what are the opposing views of the sex offender registry?
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Many people confuse the term sex offender with pedophiles and rapists. There are many instances where this is not the case. These people are not threats to society and should not continue to be punished as such. \n\nAs far as "better safe than sorry"... what ever happened to "beyond the shadow of a doubt" that our legal system was based on? These people won't be crying that out when some kid accidently sees them naked thru the sliding glass window and they end up on the list.\n\nAnd then what is next? A list so we know if there are drug dealers in our neighborhood? People with Aids or Herpes? (I would like to know if the girl I just met has either... and it is my right to know, right?)\n\nThe List is Unconstitutional on the basis of Due Process of the Law. The list was created because they say that pedophiles (not all sex offenders, but pedophiles) have a likelihood of offending again. So they are on this list for a crime they MIGHT commit. They are given these restrictions as punishment for a crime they MAY or MAY NOT commit in the future? Is this Minority Report? \n\nElvis Presley was a sex offender.
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Absolutely NOT!  Sex Offenders are sex offenders.  The public needs to be aware of them and their whereabouts.  Period. \n\nMy sister has a young son and decided to do a search of registered sex offenders within a one mile radius of a house they were considering purchasing.  The house was in a very nice neighborhood.  She was amazed to find over a dozen registered sex offenders living within a one mile radius of the house they were considering.  They didn't buy the house.\n\nUntil there are more stringent laws and regulations that  govern sex offenders and there whereabouts, I believe it is an important political platform.  That being said,  I also believe these politicians should KEEP THEIR PROMISES and follow through on them.  The public needs to feel they and their families are safe.\n\nIf you are asking this question because you or a loved one are a Sex Offender, I am sorry if this offends you ~ but the public has to be protected.
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You don't unless someone asks. If you bring it up, it will sound like you are "Protesting too much"\nIf you're antsy to get the air cleared, bring up a relevant news story and use that as a reason to express your views on the issue.\nBut when you say "Sex Offender" I hope you mean child molesters and actual predators, not the poor high school senior dating a sophmore,the 19 year old schmuck who lost his head over girl 2 months from the age of consent or the guy who got in a world of trouble over some experienced little hottie who lied about her age, it happens more than you might think that the only thing a guy did wrong was not ask for identification or make the mistake of turning 18 before his high school sweetheart turned 16. And then there is the married couple who gets nailed for "Lewd and Lascivious Conduct" because they were busted by a park ranger fooling around on a camping trip, 8 miles in, and a mile off the trail....in Texas, a person can be charged with a sexual offense for purchasing or owning certain, commonplace "adult toys"\nAll molesters, predators and actual rapists are sex offenders, but not all sex offenders are monsters... you gotta look at the actual crime, not the label.
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First, it's too bad they ever get out of jail.  Second, they do have sites on the internet you can check to see if a registered sex offender lives near you, but they are inherenlty flawed.  I don't think a  sign would work.  I do think that a real estate agent and local sherrif should tell the entire neighborhood as to what is happening though.
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The original intent of the Registries were for Sexually Violent Predators. Not the Romeo/Juliets, not the children who are exploring as children will sometimes do. There are states that have children on their internet registries as young as 11. There are states that will convict two 16 year olds of sexual assault against each other if they are caught having sex. That makes them both offender and victim. But it does not matter. If they are 16 and the age of consent is 17, then they are not old enough to consent. I wonder, how many of our esteemed politicians had teen consensual sex many years ago?\n\nRehabilitated former sex offenders are the least likely of all criminals to recidivate, with the exceptoin of murderers. Your child has a higher chance of being molested by someone known to the child and the parent. \n\nDo your research. Learn. That is what I have done. These registries are wrong, they are causing vigilante acts and one day, the rehabilitated offender is going to have a family member murdered by a vigilante. Perhaps if it is his/her child something will then be done about the registries. After all, the Government likes to make you think it is all for the children. It is actually all for the votes.
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First of all try to realize there are many more sex offenders who have never been caught and are not registered. You may live near or work with one and not even know it. Try not to become a vigilante in your frenzy to protect children.\n\nA registered offender can be designated as habitual or non-habitual, and aggravated or non-aggravated. Perhaps this is what that listing is referring to.\n\nDepending on the state you live in, being registered does not necessarily mean they cannot be with children, especially if they have finished their probation. Mostly it limits how close to a school they can live based on their offense.\n\nIf you go out of your way to make life more difficult (than it already is) for this person, it will only increase his chances of re-offending.
