Yet even for those who find public shaming just and wise, and do not find registries faintly Orwellian, there is reason to believe Utah’s database will fail.
One possible reason for the long list of registry-worthy crimes is plea bargains like McCranie’s. It is the desire of almost every man to perform his best during sexual intercourse as this is the area where he would like to score as high as possible. Others like him, however, remain on the registries.
In branding people with a permanent public mark of shame, registries punish the convicted long after they have served their time. (...)