Statutory rape in Wisconsin Registration As A Sex Offender

Robert Sheridan rs at robertsheridan.com
Wed Aug 8 18:29:46 PDT 2007


On Aug 8, 2007, at 10:45 AM, michael curtis wrote:

>  I suggested that in facts like these to require registration as a
> sex offender--on the assumption that the act shows a proclivity  
> that will
> persist to molest children--is irrational.  Whether it is  
> unconstitutional
> is another question.

And all this time I've been teaching that under the rational basis  
test, if a statute or government act is irrational, it's  
unconstitutional.

Shame on me.

rs
sfls
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