Unbelievable Comments Made by Public Speakers, Lawmakers and Others

June 2011 National:

The intent here is to show various UNSUPPORTED (likely FACTOID-ISH) statements, comments or other junk science stuff, including DUMB comments, made by public speakers, lawmakers or anyone else when the comment relates to sex offenses, sex offenders or sex offender laws. In addition we will include comments made by Lawmakers in the public sector which show the truth of their feelings even though they vote the opposite on laws (Gotcha comments).

With that said, here is the first one:

by John Walsh: ""You can't paint sex offenders with a broad brush," says John Walsh, host of Fox network's America's Most Wanted. He says residency laws are worthwhile only if they can be enforced, and tens of thousands of the nation's 600,000 sex offenders are giving police fake addresses." Source Date: 2-26-2007


by Senator Orin Hatch of Utah: on the Nancy Grace show, speaking about the Adam Walsh Act which was not yet enacted on that date: "SEN. ORRIN HATCH (R), UTAH: Well, the bill really puts the screws to those who are sexual predators, and you know, sexual offenders. You know, we have ... Quoted from: CNN Transcript of Nancy Grace show 7-16-2006. "