Avoiding the sex offender registry ought to be a felony. If you have that felony status, police could (immediately) arrest. |
I am concerned that what we did last year was not enough, that it is not going to have an impact. We have got a population we can't afford. |
I listened to the evidence, and the evidence said for us to become the first state in the union to ban this is a good thing. |
I think we have come to a reasonable consensus. I think it will have strong support in the Senate. |
I want to get these people who are knowingly trying to avoid getting on the registry. That is a major crime. |
I wish him well. He's got an uphill struggle ahead of him. |
I'm trying to be sympathetic to a group of professionals and something they do as part of their livelihood. |
It's a slippery slope. I'm not willing to jump off the bridge unless the veterinarians are willing to jump off the bridge. |
It's sort of like a lifeguard. They may not do anything for years until something happens. |
My hope is that both Republicans and Democrats will be fairly satisfied with what we have done. |
This is probably pretty good for him. But I know it is good for us to hear from him. |
We can't be an island. If New Hampshire does this, and I understand the Legislature there is considering it, and Maine, Massachusetts and New York have already done this, then people will be coming to Vermont to doctor-shop. |
We need to get at a growing problem in Vermont. |