Children of Parents on Sex Offender Registry Are Collateral Damage of Registry
There is not doubt that people find out about people who are on the sex registry. And that will include friends and acquaintances of their children. It is also true that many registered sex offenders have families and are not threats to society.
Hence, the damage to their children is real, because they are ostracized and condemned or shunned because of their parent.
This is a very difficult issue. There are, of course, true human menaces, and the point of the sex offender registry is to protect children and others from potential danger.
And yet, at the same time, the registry causes danger, or at least humiliation, to the registrant’s children and family and often to the registrant him or herself.
It is curious too. People who are arguably equally or more dangerous, like paroled murderers, home invaders, kidnappers, violent felons, burglars, manslaughterers, robbers, drug dealers, drunk drivers who ran over and killed someone, are on no registry and could live next door to you without your knowing.
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Have you seen the comments on this article? Apparently they don’t care what the offense was, “sex offenders” should not procreate with people who have no criminal issues.
Now that I see the comments, I have given a couple of them a piece of my mind. Let’s see if they publish.
I see a mix of informed and uninformed comments.
Let us not forget the real danger to society people in power like shady grady Fudd who think they are perfect and have the ability and power to set up or aprove fake stings to create more alleged sex offenders ( to use they’re term ) and spread false statics and hatred , and fear of registered citizens. Then feel its ok to turn a blind eye or even offer thinly veiled praise when they are persecuted or assaulted.
in Sno Co Wa the sheriff lied for 35 years on the registry regarding my attempted crime. When he retired I got the evidence of him falsifying scoring done for levels. Immediately I was moved to a level 2 and told I should be a level one but if I continue to harass the sheriffs office they will move me to a level 3 as the law is arbitrary and gives the sheriff the right to do as he wants. I am a candidate for state office and already an two time elected precinct officer. Where is govt to stop this criminal behavior. My crime with a Directed Verdict is an attempted crime after I expose a judge, Gary Little, police and a minister, Donald Barnett of raping my child and 400 other children. Pay attention to truth! Your children depend on you!
This is right on. Of all the threats in society, registered citizens are probably among the least. A family cannot be restored if the children are held in contempt by the neighbors. It makes no sense but then what in today’s society does?
Well said but unfortunately it will not be well heard. We have no voice because if we speak we get hurt. We cannot protest peacefully in public because we will be met again with violence possibly even shot. And no one would care. Another child molesters off the street. Let’s throw a parade for the killer! But the sad part is most of us never touched a child. That’s a fact. But the truth will never be heard or listened to. We are not judged by color or religion or sexual orientation but by a title put upon on us. ALL LIVES MATTER! Thank you for reading my ramble for I dont use social media apps because I’d have to register them all.
but the media doesnt say they are dangerous..