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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
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Register for sex offenders......Register for drugs ...WHY not register murders.....
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No. Politicians tend to parrot what the media feeds them and they ignore the facts in the study from the US Department of Justice, that state the recidivism rate for former sex offenders for another sex crime is around 3.5%. Out of approximately 600,000 registered sex offenders in this country, that comes to about 21000 that are likely to re-offend with another sex crime. I realize that even one sex crime against a child is one too many, however, most child sex offenses occur within the child's home by someone who is related to them or someone who is considered a close family friend. The "Stranger Danger" spouted by the media and politicians is a scare tactic to keep the public terrified of going out their front door. The registry does little to protect anyone. The death penalty has never deterred a murder from happening and I would dare say that the sex offender registries will never save anyone from a  sex crime. If the government were to banish all 600,000 Registered Sex Offenders to an island in the middle of the ocean, within 24 hours there would be just as many arrests in the country for sex offenses as there are now. Politicians want votes and the sex offender band wagon gets votes. Most Reformed Offenders just want to get on with their lives. They have family, wives, children, and friends that are affected daily by the stigma placed on them. If a Reformed Sex Offender ends up back in jail, it is usually for another type of crime because the laws are restricting where they can live, where they can work. The system sets a person up to fail and then the recidivism rates increase. It is a shame that a Reformed Sex Offender can perform a heroic act in saving someone from a burning building, but the first thing the media publishes is the fact that he/she was a registered sex offender. No one reads any further than that label. Politicians lie and the media feeds them the lies that they tell.
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First of all, I am not sure why people confuse the words pedophile with Sex offender. A pedophile is someone with a sexual desire for a child, usually one that had not developed yet. \n\nIt has been found that many pedophiles cannot control their sexual urges. But altering their body is not exaclty constitutional. They are required to go to treatment and if there is reason to believe they are very disturbed, they are placed in a special home. \n\nBut there are many other people on the sex offender list that are not pedophiles. Some people on the list were caught urinating off the side of a boat when another boat passed by. Some were 22 year olds that dated a 16 year old with her parents permission but after a nasty breakup, someone called the cops. Some are 23 year old Frat boys that hook up at a keg party only to find out the girl is not in college yet. Are these people pedophiles? I would have to say no, not necessarily. Do they deserve to be nuetered? \n\nI think the public needs to be better educated on this subject before casting their opinions.  Otherwise, rights of all people will be taken away one by one and we will live in the society of An Eye for an Eye like in Acient times.
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Here's a good place to look.  Your state should have a sexual offender registry online too that you can check out.
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how about sex offender's human right been violated?\n\nhere the link  from human right watch org\nhttp://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/05/24/usdom11006.htm\n\nhttp://hrw.org/doc/?t=usa_sentencing\nyou will find alot of us here or ask me\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/roar_4_freedom/
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sex offender law need to be seriously under reviews
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I would absolutely go and help the person put the correct information out:\n\nAt least this way, those of you that are hate mongers, believe everything the media and the politicians say, (which is mostly 99% wrong), and those of you that think you have to have a registry to babysit your children rather than you supervising them on your own (you do enjoy that false sense of security the registries give you), you will know where these rehabilitated former offenders are.\n\nNow, if you would rather here the facts instead of the propaganda: 90 to 95% of sexual offenses occur by someone known to the child - a relative, close family friend, close neighbor, teachers, coaches, scout leaders and after school activity persons. The re offense rate, however, is 3.5% reconviction rate for sex offenders. 1.2% of that rate are reoffenses on child molestation.\n\nNow that you have those figures, how about this: Your child has a MUCH higher chance of being harmed by a drug dealer/user, drunk driver, gang related incident, playground accident, drowning, and struck by lightening, than they have of being molested by a rehabilitated sex offender. So you just enjoy that little false sense of security you love so much. While you are enjoying that, pay attention to the registries and see how they are growing compared to second charges on offenders!
