2x the sex offense, now, get away from our town! Options

[Angel_Cece]

Even though, parents and communities are against having double and triple sex offenders living in their neighborhoods, it's pretty impossible to do anything about them without having congress pass a law. So basically, the law will state that multiple sex offenders will not be able to live within a certain footage of school grounds and wherever children are. However, do you all agree with this statment? Should sex offenders be banned from living near schools and "children infested" neighborhoods?

--- i think they should be closely monitored my the government, because since they've done it twice or three times already after they were convicted and put out of jail, what makes them think they won't do it again?

[*xcaitlinx*]

since when were homosexuals categorized (sp?) as SEX OFFENDERS? my god. and yes, of course sex offenders that have been tried for molesting/raping children should have to live X distance away from certain areas.

and, comrade, if you're saying that you wouldn't mind living next to someone that has the ability to abduct/molest a child, what sense is that? there will always be the first time that a potential sex offender abuses children. you never know when he/she might strike.

[ComradeRed]

since when were homosexuals categorized (sp?) as SEX OFFENDERS? my god. and yes, of course sex offenders that have been tried for molesting/raping children should have to live X distance away from certain areas.

and, comrade, if you're saying that you wouldn't mind living next to someone that has the ability to abduct/molest a child, what sense is that? there will always be the first time that a potential sex offender abuses children. you never know when he/she might strike.

Homosexuality was a sex crime in Texas and some other states until the Supreme Court ruled that a state did not have the right to pass a law against homosexuality in Lawrence v. Kennedy two years ago.

Did I say that? I said I don't mind living with someone who was caught watching child porn in their basement. There's a HUGE difference between someone who feels the need to jack off to kiddie porn and someone who is actually a violent person (an abductor, a rapist, etc.) "Sex offender" puts them both in the same category, when in actuality, they are as different as an honest prostitute (who engages in illegal, but harmless activity for money) and a bank robber (who engages in violence for money).

There are all sorts of sex crimes that are really perversions, not violent acts--bestiality, child porn, etc. Those kinds of people should have the same rights as the rest of us; it's the violent people like rapists that should have to live with restricted freedoms.