Do you think sex offender websites should be more specific about the type of crime committed?
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Yes, I think such websites should be more specific. There is a world of difference between an adult molesting a child and a teenager having a relationship with someone who is a couple of years younger but happens to still be a minor.
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There is a website called www.familywatchdog.com or something like that and you can type in where you live and it will show you everyone that committed anything related to sexual offenses.Even with pictures.It is actually very scary.\n\nhttp://www.familywatchdog.us/
128095
if they register with the proper authorities, I am sure they could.  Most cities require that a sex offender require register with the local law enforcement authority where they plan to live, and require that law enforecement notify the neighbors.
1048510
Absolutely.  I saw a news story today regarding changes with several websites.. I believe myspace was one of them.  They are working on some form of age verification system and other tools to assist in keeping adults from contacting juveniles.\n\nThere is a great website with tons of information regarding cyber crimes and other information.  \n\nwww.cybercrime.gov
439280
With the technology today and DNA testing I think that yes with the crimes you have mentioned. They are horrible crimes to other individuals and children and until we really crack the whip and say this will not be tolerated those crimes will continue against the innocent. With tougher penalties maybe they will think twice before committing the crime.
394329
There is some monitoring in most states for sex offenders. I have listed a website that is worth looking at. You type in your address and it shows you where the listed sex offenders are. It gives you pictures of the offender and information about the type of crime. You should check it out.
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I don't think the Sex Offenders Register is available for public use, simply because we would end up with the Sun runnign lynchign campaigns all over the place! THere is a good FAQ article from the Guardian here:\nhttp://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,,1689260,00.html\n\nIf you have any serious concerns and evidence I woudl go to your local police station and discuss it with them.
58527
Yes, that does apply to most of the "background check" sites. Most of those sites cover their legal bases by burying that warning in their "Terms of Service", "Privacy Policy" or "Legal Disclaimer".
78157
This free site can at least tell you if they are on the sex offender list: \nhttp://www.klaaskids.org/pg-legmeg.htm
268424
Do you mean pedophiles? \n\nThere are people on the sex offender list that were caught masturbating on a boat. There are men on there in which a 16 year old girl tried to seduce them. \n\nPeople constantly get the terms mixed up and the media's brainwashing doesn't help. It just makes people paranoid. \n\nSure, I agree pedophiles that sexually molest a child should have harsh penalties. But not all sex offenders fall in that category.
194359
Yes, there absolutely should be. There should also be one for drug convictions. After all, most of the heinous crimes committed lately against children were by people abusing drugs. Some were registered sex offenders and some were not. Joseph P. Smith, a cocaine abuser, was sentenced to death yesterday in Florida for murdering Carlie Brucia. He said he had used heroine and cocaine prior to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing her. He was not a registered sex offender. All of his past (24) convictions were for drugs.\n\nThe sad thing is that drunk drivers and drug abusers have a MUCH higher recidivism rate than sex offenders! So why are we wasting our tax dollars on the wrong people??? \n\nPlease read the U.S. Dept of Justice report that was issued in 2003. It gives you these rates. It blew my mind away. If we want to issue cruel and unusual punishment it MUST be to all criminals, not just one class.\n\nThank You for this great question.\n\nP.S. To the young man who states he is 17 and just got a DUI. You were lucky. It could very well have been consensual sex with your girlfriend while you were drinking and then she cried rape or her parents found out and pressed charges on you. You just really don't know how lucky you are. Many 17 year olds are on the sex offender registries. Check FL, OK, KA, WI, IN, IL and DE to name a few. See how many young people are listed on there for statutory rape among other things that really mean consensual sex. Check ID's of girls BEFORE you get near them. Also check the moral outrage link I have provided so you will know how to protect yourself. There is a link on the home page to the AOC (age of consent) for each state.
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http://www.crimelibrary.com/\n\nSome of the cases you can look through are creepy. There are gruesome details of murders/rapes/etc. It does show the investigation process, though, and pictures [that aren't too scary] are shown.
1025686
Yes.  For Some sex offenders it is a violation of their parole / probation to be on the internet at all.  Some Hackers have also been banned from the internet.
489481
I think that many more people fantasize about illegal acts than actually do those things. In this, the Internet seems like a safe place to allow those fantasies some room. But for some of those people 'playing' at it, it starts to seem more and more possible. And their fantasies start to cross the line from mental games to actual crimes.\n\nI don't think it should be a crime for some poor slob who is otherwise a straight arrow to flirt with a 45 year old vigilante posing as a 13 year old. And I do think any 13 year old who actually flirts with an on-line predator has some measure of guilt also.
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National sex offender registry:\n\nhttp://www.nsopr.gov/
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National Sex Offender Registry\nhttp://www.familywatchdog.us/\n\nThis site allows you to type in your address and it gives you a map of all sex offender's home and work addresses in your area. It also tells you their offenses and details.
75296
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.