InstantForum 2016-2 FinaltheForumhttps://forum.unlock.org.uk/theForumWed, 23 Sep 2026 23:08:51 GMT20https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost36397.aspxThe American origin story of the SOR, which was later copied in part by UK:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw</a><br/><br/>Also this person's channel describes the full force of the American system and offers mythbusting and advice for Americans moving to Germany (directed at Americas, although Britons with a particularly nasty case might take something from it).<br/><br/>It's only of academic interest to this UK forum, but illustrates that it could have been (or could become) a lot worse.&nbsp;Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:54:45 GMTStersco83https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost36400.aspx<div data-id="36397" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1789552576152"><a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="36397" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">+</span></a><a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="36397" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">x</span></a><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[quote]</span><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"><a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="36397" title=" "></a></div><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[b]</span>Stersco83 - 12 Sep 26 1:11 PM<span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[/b]</span></div><div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-36397"><div class="if-quote-message-margin">The American origin story of the SOR, which was later copied in part by UK:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw" savefrom_lm_index="0"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw</a></a><br/><br/>Also this person's channel describes the full force of the American system and offers mythbusting and advice for Americans moving to Germany (directed at Americas, although Britons with a particularly nasty case might take something from it).<br/><br/>It's only of academic interest to this UK forum, but illustrates that it could have been (or could become) a lot worse.&nbsp;<a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="36397"><span class="goto"></span></a></div></div><span class="quote-markup">[/quote]</span></div><br/>Civil commitment mirrors IPP, in its lock em up and throw away the key approach to crime. The UK govt learned its lesson from that experiment.<br/>I suppose the interesting question is why other countries rejected the idea of a register. Places like Norway, Switzerland and Finland all considered it and rejected the idea. But English speaking countries all copied the USA.<br/><br/><a href="https://sage.cnpereading.com/doi/10.1177/17488958251356678">https://sage.cnpereading.com/doi/10.1177/17488958251356678</a><br/>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:54:45 GMTpunter99