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The big surprise for me in this article was that housing sex offenders was such an effective way to get rid of drug dealers. Sex offenders bring attention from
by lotharbot 11y ago
The big surprise for me in this article was that housing sex offenders was such an effective way to get rid of drug dealers. Sex offenders bring attention from the police, media, and ordinary citizens, and drug dealers don't want to be near all that attention.
- cldellow 11y agoThe original article glossed over this, IMO. The linked Orlando Weekly article [32804] about Lake Shore Village explains that it's the sex offenders themselves who chase off the criminal element. The gist was that they consider themselves to be sufficiently hounded and they don't need their lives complicated by incidental criminal acts. In fact, there are so few places for sex offenders to live (given the 1,000 foot minimum distance requirements) that they are eager to protect those few areas they can call home. [32804]: http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-scarlet-letter/Content?oid=2256113 http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-scarlet-letter/Cont...