2007-06-23 08:59:35 · 5 answers · asked by 9BLESSINGS 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it tells you if sex offenders live in your area. That is why the started websites for sex offenders.
2007-06-23 09:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
be wary of the megan's law website. most offenders have not been reported or caught. only those that were convicted and served time are on the site and yes there are exemptions and some do have their names removed. my neighbor did. the stipulations are on the california site.
i use the site often and according to my job, i am in frequent contact with sexully abused children. of course we report but if you look within the boundaries of the elementary school i work in, we only show one registered offender. he died last year the day after his re-registry. (his birthday).
it isn't reliable but it is helpful and interesting. the man behind me is on it and i do remember wheni was a kid, he would peep into my room whenever he worked on his roof. he was overt.
i also know of two people, one on the registry and one serving time (he wont register until his time is up). both of those are for consentual minor sex. yes...........illegal. sexual predators? i wouldn't say so. they need to start carding these gals they meet.
the notion that a 19 year old boy and his 17 year old girlfriend having sex and being arrested is a copout. it's only a felony is the child is 14 or under and a new law will be in effect soon that classifies a new charge for 10 and under.
i was 13 and had a12 year old boyfriend. we we're not sexually active 'til around 16 but we were together 23 years. of course at one time i was 18 while he was 17. so for about 10 months between birthdays i would be considered a child molester?
it's a flawed program but i think it is still valid for the most part. it's just for information. as they say........megan's law would not have saved megan.
2007-06-23 16:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by slkrchck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Megan's law is named after a young girl who was picked up by a person previously convicted of doing the same who killed her. It was intended originally to keep police informed of where sex offenders were located. It has become extended in various states to an extreme degree so that people who actually and repeatedly molested children are mixed in with 19 year olds who had sex with their almost 17 year old girl friend and later married them (statutory rape) Cities have gone on wild vendettas declaring it illegal for registered offenders to live or work within 1000, 2000, 3000 feet of a school - which eliminates some or all of the town with no evidence that if makes picking up kids harder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan's_Law
2007-06-23 16:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mike hit the nail on the head.
In South FL they just moved some guys to underneath an overpass-that is their legal address, as given to them by the state--there just isnt anyplace to live anymore for them. One of them pointed out he's thinking of going back to prison so he can shower whenever he wants and so he'll get to eat 3 meals a day.
Edit:: Guiness, the law was a great thing, the idea is great. Poor/over application has killed it. People are being persecuted, driven from their homes, harassed, beaten, things you cannot imagine.
I was not trying in any way to say what you seem to think. I do have children and would kill anyone who touched them.
However, I dont think its right for the burden of proof to be on the accused, which it is. Or for it to be legal to discount the inconsistent testimony of two minors who obviously made up their story to get their teacher fired just because they minors-it has happened many times.
22 year olds at clubs should not be able to meet girls who are drinking and wearing a wristband that marks them as 21, then a month later end up getting 2+ years house arrest and probation when the girl turns out to be 16-she was using a fake ID that the guy couldnt present (why does he have to present the ID, should he have stolen it from her?)
By the way, not only are there one time offenders on there, there are many one time offenders where there was no proof, only the word of a child.
2007-06-23 16:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
OH MY, let's give these guys a penthouse, huh? Megan's law allows the local police to inform residents that a sex offender lives in the neighborhood. The sex offender LIVES THERE. He's not forced to move to an underpass gutter. It just allows parents to protect their children from the offender, and these guys, BELIEVE ME, more often than not REPEAT the offense, ergo the law. In fact, I believe there is no such thing as a one time pediophile sex offender. I get these notices, and live with it. I don't want the guy to move out, but I'm glad to know where he lives, so I can make sure my kid doesn't go selling cookies there. Get it?
2007-06-23 16:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Guinness 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