posted 09-29-2009 09:31 PM            

Case in point.

Shippy, Alfred T.
DOC ID# 00168330
Male
Cau
45yrs.
Conviction Date: 05/20/2002
Offense: Possession of Child Pornography
Registration End: 02/24/2023
Compliant Status: Compliant

DOJ report from the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Shippy was found guilty of the Production of Child Pornography with a 10yrs. old girl. This was reported by a neighbor.

Shippy has been sentenced to 40yrs. in Federal prison, and supervised release for life.

Shippy has been on parole for years, and has been officially compliant.

Based on what I read in RL- 2007-2008 of Wisconsin Assembly Bill 332, I don't see any requirement for a Polygraph Examination.

In reading Wisconsin's Sex Offender Supervision FAQ section, It assures the Public that Sex Offenders wear an EMP, and what GPS is.
They explain the procedure for Parole that consists of a meeting in an office where the Parole Commisioner makes the decision.

In the report to the WI Legislature, on AB 332, numerous experts testified about what is needed in state law. Just about everything was addressed, including full length color photographs every six months.

Only one person, a Kathy Walter, Field Supervisor, DOC Parole/Probation emphasized the need for strict and intensive supervision of sex offenders and polygraph examinations.

Somehow, the final recommendations for this Bill did not include polygraph examinations in the treatment of paroled sex offenders???

So I guess Shippy's PO knew where he was, but didn't know what he has been doing since he didn't Self-Report.

Yesterday, We all probably saw on CNN, where in GA., there was a rural community of registered sex offenders living in tents in the woods.

The comments that were sent in amounted to "I don't care what they do with them, just keep them away from my children".

To quote the Federal Judge in Shippy's case,

"I'm not sure if the defendant can understand his predilections and have no confidence that the defendant can ever change his behavior." The Judge went on to say that this inability to change, coupled with Shippy's clear ability to manipulate others to get what he wants, makes him a very dangerous person, and a very long sentence was necessary to protect the community. Shippy also faces additional charges in another county of WI.