Prof. Kritzer Quoted by Star Tribune Columnist on Creating Laws based on Rare Tragedies

Professor Herbert Kritzer was quoted by Star Tribune columnist Gail Rosenblum in a piece questioning the calls for creating "Caylee's Law" in the aftermath of the acquittal of Casey Anthony who was accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. Kritzer observed when "you create a law based on some weird case, you discover later that it sweeps in other things." He described the example of sex offender registration laws being applied to acts occurring in the context of a consensual relationship between a 20-year-old and a partner just under the legal age of consent.