'Sex offenders on parole prohibit play of Pokemon GO' in New York State

ByTydence Davis

It is said that sex offenders under probation observation are arrested because they are found playing children and Pokemon GOIncidentIt became a topic, but in New York state to protect children from such danger, it became clear that "sex offenders on parole prohibit play of Pokemon GO".

Cuomo orders Pokémon Go a no-go for sex offenders - NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cuomo-orders-pokemon-no-go-sex-offenders-article-1.2733330


Governor Cuomo Directs Department Of Corrections and Community Supervision to Restrict Sex Offenders on Parole From Playing Pokemon Go | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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Andrew Cuomo of the New York State Governor in the United States added a provision to "prohibit the play of Pokemon GO and similar interactive game" as a condition for parole of sex offendersNY Daily NewsIt reports.

New York Correction Bureau to manage the treatment of convicted criminalsNYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision"Various information on sex offenders on parole is registered and prevents sexual offenders on parole from playing interactive online games by accessing and downloading data It is said that it will play a role. And in New York State there are now about 3,000 parolees on parole, but all civil servants working in New York states that disposal of "interactive game" will be applied immediately to all I am talking.

Also, New York State plans to distribute guidance indicating a new policy for mild sex offenders, said to be about 5,000 in the province for each region. Regarding this, Governor Quaomo said, "With the development of technology, we need to ensure a firm guarantee for new technology so that criminals will not create new victims by making use of their technological developments. These actions are a kind of protection measures against illegal AR game (Pokemon GO) players, trying to hand out the children. "


"If a sexual offender on parole is arrested while playing games in New York State, you may be able to return it to prison because it would have broken the parole term, I am talking. " In addition, Governor Kuomo requests Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO, to cooperate so that sex offenders can not play Pokemon GO.

In addition, Governor Cuomo has instructed the state criminal justice service department "to provide the latest sex offender information registered in the state to Niantic", and Niantic is the latest sex offender list We hope to take measures to make sure that the person can not access Pokemon GO based on that.

In addition, in New York State, "Protecting Our Children: How Pokémon Go and Augmented Reality Games Expose Children To Sex Offenders (Protecting Children: Pokemon GO and Augmented Reality (AR) Game puts the risk of encountering children with sex offenders It is pointed out that the risk of encountering a sex criminal is increased by children making an AR game like Pokemon GO.


According to this document, monitoring the trends of sex offenders for two weeks, it seems that the number of sex offenders going to PoketStop and Pokemon Gym has increased by 73%.