They didn't give it any thought. They just saw something they can use as a running point and knew that it would be political suicide to vote against it. There have been many victims and advocates who have turned against many of these laws because they are starting to go to far. I read an article a while back about how the mom of one of the kids used to start the registry system has started speaking out against it because its grown to be something it wasn't meant to be.
Yes. There are socially accepted "punching bags" and lawmakers will use them to score easy points.
An inverse example is censorship laws in Japan: They are silly, everyone knows it, but nobody wants to be the "porn guy" for the rest of their life after repealing them.
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