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I'm a bigger proponent of mandatory chemical castration.  Sex offenders are generally people with a mental defect (which is driven my a hormonal imbalance) that causes them to want to control the people they victimize.  The only way to completely eradicate their urge to do wrong (because they could alway drug their victims and then not have to grab them) is to take away the cause of the urge.
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We are way too easy on those who decide to abuse children. Here is my answer to these people who abuse our loved ones\nSex Offender Legislation “Wish List” \n1-GPS and lifetime supervision/treatment Law The failure of today's solutions regarding sexual offenders is because we are stuck in the strategy of “public notification” rather than “controlling offenders”. The current model puts the burden on parents rather than offenders, and makes the wrong people work to prevent abuse. Remotely (GPS) knowing where an offender is at all times throughout his lifetime can help to prevent that offender from creating new cases of sexual abuse.\n2-Include all known offenders in the management plan-for life. It is wrong to include just those under supervision since the Meagan’s Law was written. People do not ever age out of this behavior so why an old is charge less important than a new charge. Sexual offences are the most under reported crimes (according to the FBI). The fact that a molester has not been arrested recently does not necessarily means he has not offended. In my opinion all offenders should be included in any plan, regardless of when their offense occurred. I believe some states have done this already. \n3-Put all offenders , levels I, II or III on the website . I believe Florida does this. The leveling tool is very poor and pedophiles often end up with only a level I because they did not use force, and they superficially complied with treatment. The way the leveling system works pedophilic “groomers” who do not use force (and are the most busy of all offenders with hundreds of victims) are often not level III’s and therefore are able to have their offense relatively unknown. In New York for example offenders can lawyer up and reduce the “level” they get at their hearing. Molesters can assert they are “non violent”, “sober”, ect, and get the “points” reduced or get the judge to “override” the scale. Currently the public notification system is failing. All offenders of all levels should be on the website. \n4- “Victim Shield Law”. As you know one of the few protections we offer rape victims is “Rape shield laws”, in order to at least try and prevent a rape victim’s sexual history from being put on trial rather than the rapist. In child sexual abuse cases there are no “Rape shield laws” to prevent the victim, or the victim’s family (often the mother) from being made the center of negative attention. In the past defense lawyers for rapists would portray rape victims as promiscuous, today child molester’s lawyers portray victims and victim’s mothers as manipulative, litigious, unreliable, angry, mentally ill, sociopathic, medicated, or undedicated. Because we as a society love to blame women, especially mothers, molesters have been able to harness the misogyny in our culture in order to escape responsibility for their offences. Like the old rape cases that would revolve around the victims sexual past, today molester cases revolve around a child or a mother’s real or fictional problems instead of the focus of attention being the sexual abuse committed by the offender. I do not know if there can ever be a “victim shield law” to prevent the victim/victim’s mother being put on trial rather than the molester, but I know it would help victims avoid being re-traumatized in the system and help society hold sexual offenders accountable. One of the things to always remember with offenders is they are control seekers, and will take any opportunity to attack rather than just defend. They feel entitled to their behavior and see being held accountable as an injustice they are being forced to suffer, and they have zero guilt in harming any number of people (even their children) in order to escape the consequences they deserve.\n5-Plea deals down to “Endangering the welfare of a minor”. Despite the underlying behavior being the sexual abuse of children offenders are often
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lalala, I too was molested as a child. Twice. Once at the tender age of 6 and once at the age of 11. Both times were by people known to the family. BUT. I am not a victim. I am a survivor. Megans Law is WRONG. It is denying Constitutional Rights to rehabilitated former sex offenders. It is not protecting anyone. The registries have never and will never protect a child. They are a false sense of security. A parents responsibility is to protect their child! Are you aware that little Megan Kanka, at the age of 7 was left outside for THREE HOURS with no parental supervision? Never was checked on! \n\nThe states inflate the numbers on the registries to get more federal funding. They create more sex crimes for the same reason. Do you realize that in some states, urinating in public is a sex offense and will put you on the registry? Did you realize that in some states, I will choose WI as I know the law there, if a teen couple is 16 and have consensual sex, they will arrest and charge both with sexual assault against the other? That makes them both a victim and an offender. WI is not the only state that does this. \n\nThere are many variables that you are not aware of. I have done my homework. I work with rehabilitated former sex offenders everyday. I do know what I am talking about.