Date: 3/23/2004 8:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 25481
I don't think their pictures or address or phone numbers should be put in the paper. But I think maybe their names. Most of the time when you go to get a job it asks if you have been convicted of a crime and what it was if so....  |
Date: 3/23/2004 8:56:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 36994
Good point Cheer Chic  They most likely, well should have had a similar question to that. So would you think its wrong that they got fired? I think that if they lied its justified but if they were fired because it was made public then its wrong because then they already knew this.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 8:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 45630
I think when it comes to sexual assualt you should have to tell the police where you are going to move before you go and then the police should let the residents know who the person is and where they are moving. I think that sexual assualt as well as pedaphoilia and such are disgusting and I would want to know if they were living near me.  |
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Date: 3/23/2004 9:01:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 36994
Yes I agree. They are required to register, it's the law. |
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Date: 3/23/2004 9:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 45630
But also, for example, if they have raped a young girl I think that they should have their phtos printed because they have taken something away from that girl that can never be given back, no matter how fixed they believe they are. These sorts of people should pay for life. |
Date: 3/23/2004 9:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 22188
I don't know about ALL cases of sexual assault, but certainly in instances of child molestation, the community needs to have this kind of information. There is no need to post and address or telephone number in the local newspaper (that's a little ridiculous) but people who live within a certain radius of that person should be sent a letter informing them of their past record, simply for safety's sake. I know in our school districts, if a sex offender moves into the district a paper is sent home with each child showing the offender's picture, name and address. Still, detailed information like that doesn't need to be publicized this way. In many instances, even if the employer HAD already known about the crime, they could very well have been forced to let that person go because it would be bad for business to have them working there now that EVERYONE knew their history. You can't really blame the businesses for that.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 9:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 43807
wow. kurtvedder you are really angry when it comes to this. I see your point. YOu know what it takes away from a person- security, and it gives them- lifelong fight with depression, they withdraw into their own world. Flashbacks, inability to trust men. Its pretty hard to start a relationship for them. It effects them their whole life, many people belive that it doesnt and that in time they will forget about it, and forgive the insulter. I think not I know better.  |
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Date: 3/23/2004 9:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 45630
I just keep thinking on if I had a daughter and that happened to her how would I feel. A young girl doing nothing wrong when some mongrel comes along and takes away her entire innocence and is thrust into a lifetime of self loathing and disgust. Why should someone who does that only suffer fro a couple of years in jail and get a fresh start when the person he has done it to can never have a fresh start. Theirs is a life sentence, why can't it be that way for the perpetrator! |
Date: 3/23/2004 9:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 12133
well, if they sexually assaulted your daughter, would it matter to you how long ago they committed the offense? If they hurt soemone like that, they are required to be registered as a sex offender, with the names available to the public anyway, so its not something people couldn't find out, on their own anyway. And they lost their job? Oh well, think of what they have done to other people, and ask "Who came out for the worse?" I think its fitting, and people have the right to know who is living around them. Especially if they are accused of hurting kids. They should be made to stand out for their crimes. I think it should be tattoed on their foreheads, so everyone will know.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 9:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 19460
well thy should have behaved i suppose. I think the neighbors should have every right to know who lives in their neighborhood and whether or not their kids can play out in the yard without being grabbed or worse. In TX (from what I've heard) a sex offender has to register yearly, forever, plus have a sign in their yard, to warn people. I think its only fair. I dont think people should aggrivate the assaulters, or make their live unbearable, but people do do stupid things. Also, on the internet, on the sex offenders lists, it shows their pics, their adress, age, color, everything. So I dont see what the difference would be between the newspaper and an internet site. Some people dont have internet access.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 9:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 62585
This may sound harsh but I have no pity for anyone who has done such a thing. i think everyone should know. if i was working closly with a rapist i would want to know. because i sure wouldn't want to be around if he had a relapse. and as far as the internet link, some people don't have computers.~Charmed One~  |
Date: 3/23/2004 10:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 29387
If I'm a victim, or a parent, I'd want the info most definitely.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 10:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
Some crimes require that the individual forfeit certian rights forever, as it should be. Some felony crimes mean you can never have possession of a fire arm again. Others forfeit your rights to vote. If your a convicted felon, your crime and your where abouts need to be "public" information. The public has rights too, we have the right to know who is amoung us.  |
Date: 3/23/2004 11:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
i think if a sexual offender moved into a town the town should be informed of it expecially parents and children would you want to live next to a sexual offender and not know it?? publishing phone numbers and exact addresses no but "so and so lives in this town" with picture and the history(how many years ago and such) should be made availible and be posted in such places, no offence to them but if there was a sexual offender living in my town i would want to know who and see a picture and let my children know and keep an eye out specifically for that person. here in this town i am when a sexual offender moves to the town they put a notice up on the local news i think it's good for the community to atleast know the information should be made availible in a public way--but not sooo public that they cannot live thier own lives and move past it  |
Date: 3/24/2004 1:00:00 AM
From Authorid: 36901
I am with Charmed One on this issue. Those pictures were published in our local newspaper in the town I live in. I have no sympathy for them whatsoever.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 4:00:00 AM
From Authorid: 25390
Our town doesn't publicize offenders in the paper or the news, but instead leaves a description around the neightborhood that they live in. This way, only the neighbors are aware of the sex offender, in which I do think they have the right to know about. I would want to know if there was one in my neighborhood so I can be extra careful.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 4:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 47296
