Check to see if there are sexual predators in your area

[jrabs]

Anyone ever got one of those sex offender fliers in the mail saying an offender has moved into your area? I have received 2 recently for level 2 offenders. Got them posted on my fridge. Scary stuff!

Here is a quick website to see if there are any preditors in your area. Not sure how updated this is - but sadly interesting.

criminalcheck.com/

 

[TarAshly]

WOW! theres one in my apartment complex. a rapist! im going to call my leasing office right away! thank you for the heads up!

 

[YinYangMom]

Ok, I have several problems here…

a) once a convicted sexual predator does his/her time they are free citizens again (though I understand all convicted persons lose their right to vote)…they have to live SOMEWHERE.

b) the concept of shooing away an ex-convict from my neighborhood seems to state - it’s ok for YOUR neighborhood, but not mine…go commit a crime on my friend in the next town, just stay away from me.

c) the call to forgive for Catholics does not stop just because we know who the past sinners are. It is very un-Christianlike, in my opinion, to brand people who have served their time and have possibly reformed.

d) the purpose of the list isn’t to get everyone riled up to run the person out of town…it’s so that we can become more aware or potential problems. It is a resource which helps the neighborhood watch aspect of a community work more effectively. We are called then to be more observant and if we see any behavior we recognize as being warning signals or in violation of the person’s probation then we are obliged to call the authorities.

e) There are many criminal activities already taking place in your neighborhood…you just don’t know about it.

 

[Princess_Abby]

YinYangMom:

Ok, I have several problems here…

a) once a convicted sexual predator does his/her time they are free citizens again (though I understand all convicted persons lose their right to vote)…they have to live SOMEWHERE.

b) the concept of shooing away an ex-convict from my neighborhood seems to state - it’s ok for YOUR neighborhood, but not mine…go commit a crime on my friend in the next town, just stay away from me.

c) the call to forgive for Catholics does not stop just because we know who the past sinners are. It is very un-Christianlike, in my opinion, to brand people who have served their time and have possibly reformed.

d) the purpose of the list isn’t to get everyone riled up to run the person out of town…it’s so that we can become more aware or potential problems. It is a resource which helps the neighborhood watch aspect of a community work more effectively. We are called then to be more observant and if we see any behavior we recognize as being warning signals or in violation of the person’s probation then we are obliged to call the authorities.

e) There are many criminal activities already taking place in your neighborhood…you just don’t know about it.

Very true. I don’t think those lists should be used to go run someone out of town, humiliate them or otherwise ridicule.

However, this doesn’t mean caution shouldn’t be exercised. It’s important to be aware and protect our children and ourselves.

 

[bossmare]

I doubt the lists are meant to “shoo” anyone out. I think awareness is the key. We have the right to know if there are violent sex offenders living close by. For the sake of our children and ourselves. Pure safety issue. No its not right to bother those on the lists, but we have the right to know. Look at the cases of children who have been hurt/killed/etc by violent offenders all because no one knew they lived close by

 

[azannette]

YinYangMom:

Ok, I have several problems here…

a) once a convicted sexual predator does his/her time they are free citizens again (though I understand all convicted persons lose their right to vote)…they have to live SOMEWHERE.

b) the concept of shooing away an ex-convict from my neighborhood seems to state - it’s ok for YOUR neighborhood, but not mine…go commit a crime on my friend in the next town, just stay away from me.

c) the call to forgive for Catholics does not stop just because we know who the past sinners are. It is very un-Christianlike, in my opinion, to brand people who have served their time and have possibly reformed.

d) the purpose of the list isn’t to get everyone riled up to run the person out of town…it’s so that we can become more aware or potential problems. It is a resource which helps the neighborhood watch aspect of a community work more effectively. We are called then to be more observant and if we see any behavior we recognize as being warning signals or in violation of the person’s probation then we are obliged to call the authorities.

e) There are many criminal activities already taking place in your neighborhood…you just don’t know about it.

