Topic : 03/07 Dr. Phil Now: Sex Offenders Next Door

I totally agree with you.  And the registery should be for sexual "predators", not "offenders".  Also, why just single out the sexual offenders for a registery?  If society wants to keep kids safe why aren't drug dealers  listed on the net as well?  And why stop there...anyone that's been arrested for anything should have it displayed on the net for all of the world to see!  You can't descriminate against one type of crime - I'd like to know who the burgulars and drunk drivers are in my community too so I can keep an eye on them! 

The bottom line is that everyone should be cautious because we don't really know who our neighbors are or what they are capable of.  Is it really fair to continue to punish these offenders once they are released from prison when they have paid their debt to society. How can any of them possibly start a new life (assuming some of them truly want to), with such a glaring spotlight on them.

This is where people muddle the law with whatever knee jerk philosphy they want to throw on their garbage heap of mental mush.  If a clerk sells alcohol to a minor the clerk is guilty of selling alcohol to a minor.  IT DOESN"T MATTER WHAT THE MINOR LOOKS LIKE.  The clerk has a lawful obligation to confirm the purchaser is not a minor. 

Parents have a right to become angry with anyone  sexually assaulting their child, no matter what age their child is.  A  minor  by legal statutes is a child.  Children can be persuaded to do things when coerced, bribed, threatened, drugged or alcohol induced.  The adult(s) present have a responsibility to prevent a child from doing something that is harmful, or not in the child's best interest.  Wearing a condom doesn't count  as an attempt to be responsible if the victim is a child.

If you do not like the lawful  age definition of child/minor vs.  a consenting adult  then move to another country.   A child/minor is not legally of an age to have  the ability to determine and agree to consentual sex.  Go read the law and its basis before you  complain.

You made my point....little boys and little girls lie.    Little girls haven't developed all the skills needed  to use good judgement , so the law protects them from adults that will take sexual advantage of little girls.

The concientious and law abiding adult will keep his sexual advances in check until he knows exactly who what and how old his intended sex partner is.   The only way anyone can lie about their age is if you allow them to. ...just like a store clerk might do.   Quit letting  your lower head tell your upper brain what to do.  Every 'offender'  justifies their offenses based upon their defense of their urges and desires.  WEAK and unacceptable excuses.

But your forgeting "all are innocent until found quilty". plus no one is perfect and also even people in the government are currupt. Just cause a person is found quilty does not mean they did it.

Yes even church people can do something wrong. Anyone can. And if it is proven that they did then they should pay for what they did. but people can change and it is not our place to say that they have or have not. only they know what is in thier mind or heart.

Your assuming they are all males. females are convicted too. teenagers have sex everyday. I hate to break the news to you. But once thier partner reaches 18 and if they are not it is considered wrong. but when they are both under 18 it is okay. I'm not talking about the ones that force the other ones to have sex with them. I am only talking about the ones where they are both willing and wanting to do it. Some teenage are more mature than you think. where as some adult still have the brain of a child. who are you to judge which are which when you do not know all the facts.

Yes some people are in the wrong. The ones that force other to do what they want are in the wrong. The ones that make others black mail them into it are wrong. but you have to get the facts first. Even teenagers can rap another teenager or child. Age has nothing to do with it. Find out the facts first. When I was a teenager when i was depressed I was talked/ blackmailed into doing something I did not want to do by another teenager.... So I know first hand how cruel the world can be.

Yes it is scary but at least in the states you all can somewhat know where these creeps are , here in Canada were not allow to know.   The most they do here is if they let out a level 3 offender they give a very veg idea where they released them.   The only time we find out exactly where they are in through private people investigating.   I want your system here.  sex offenders should be locked up for life.

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I agree with you that "all" do not reoffend.  If you read what I wrote, you would have seen this.  But we as a society cannot "HOPE FOR THE BEST", because while we are living in a polyanna world hoping for the best - there are predators lurking around school yards and parks.  I work with sex offenders.  I read their sentences, their charges and their plea agreements.  Keep "hoping" they will change, at least you'll sleep better at night.