There are measures in place in a number of states requiring convicted sex offenders to register their current address, which is then made available to the public. I've mixed feelings on this. On one hand, I think it is kind of like the new Scarlet Letter, it also doesn't differentiate between children and adults, and similar heinous convicts i.e. killers do not have to register. On the other hand, these are people who have done unspeakable things to innocent victims, sometimes children, and I've heard the recidivism rate is %40 for pedophiles. Do you support these measures? Do they go too far or not far enough? Do they help or hurt society in the long run?
2007-01-22
16:49:04
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Brandon
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