All sex offenders are required to register their location with the local law enforcement, and also have certain guidelines they must follow concerning where they may live and work. All of this is public knowledge that is stored in a database for easy viewing by the public, normally available on the internet. Also, when a sex offender is released, notice is posted in the paper and usually the people in the area where the sex offender intends to live are notified. Now, should this paper have posted all this even going back as far as ten years? It sounds to me like someone there has an axe to grind, possibly against one or more of these people, and decided to use the paper to do it. If these people have been doing everything they were supposed to do, including keeping their information on file up to date, then it is possible the paper was wrong, and their ma be cause for a leagal claim against the paper. If they have not been keeping their files up to date, then the paper did the community a service. Given the way our court systems handled reported sexual abuse cases in the 70s and 80s and earlier (definitely guilty unless you prove your innocence beyond a shadow of a doubt) I think the paper may have overstepped their rights. Once the sex offender registry began, most states updated their laws and the way they handled such cases. This is a touchy one, and one that may have various legal ramifications.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 5:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 3648
I agree with Kurtvedder....we have a right to know if such people are living near us....especially if their crimes were against children....Maybe that paper went a little too far over the limit, but still we have a right to know....I found out not too long ago that a sexual offender works right down the road from my house and another one lives less then a mile from my house and their crimes were against children..No letters were sent out. I had to go looking for the info..it bugs me to think that our police dept. didn't think we needed to know, no letter no nothing and one dude lives where there are children..yeah go hurt a child and we'll let you live with children.. It burns me up, those kids live in danger each day ....I do believe and I could be wrong they have to register for 10 years....maybe they should have to register for the rest of their life...  |
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Date: 3/24/2004 5:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 3648
Also the info that was given out in that paper can be easily found on the web by state....most with pictures..... |
Date: 3/24/2004 7:26:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
I think that YES it should be posted in the paper. I have two children and I want to know if there are any freaks out there who have been convicted of sexual crimes. I would take that paper and show my children and make them remember the faces. As King said, they have forfeited certain rights, this should be one of them.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 10:43:00 AM
From Authorid: 30786
As a victim of sexual abuse, I agree completely with publishing the information of sexual predators for all to see. I don't believe that people like that can be rehabilitated fully. Maybe the police think that they are, but the truth is they could still easily be molesting and no one is coming forward because of fear, intimidation, etc. We need to protect the rights of the CHILDREN, not the perverts who ruin their lives and steal their innocence. Personally, I would like to see child molesters stay in prison for the rest of their lives; they are being done a favor by just being released into the public. We should not feel sorry for the "men" who have committed such horrible crimes, they deserve every bit of harassment they get.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 11:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 8024
they violated others rights of happiness ..forget there happiness ...  |
Date: 3/24/2004 12:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 17081
Better safe than sorry. The kids are the innocent ones that need protection. The molestor brought it on himself. I would certainly want to know if a child molestor lived in my neighborhood. I agree with posting the pic etc. That is also another way to punish them for their unspeakable act and it would help as a deterrant.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 2:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 36967
The only thing I have, is what if later the person is found innocent of the crime that they were accused.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 9:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
Post them. Even if the crimes did happen ten years ago. I have a very hard heart when it comes to child molesters. They cannot be rehabilitated. They will always be a danger to children, because they will always be aroused by children. They lost ALL of their rights, in my opinion, they day they abused a chld. So, publish their picture.  |
Date: 3/24/2004 10:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 27403
I absolutely think they are right in posting the photographs and the present addresses. Have you ever went to the DMV sites and seen the number of convicted rapists and pedophiles that live close to you? It is INCREDIBLE! In Houston, they are all over the place, and I am sure here in Austin, also. Joining the Little League, sitting in the front yard drinking beer and cokes and just getting acquainted with the neighbors, yea right! I am sorry, but the public has to be informed to stay safe! Love and Light  |
Date: 3/26/2004 3:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 48809
I believe that anyone who has ever been convicted of a sexual crime should have their photograph, name and address publicly displayed! I believe that those of us who live around these people have an absolute right to know what they have done. Some may think this is extreme, but I don't... I think they should also be sterilized... that assures that there will be no more rapes!  |
Date: 3/26/2004 4:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 19613
they should be entitled to annonymity. if they are even a remote threat, they should not be out of jail in the first place.  |
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Date: 3/31/2004 8:25:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 36994
What if the person was innocent or the crime has nothing to do with what it sounds like? I have a friend who was convicted of child molestation because he was with a girl who was a year younger then him, he was 18. I guess the only thing I can say about that now is that when the person's name is posted it says the crime they committed so I pretty much justified myself there. It's a big topic I must say. If they were released then does that mean they are safe now? It's hard, not everyone is the same, different thoughts, choices, actions...Thank you all for replying, you brought up excellent ideas and supported them nicely as well. |
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Date: 4/2/2004 9:19:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
Posey even if you sterilize or castrate a molester or rapist it doesn't stop the crime. Rape is a crime of violence and the rapist will use whatever tool he/she has to commit the offence. It is not about sex it is about violence and degradation. |
Date: 4/2/2004 9:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 15394
Post the info... over and over... people move into the community all the time and although the way the law is now it is the responsibility of the person coming into a community to seek out the information, not all people are aware that they SHOULD be looking into that information... its harsh I know but the danger is out there due to our laws being lax where crimes against children are concerned and preditors being released because they have served their paltry sentence... I also think there needs to be differentiation between teen-age-encounters and true sexual crimes... jmo  |
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Date: 4/4/2004 9:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 48809
Magoo, I disagree that rape is a crime of violence and it is not about rape ...... I think it is ALL about rape, not everyone who commits a violent act is a rapist! I suppose though you are right to a certain extent , it is indeed possible that some of the ones who do these things might have both things on their mind. Such a violent world we live in! |
Date: 4/25/2004 4:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 4144
they commited the crime. if they didn't want everyone to know they shouldn't have done whatever they did.  |
