Please read this story from semissourian.com to understand how inane the laws of our Country have become and how afraid of dealing with our American Veterans just because of a “label.” http://www.semissourian.com/story/2296311.html
Please read the comments at the bottom of this story when you get a chance. There are comments from both-sides-of-the-fence which will show the diversity of view points on the issue of the Registry.
Here is an excerpt from this write-up that is very disturbing:
Christopher would like to get her brother admitted to a Cape Girardeau nursing home. But she said many nursing homes won’t admit sex offenders. She said the fact he was basically destitute didn’t help, either.
Not welcome
Although he is a veteran, King isn’t eligible to apply for residency to any Missouri Veterans Home, including the one in Cape Girardeau.
He also is barred from receiving federal housing assistance for homeless vets because of his sex-offender status.
Daniel Bell, a spokesman for the Missouri Veterans Commission which oversees the veterans homes, said its policy bans registered sex offenders from living in its homes for safety reasons.
Bell said the ban applies only to registered sex offenders. Applications from veterans convicted of other crimes are considered on a case-by-case basis, he said.
Missouri veterans homes also come under federal regulations, which require such facilities to transfer or discharge patients who pose a safety concern for other residents of the homes, visitors or staff, Bell said.
In addition, veterans who have been convicted of felony offenses cannot be buried in veterans cemeteries, he said, adding it is a federal prohibition.
“We have had situations where we have had to deny veterans burial in veterans’ cemeteries,” Bell said.