why is the sex offenders registry good?
96940
Because it gives parents a false sense of security. I hope they make registries for arsonists, drug dealers (especially dealers that sell to kids), people with violent tempers, corrupt politicians and cops, and murderers (they can even list those convicted of manslaughter in with the murderers so people will assume the worse, like they do with the sex offenders.)\n\nJust keep in mind that not all sex offenders are pedophiles. Most people tend to lump them all together.
249563
what??? i never heard of it...i thought it was just for sex offenders
1179336
its a great site for child molesters
682394
www.familywatchdog.net, you can enter your address and all sex offenders within a certain radius will be shown.  It will show where they live, work, and what type of crime they committed.
378424
Check with your local law enforcement. Sex offenders should be registered. Pedophiles target children, not older adults, but to be sure, contact your police department before jumping to conclusions.
273749
THE TERM *SEX OFFENDER* MEANS THAT THEY HAVE HURT ANOTHER PERSON IN A DEVIOUS WAY. THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY EXISTS FOR A REASON:BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE THAT COMMIT *SEX OFFENDER* ACTS RE-OFFEND. TELL A MOTHER OF A 12 YEAR OLD THAT THE OFFENDER HAD ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEX CRIME AND WAS *REHABILITATED* WHILE THE MOTHER IS HOLDING HER HAND AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
1092766
The information depends of your particular state's websites. After Megan's Law, most states have public information databases available that pinpoint where sex offenders live and what they were convicted of. For Maryland it is http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/  but you should do a Yahoo search with the words "sex offender registry" followed by your state. Follow the links from there. \nRemember, this information is only about convicted and registered sex offenders. There may be sex offenders living in your area that have not been caught yet so always be aware of your surroundings.
932350
Sex offenders should stay in jail.
1158795
http://www.registeredoffenderslist.org/?engine=adwords!3475&keyword=%2Aregistered+sex+offender%2A&match_type=\n\nactually that is a commercial site, you can get the same info for free at \n\nhttp://childsafenetwork.org/index.php?pt=ldclick&o=mail&i=5859416&AFFID=CD1275
1007485
Register for sex offenders......Register for drugs ...WHY not register murders.....
562447
Canada doesn't offer public access to it's National Sex Offender Registry. Take a look at the following:\n\nhttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/techops/nsor/index_e.htm\n\nQuote from the above Royal Canadian Mounted Police webpage:\n\n"The public does not have access to the National Sex Offender Registry. It is a database that provides Canadian police services with important information that will improve their ability to investigate crimes of a sexual nature."
424333
People believe what they hear from the media...  95% of sex offences are committed by family or close friends of the victim and less than 5% of sex offenders re-offend.  The media likes to rely on poster children to get viewers and the politicians rely on pointless laws to get votes.  It's really sick what our government has become.
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I know here in Florida, the sex offender list contains people that were caught peeing off the side of a boat. It contains 24 year old college student Frat boys that hook up with a 16 year old posing as a college girl at a keg party. Did you know that if a 16 year old girl corners a guy over 18 and touches him, even thru the clothes and without his consent, he could be the one to get arrested? And nothing happens to her. \nBut here in Florida, all these people are put on the SAME Sex Offender list and when the public look it up, they "believe" everyone on the list molested a young child. But this is hardly true. I think there should be a separate list for those that preyed upon children and those that were isolated crimes of happenstance.
703455
Just search sex offender registry with your state.
622650
Yes, it is punishment. Irregardless of what your Government tries to make you believe that it isn't punitive but administrative. If Registration isn't punitive, then why is there jail/prison time and sometimes a fine for failing to register? Doesn't being put in jail or prison make it punitive?\n\nThere are several things that should be done. The first thing is putting Megans Law back to its original intent. The original intent was to register Sexually Violent Predators. Also, the original intent was for this registry to be for law enforcement only. Of course, for law enforcement like badboy, that would be pretty scary. Incest offenders were not to be put on the registry when it was originally written as they have an extremely low recidivism rate.\n\nSecond, all prisons should have sex offender treatment therapy. Many states do not. The ones that do have proven with their statistics that the recidivism rate is as low as 1%. In some states, treatment is not started until after the offender has been released. \n\nThird, ALL parents need to supervise their children. They need to teach their children what good touch/bad touch is. They need to get them to realize that they must tell if a bad touch happens. They need to be taught that if someone touches them and tells them they will go to jail, they will be hurt or any other number of things, if they tell, that they are not true. \n\nFourth, they need therapy themselves. They need to learn forgiveness so that they can become Survivors instead of Victims. I was molested twice as a child. I am not a victim, I am a survivor. I detest the word victim.\n\nOur Forefathers wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. What you people really need to fear, instead of sex offenders, is your Government that is not following these laws. In America, once a person has paid their debt to society, they are to be allowed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Rehabilitated former sex offenders and their families are not guaranteed this right. They are the only crime that isn't guaranteed this right. Drug dealers/users, drunk drivers, burglaries, have a much higher percentage of harming a child than a rehabilitated sex offender. There are more children harmed each year by drugs, gangs, drunk drivers, parental neglect, playground accidents, and drowning than there are by rehabilitated former sex offenders. \n\nIt is time to stop the scarlet letter. Use our tax dollars on Treatment and Education. Parents need to be educated to supervise their children while out playing and while on the internet. Parents need to be educated as to how to talk to their children. These are the things that will save a child. NOT an internet registry.
476735
Try this:\n\nClick on mapping application, then use the county option at the bottom. It appears there are about 4 or 5 registered sex offenders in that county. I don't know what their offenses are, you have to click on the little blue triangles and then view the individual records below.
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Nothing good. \n\nYou can be charged with statutory rape (because a minor can't give consent). If charged, you will be arraigned to determine whether the charges are likely enough to be true for a case to be made against you. If at arraignment you are bound over for prosecution, you will either be held in jail or have to make bail to be released until you are tried. The penalties vary by state, but can be pretty severe. If convicted, you will also have to register as a sex offender and find yourself on websites all over the country where you will be tracked relentlessly by everyone who is concerned about sexual predators. That's just the tip of the iceberg. What often happens to sex offenders in jail isn't a fun story either. If you are just considering, DON'T. If you have already, STOP. The risk is unreasonable.