Oh, of course Mr Man. Sexual assault is not violence? What is the highest rate of repeat offenders? Who preys on the defenseless? Keep looking out for yourself.
My cousing sent me an email today. The message was: It is www.familywatchdog.us When you visit this site you can enter your address and a map will pop up with your house as the small icon of a house and red, blue, green, dots surrounding your entire neighborhood. When you click on these dots a picture of a person will appear with an address and the description of the crime he or she had committed. I was really shocked at how many of these people were in my neighborhood. The best thing is that you can show your children pictures and see how close these people live to your home or school. This site was developed by John Walsh from Americas Most Wanted. Another tool to help us keep our kids safe. Please pass on to anyone who has families. My response was simple: I check that sight often. I have another tool I like to use to keep my kids safe. http://www.glock.com/g22.htm
No, I do not have any pesky children. And I do anticipate the formulaic response that going to follow from others such as, "if you don't have kids you won't understand." Yes, I understand both your viewpoints, and the majority viewpoint of most people here. What I am saying is that I don't believe that most of these sexual offenders are capable of killing someone. Most of these people are not sexually violent predators . Furthermore, if you look at the list, alot of them are on there for exposure, and child p*rn possesion. I really don't believe these people are prone to violence as say someone who has a history of violence or armed robbery. Studies by US Justice Dept. have shown that sex offenders have a far lower rate of recidivism (reoffending rate) than the general prison population. Sex offenders have a 5% rate, whilst general prison population has 60% recidivism rate.
I think sex offenders suffer a different pathology than criminals who steal, do drugs, or use violence in the process. The sexual desire is always there and there are a lot of repeat sex offenders. I also believe the laws written on sex crimes are too draconian as teenagers can be charged with statutory rape with people of the same age. Having relations with a 17 yr old is defined at the whim of a prosecutor. It creates a giant mess when trying to distinguish a real sex offender or pedophile from a normal kid (16+) whose experiences weren't that much different than the people trying to fry him.
Do you have a 4 and 6YO daughters. There are about 12 people convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor who live within 10 miles of me... and I'm out in the country...
I think they should extract all the testestorone out of sex offenders & make it so that their body no longer produces test, so that they will no longer have a sex drive & will no longer be able to get a woody. I'm serious.
But, just like any rape, many times it's about the power over the individual and not the sexual act. Let me ask some of you this...would you have a problem with a national registry for anyone convicted of a felony regardless of if it was a DUI (is that even a felony) or child molestation? Don't get me wrong, I'm not necessarily arguing against the registry. I think it is a valuable tool if not abused to hurt people who have already served their time. What I don't understand is why they have it, yet let past offenders live directly across the street from an elementary school.
You don't. Some non-parents can understand how oiur children should get extra protection, and other are just blooming idiots. You know, like those that think pesky children get what's coming to them. It doesn't really matter to the victims what you 'believe', does it? People who are sexually assualted can be scared for life. It's violent. Much more damaging than you getting your wallet stolen, unless of course it's you. What a detailed, scientific analysis. How about Greenfeld, 1997: it was estimated that 12% of imprisoned violent sex offenders had a prior conviction for rape or sexual assault, while 61% had a prior felony conviction for other crimes? Try reading c a r e f u l l y so you don't toally misrepresent what you're talking about. The values you quote are: 1) For the sex offender: rearrests w/i 3 years of discharge for a sex crime 2) For all others: re-arrests w/i 3 years of discharge for any crime So interestingly enough, you ignored the statistic that shows that although only 5% of sex offenders are re-arrested for sex crimes in a three year period after discharge, 43% in total are re-arrested (wonder if there's actually some violence there?). First, you have to be caught, prosecuted and do jailtime before you are thrown into this limited analysis. Next, sex offenders are sex offenders for life, not just 3 years. They cannot be cured, and very few are 18 year olds sleeping with minor girlfriends. Keep looking out for yourself.
Because these people are not cured and are significant threats. They're lucky it's not worse for them. I've heard of a couple of small towns that passed laws that convited sexual offenders could not live w/i xx miles of a school, and the distance was sufficient to cover their entire city.
When is the last time you've heard of this happening? This site and others like it have been up for YEARS.
I never claimed that these children had it coming to them. You are jumping to conclusions. Would you rather have someone you know be sexually assaulted or shot dead? But the overwhelming stats show that sex offenders don't commit sex offenses again. Why don't they have a registry for people who commit all felonies instead? How can you claim these people cannot be "cured?" The stats prove that these people do not commit these crimes again. Aren't drug users, violent crime offenders, drunk drivers and other felons capable of "curing" themselves. It is rather dismissive of you to claim that no one can remedy their ways. You keep making these baseless claims. I am looking out for the greater good of people by saying that instead of just targeting sex offenders, they should target all felons instead. If all felons are not targeted than no single group of felons should be targeted then.
