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This kind of thing is just horrible in my opinion. If you are a known sex offender, you've been convicted and also served your time. You've payed your debt. How
by nixy 17y ago
This kind of thing is just horrible in my opinion. If you are a known sex offender, you've been convicted and also served your time. You've payed your debt. How the heck does it help you to get back to a normal life if people in your neighborhood are able to alienate you for something that you've already served your sentence for?
- axod 17y agoI think the publics opinion is that sex offenders can never change/be cured, whereas say a murderer can. It'd be interesting to see repeat offense rates for sex offenders compared with other crimes. Isn't trying to 'cure' say a pedophile, a similar task to trying to turn a homosexual straight? (Serious question, I don't know the answer). It's not a good idea for anyone to witch hunt and obsess about such a small threat.
- barrkel 17y agoUnfortunately, being caught e.g. urinating in public may also put you on the sex offender's registry.
- decode 17y agoThe US Department of Justice has puts out reports on recidivism rates. Some information from the last report: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rpr94.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rpr94.htm Those most likely to be rearrested within 3 years of release from prison committed these crimes: robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), and motor vehicle thieves (78.8%). Those least likely to be rearrested within 3 years committed these crimes: homicide (40.7%), rapists (46.0%), other sexual assaulters (41.4%), other violent offenders (51.7%). If you look at the sex offender recidivism report, you find that 5.3% of sex offenders are rearrested for another sex crime: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rsorp94.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rsorp94.htm