We track packages. We track pizza. We even track our dogs when they wander out of the yard. But we don’t track the predators who steal childhoods.

This episode of Lipstick and Lacerations cuts through the excuses around Jessica’s Law. It’s not about redemption arcs or “second chances.” It’s about why the U.S. still leaves kids exposed while offenders slip through the cracks.

From my own fight to keep my daughter safe, to the failures of sex offender registries, to the tech solutions we should already have — this is a blunt, unapologetic call for accountability.

No warnings. No coddling. Just one truth: if you hurt a child, you don’t deserve privacy.

AliciaKay.co

Subject: Quick ask — GPS monitoring & school alert protocol

Hi — I’m a constituent and parent in [YOUR TOWN / ZIP]. Can you tell me: (1) Are high-risk sexual offenders in our state monitored by GPS/geofencing? (2) If an alert fires (an offender entering a school zone or protected area), who is notified and how quickly does someone respond? If these systems don’t exist, what is the plan and timeline to implement them? Thank you. — [Your name, town]

We love to believe we’ve evolved past the dark days of mobs, witch hunts, and public executions. But have we really? In this episode, I dig into the ugly truth of mob mentality—how it hasn’t disappeared, it’s just moved online. From Salem to Twitter, Rome to Reddit, the tools have changed but the psychology hasn’t. We don’t carry pitchforks anymore… we just swing them faster.

Music- Alena Smirnova: Sorrow

My Website: AliciaKay.co

When you're poor, being a parent means walking a tightrope with no net — and CPS is the one shaking the rope. In this episode, I dig into the child welfare system that claims to protect children but too often punishes the families who need help the most.

From “dirty shoes” and empty fridges to federal incentives for removals, I expose how poverty is criminalized, how surveillance hides behind the word “support,” and how fear keeps mothers silent. Because when the state profits from family separation, “help” becomes a threat — and protection becomes a privilege you have to afford.

Music- Alena Smirnova: Darkness is Coming

My Website: AliciaKay.co

Sources and Further Reading:

Dorothy Roberts – Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families

OR Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare

(Google: “Title IV-E Adoption Incentives” or check Children’s Bureau site for breakdowns)

Family Integrity & Justice Works Website: https://www.fi-jw.org

The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org

"Child Welfare’s Parental Surveillance State" — NYT op-ed by Dorothy Roberts, 2021