If they are not registered, report them! We all have to know where they
are, to keep all children safe. If you notice children being enticed by
the perp, report the perp right away.

I am going to put a question here, andI know it will get a lot of heat
as well, but I will also start a new thread about it to get others
opinion. And please keep in mind this is a very serious subject.

ok, you have an 18y/o and 16y/o highschool sweethearts. Parents hate
the 18 y/o. They find out that the two were having sex, and go to da
and charge statutory rape against the 18y/o. Should that 18 y/o have to
be labeled as a sex offender and be registered for the rest of their
lives? I have seen this happen several times adn I have seenboth boys
and girls take the older part, and be prosecuted. I have also seen
three of them get married afterwords and remain married fifteen years
down the road. Now, should the older teen have to be labeled and judged
for what was a consenting relationship, but inlaws did not like him/her
so pressed stat rape? right now htere are too many victims of this
issue to even count and they ALL have to register as sex offenders.

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well the law is the law so yeah he or she knew the consequences of their
actions


as far as looking up sex offenders in your area your local police
department or sheriff's office should have a very well up to date list
they can print out for you and most of the time will have the odffenses
listed as well.

offenses and most if not all provide these free of charge

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I have a registered sex offender in my neighborhood.Thats one of the
reasons I have my home up for sale now.It frightens me with young grand
children but we DO have police keep check every hour or so in the
neighborhood but still....just the thought I supose!

Ralph

and that police check every hour or so is another reason I do nt agree
withthe public list.

The person has been to jail, and has gotten medical help. the courts
have stated he is safe to leave jail now, which means as human beings we
need to give him the chance to live a productive life (yes away fromour
children) anywhere he wnats without fear pf erscution from the public.
and if he offends a second time? desserted island forthe rest
ofhislife.

There is a shortage of police officers, alot of time the only update is
through the department of probation and parole. Generally the police are
the last to know about a violation of probation. I work a jail, many
that are in there are picked up almost a year later when they commit a
traffice violation. You would be surprised, how many are caught from a
simple traffic violation. This goes for all types of crimes. Think about
it, in most area you might have a police department with 2000 personnel,
but only 200 of them are street officers, the others work in tax
collection, dispatch centers (911), detective bureau, insurance,
personnel, maintenance, jail,etc. The street officers go out to every
emergency call, and every non emergency call to make reports on
incidents that already happened. So now you have only 200 officers on
the street dealing with the public population of over a million people.

So some are slipping through the cracks, and it is up to the public to
help report and keep tab on criminal activity in their area and to
report it as soon as possible. The police department does not have the
time to check on each individual sex offend every hour.

By having this online it help to keep this people in the public eye and
to let them know that more eyes are on them this time around. Most
people don't go to the neighborhood police station, some don't even know
where it is. We closed down one of our lock ups due to Hurricane
Katrina, it isn't going to open up, I am still informing people that it
is closed, and it has been two years.

I agree with you about 99% on all of that Irish, we are severely
understaffed as far as street officers goes. And personally a police
office should not be in the miantenace team, that is a janitorial
position.
however, the ont hing I do not agre with, and like i said aI iwll get a
lot of heat about this, but i have my reasons. When you get picked up
and arrested and sentenced as a sex offender, you shuld not be made any
more public than someone who was convicted of murder. Yes, cover the
trial just like any ohter. Yes report when he gets released, just like
other violent crimes; but do not continue to follow the person and
hound his every step with the media and withthe general public. This is
a form of harrasment, and if we did it to anybody else when theygot out
of jail, the city or county or even state would be sued big time for
harrasment and stalking.
Our justice systems says that whenyou are released, you have served
anough time in punishment. And that is the end of it (yes you have
probation and stuff which I agree with; althugh the parole officer
isthere not only to keep an eye on the person, but to HELP the gentleman
assimilate back into society. Persoanlly a parole officer should be
required to not only have a degree in parole (dont know the actual title
of degree) but in social work as well, as the corrections officer should
be doing a lot of social work, such as helping find assistance in
getting a job, finding an apt. etc. along with finding counseling
services for the newly released..

back to subject though. After the person hasbeen released they need to
have every possible chance to lead a normal productive life backin
society. If they screw up again with this isssue they should go to a
desert island.

Daniel you still don't understand unless you have actually worked in any
kind of law enforcement and you never will. A police department is like
any other business. You have those that work sanitation, payroll, and so
forth not just officers that are counted as personnel.

The point is that the site is there for a reason. Every time I see a
child with someone crying, I wonder if that person is the actual
caretaker of the child or someone trying to hurt the child, so in
essence if I recognise the person as someone trying to harm the child I
can step in. If I see someone hanging around the playground or a school
trying to talk to children or entice them, I want to be able to check
and see if they are a danger to the child. This online site is a tool
for me and others do this.

It is not to harm the person that is the sex offender, it is to stop the
problem. Many times a sex offender has harmed more then one child
unnoticed until caught. Many will come out and start all over again. A
child that is abused in such a manner may grow up to be an offender. The
site is to try to break that cycle, by letting the offender know that he
will be watched at all public place that children are in. To help stop
that abuse.

Daniel, you have never dealt with the heartbreaking news that a child
has been ripped apart by the act of a adult. It is not fun listening to
a doctor telling you the actual injuries of a child. You have never
heard the tears and cries of a parent who's child has gone through this
or that has died from the injuries caused. Daniel, I used to be a 911
operator, I heard it. I now work watching over the individuals that are
being held for such crimes. I have even heard some brag about having sex
with a child and thinking it is a great thing. You see Daniel, I have
treaded waters that you can't even imagine. If I can put a stop to it, I
would. In the meantime, the only thing I can do is my job and when I am
off, I am part of the public, if I know someone is a offender and they
are in violation to report them. I think every person should do their
part to protect the children.

Daniel, there is no way to separate a offender from the public, but the
public can make sure the offender does not commit another crime without
being seen and the only way is to know who is the offender through these
sites. People move from one area to area, they don't always register,
but with the online you don't just have the name but the picture. People
use a nickname or an alias, and the picture helps to recognise.