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IF YOU LIVE IN ILLINOIS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS. A convicted sex offender in Kankakee County — who preyed on a child — was recently arrested for failing to register (FTR) as a sex offender for the SECOND time. He already served 2 years in prison for his first FTR offense.He also has a prior conviction for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.But under the Illinois SAFE-T Act — he cannot be detained. Not by police. Not by prosecutors. Not even by a judge.Let that sink in:A convicted child predator with a prior conviction for a weapon offense, who repeatedly violates our sex offender registry law, is back on our streets within 48 hours — because lawmakers who supported the Act and our Governor decided this is what “public safe-t” looks like in Illinois. The law they voted for says he must walk free.They wrote the law this way. They passed it this way. They still refuse to fix it.This isn’t a loophole. It’s the law they’re most proud of.*Other crimes that are NOT detainable under the Act?Failure to register as a violent offender against youth;Aggravated assault, even with a firearm;Aggravated battery to a child, senior citizen, handicapped person, pregnant woman, nurse, first responder, or teacher;and many more…This. Is. Not. Ok.