Comments on: Sex Offender Registry Gone Bad

By: john

john — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:47:18 +0000

i wonder how many of you are supposedly christians that are judging and desiring suffering on people who had a past of a sex offence. you know jesus died for every sinner. but as long as you hang on to your hate you will be not in gods house. as a matter of fact sex offenders will be in heaven and you will be in hell forever. at least sex offenders only have to live in this hell temporarily is forgiven. not all sex offenders need to be treated this way. what will you do when one of your family members get caught? most sex offences happen by reletives.
these laws are wrong and you that hate people of any kind will burn in hell.sex offenders cannot even go to church where church is for sinners not the perfect in society. judge not lest ye be judged.unfortunately the scarlet letter placed on these individuals endangers you and your kids more instead of rehabilitation and support. registries have the opposite effect of helping. all this put on the sex offenders causes problems in thier life that can cause reoffence or even a act of mass murder. see how rediculous this is? its pretty bad when someone is treated like a pariah that molests a kid but someone who murders a kid and does not molest them is not treated as bad. god bless you and good luck, you’ll need it sooner or later.

By: Tammy Fowler

Tammy Fowler — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:58:29 +0000

My son just was releast forserving one year in jail after serving as a sex offender he’s a leveal one sex offender im not saying its right for what he did cuz its not,but im just stating that they are human to no matter what they have done god forgives and so must we,but any ways what im trying to say is that thay all need places to live at to. You just cant leave them on the street to do it again, Some need medication and heck all of them need some counceling,my son regreats what has happen and has to live with it for the rest of his life,but we are haven a had time trying to find a place for him to live and cant stay with family cuz we all have kids.please if anyone can help me do so and thank god bless you …………………………………..mother sad in az

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:03:09 +0000

@Matt – I think we’ve had two inquire about sex offenders. How many researched it on their own, who knows. (It may have only been one, definitely not three…)

@FWH – $200K seems excessive, though putting a value (or cost) on something like this is difficult. I agree *completely* it was far more the fault of the “acquaintance”!

By: Fort Worth Homes

Fort Worth Homes — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:00:50 +0000

I can definetely see why Mr. Tow was upset but not sure if it’s worth $200,000 dollars. After all police are doing there best to protect and serve all including his household and family. All police departments should enact a sex offender check and balance system that travels through several confirmation stages before posting info to the world. I would go after the acquaitance!

By: Scottsdale Homes

Scottsdale Homes — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:06:20 +0000

You know: I’ve only had one client (since I started in 1994) ask me how they can determine if a sex offender (registered) lives in or near the home they were considering. And as it turns out, there were 3 within normal walking distance. So, you just never know until you do your ‘due diligence’ as a potential home buyer.

Great point you made here Jay:
“As with anything, you should perform your “due diligence” and check this out yourself.”

Matt Pellerin – Realtor

By: Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:49:05 +0000

@Ashley – I *think* they make home visits here for certain “levels”, but can’t really keep up with it all.

@Linsey – *fabulous* point. I don’t think it was negative at all, it was spot on!

By: Linsey Planeta

Linsey Planeta — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:03:47 +0000

I have mixed feelings about the registry.

While I think that it’s important to be aware (accurately) of the nearby sex offenders, a buyer shouldn’t feel a false sense of security. If you check the registry and don’t find one nearby, it means very little.

I hate to be negative but I have 3 children and can’t be lulled into a sense of safety just because no one comes up on the registry. It only registers those we KNOW about. For all you know, your next door neighbor is a sex offender – just hasn’t been caught yet.

By: Ashley Drake Gephart

Ashley Drake Gephart — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:12:23 +0000

I don’t know what the policy is there but in Albuquerque as long as they are on probation (sex offenders or anyone else for that matter) the probation department makes a home visit to verify they are living there. Of course this doesn’t help in the case of a registered sex offender who is not currently on probation. I agree that an address verification system needs to be in place or what good is the registry doing?