 

[MooCowSteph]

bossmare:

I doubt the lists are meant to “shoo” anyone out. I think awareness is the key. We have the right to know if there are violent sex offenders living close by. For the sake of our children and ourselves. Pure safety issue. No its not right to bother those on the lists, but we have the right to know. Look at the cases of children who have been hurt/killed/etc by violent offenders all because no one knew they lived close by

Exactly! We need not do anything with the information we find, but wouldn’t you want to know if there was a child sex offender on your street if you had young children? We need to be aware.

Anyone in Maryland can check here.
dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/
It has photos.

 

[TarAshly]

YinYangMom:

Ok, I have several problems here…

a) once a convicted sexual predator does his/her time they are free citizens again (though I understand all convicted persons lose their right to vote)…they have to live SOMEWHERE.

b) the concept of shooing away an ex-convict from my neighborhood seems to state - it’s ok for YOUR neighborhood, but not mine…go commit a crime on my friend in the next town, just stay away from me.

c) the call to forgive for Catholics does not stop just because we know who the past sinners are. It is very un-Christianlike, in my opinion, to brand people who have served their time and have possibly reformed.

d) the purpose of the list isn’t to get everyone riled up to run the person out of town…it’s so that we can become more aware or potential problems. It is a resource which helps the neighborhood watch aspect of a community work more effectively. We are called then to be more observant and if we see any behavior we recognize as being warning signals or in violation of the person’s probation then we are obliged to call the authorities.

e) There are many criminal activities already taking place in your neighborhood…you just don’t know about it.

Right, however my complex has rules against sexual preditors living in the neighborhood, and honey i dont live in that fancy a neighborhood, its dangerous to have these people in such close and closed in proximity to children and women. sorry but i placed my phone call and let the officer of the complex know about it. aparently his parole officer forced him to move out of the complex about a month ago, it just hasnt updated on the list aparently. i have no regrets im sorry but i dont want myself, my niece or my sister to become this guys next victim. we all live in the same complex. it just isnt safe. trusted my good judgement here i hope.

 

[Celia]

Wow…ok, there is a rehab center down the road from my house, I thought it was for like alcoholics and drug users & such, apparently it has SEVERAL convicted child molesters living there as well. And with all these kids in my apartment complex…oh, that is awful. Thank you for posting this, at least now we know to keep an eye out.

 

[BobCatholic]

They should list rainbow sashers on that list. After all, they’re trying to prey on the Eucharist…

 

[BLB_Oregon]

You don’t have to look it up. There are sexual predators in your area. Only a fraction of them will ever be caught.

You and your children need to be on the look-out for adults whose behavior might pose a threat. Your kids need to know that “Most people are nice, but dangerous people can look just like nice people… in fact, they try hard to look even nicer, because they* need* you to trust them.”

This has always been so. There is a reason why people told their children “morbid” fairy tales about strangers who turned out to not be what they seemed. It was a way of getting a healthy suspicion all the way into the imagination, where children make their decisions.

 

[CARose]

BLB_Oregon:

You don’t have to look it up. There are sexual predators in your area. Only a fraction of them will ever be caught.

Sad but true.

There is a reason why people told their children “morbid” fairy tales about strangers who turned out to not be what they seemed. It was a way of getting a healthy suspicion all the way into the imagination, where children make their decisions.

When my daughter was young, I bought several volumes of the old, traditional Childrens Stories, Brothers Grimm and what not and was amazed when reading through them as an adult. They seemed so morbid. I can see your point.

Interesting thought.

CARose

 

[Laurel]

This list is definitely helpful but don’t forget that many offenders are not on there and many are not strangers. I know this first hand. Don’t think someone is safe for your kids because he/she is not on the list. My brother is not there but I would say he is definitely not safe.

Watch them close.

 

[Chris_Jacobsen]

Most sex offenders never make the list because they never have charges filed against them and are never convicted.

As a matter of fact, many sex offenders marry each other and produce children who grow up to be sex offenders.

In other words, most sex offenders are no worse than most people. They just had the misfortune of going to prison for doing what most people get away with.

Let those who have never violated the sixth commandment be the ones to cast the first stone.