too??