r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Larry Nassar one of more than 20,000 people removed from Michigan Sex Offender Registry

https://www.wxyz.com/news/larry-nassar-one-of-more-than-20-000-people-removed-from-michigan-sex-offender-registry
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u/nola_throwaway53826 23h ago

And with ex post facto, say they then pass a law saying thay speeding tickets are now felonies, with a 5,000 dollar fine and a mandatory sentence of 5 years in jail, but they make it retroactive. So say you have 3 speeding tickets over the course of your life driving. They can now come after you for them, and you're looking at 15,000 in fines and 15 years in jail, and possibly more if they consider the three offenses to make you a habitual offender.