Sex Offenders in your Neighborhood?

[Sowelu]

I received this link in an email from someone at freecycle.org and wanted to pass it on.
By entering in your zip code you can find out if there are any sex offenders in your area.
My search came back with around ten within only a couple of miles from me. A couple of them right down the street.

http://www.criminalcheck.com/

[VroomBroom]

GAK!!!!!!! There's 6 of them right here:collapse: In a town of only 300+ people!

[Tzhebee]

I'm afraid to click! :twitch:

**eta**

OK, you knew I was going to do it. :p There are 6 listed, but one is a duplicate. None near my house (thank god). BUT, just in case I was having any second thoughts about transferring my kids to another school....their "new" bus stop is within 2 blocks of one of the "people" (I use that term very very loosely) on that list!!!! How could they have a bus stop 2 blocks from a known level 3 offender!!!!????!?!?!?! :meanface:

[RowanMegaera]

I have one a few doors down from me, but upon closer look the guy was 16 the girl was 13 and they are now 26 and 23 and married, to each other. Go figure.

[Sowelu]

I'm afraid to click! :twitch:

**eta**

OK, you knew I was going to do it. :p There are 6 listed, but one is a duplicate. None near my house (thank god). BUT, just in case I was having any second thoughts about transferring my kids to another school....their "new" bus stop is within 2 blocks of one of the "people" (I use that term very very loosely) on that list!!!! How could they have a bus stop 2 blocks from a known level 3 offender!!!!????!?!?!?! :meanface:

because the school systems are all screwed up nowadays!

[Agaliha]

I looked on my sheriffs website and there are about 6 where I live. None are level 3. Most are level one...there might be one level 2. I know one of them listed is a 14 year old boy-- I guess he was "playing house" with a younger girl...I don't know if it was that innocent or what but he's listed. I think it happened when he was 12...

[Darakash]

I received this link in an email from someone at freecycle.org and wanted to pass it on.
By entering in your zip code you can find out if there are any sex offenders in your area.
My search came back with around ten within only a couple of miles from me. A couple of them right down the street.

http://www.criminalcheck.com/

ACK! 16 of them in my zip! The wierd part is that they live in clumps! 4 live on one road, 3 on another, and 3 on another, then, the others are scattered, none on my street, but one on an intersecting road.....

[Shanti]

Those registries do suck in one way...some people are on that list that got in trouble for being 18 and having a 17 yr old for a partner.

[Agaliha]

Those registries do suck in one way...some people are on that list that got in trouble for being 18 and having a 17 yr old for a partner.


Well I know where I live the sheriff Dept has a special Sex Offender search engine. Those of you searching that one link might want to see if locally you have a search, because on mine it tells the name, location, age of offense, case number, and crimes.
Try searching on Yahoo: [your county/city] sheriff sex offender list/search
Or just on onto their website and look around.

PLUS: that link above says there are none for both my home and PO box zip codes and I know there are-- six or more.

[Karma Chameleon]

26 came up just with the search of my zip code, but I know there's more in the county and surounding areas because I routinely run a check anyways.

[Lilith79]

There is one living in my trailer park and it pisses me off. He's not on ANY of the registries, and the park owner doesn't care. My kids aren't allowed out alone. I found out because one of my neighbors knew, and I looked it up on the prison listings, but it's not on the sex offender lists nor is it recorded w/ local police. He got busted for sex w/ a minor. Yet I see him playing with young kids all the time. It sickens me.

[MoonKnight]

In my zip there are 81.

[Earthy]

81!!!!!! :holycow:

[Agaliha]

In my zip there are 81.

DAMN! That is a lot! Find your police/sheriff's website and see if they have a database that was you know what their crimes were for and what level they are!

That is scary!

[MoonKnight]

DAMN! That is a lot! Find your police/sheriff's website and see if they have a database that was you know what their crimes were for and what level they are! Michigan has a database here. (http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/mipsor/default.htm) They even include pictures of the offenders.

That is scary!
Hell yeah it is, I've got three little girls to worry about.

[RhiannynWildseed]

The major city (if you can call it that) about 10 miles up the road from my little town has 103. 74 of them are child sex offenders. I think one of them is my ex-s twin brother!

[Agaliha]

OMG! 103???!!! Is it a frickin' colony?
That is sooooo scary.

[PropheticMonkey]

Im disturbed....theres 20-30 sex offenders with the same name as me....

[RhiannynWildseed]

OMG! 103???!!! Is it a frickin' colony?
That is sooooo scary.

Yeah...and I didn't even include the two that live in my OWN zip code...or surrounding ones.

[Psypress]

Well, I felt bad about finding 58 within *my* zip, but compared to 81 and 103... it's not so bad! >yikes<

[~blood raven~]

YIKES!! That's pretty friggin freaky. But you NEVER know who is and who isn't. Trust me first hand I would know. I found out that this guy had been grabbing girls and using a turniquette to (well you know), and all his family, friends wives for 10 years didn't know. He was even registered as a S.O. b/c of his girls. Here's another kicker..... know how I know this? I was engaged to him..... such a good liar he was.



:geez: ...went to see for my zip and low and behold it says there aren't any..... :ghost: <~~~ I think they are hiding

[RhiannynWildseed]

OMG! 103???!!! Is it a frickin' colony?
That is sooooo scary.

No, but they should be....preferably behind a very tall fence electified and topped with razor wire. Fortunately, most of them are listed on our Sheriff's website complete with pics and addys and even workplaces.

[Kaija]

Well, out of the 3 zip codes I know in this County there are TONS of them.. I went to school with a fair number of them.. or know them through others.. Some are regulars where I work.. but honestly, they aren't very specific.. one of them.. they were born in 1983, it says it was with someone under 13.. but it could have happened when he was 14 for all I know. I don't really pay much attention to it.. Hmm.. and even odder.. they have one listed on there who died like 6 years ago... good to know he found his way back..

[~Anamorata~]

18 in my area, and 4 are level 3..WTF?! This is unreal! :jawdrop:

[Mistress_Ravenshadow]

this is scarey.. i checked ine area where we lived and there was probably about 6 pages of people and one person had close to 2 full pages just for his charges..
the even scarier thing is its not complete..
its got me wondering if they do this sort of thing for here in aus..

[nag champa]

We have one in our town of 800, and he's a beast. Level three, violent sodomy upon a 12 year old girl. I have a daughter around that age, and it scares the hell out of me to have someone like that living within easy walking distance of our library. They sent each household a notice when he moved here, complete with photos and address. I've never seen him around town, and frankly, he'd be a fool to show himself. There were... discussions... among many of us, regarding his well-being.

This is a quiet town; until he moved here, few people felt they needed to lock their doors at night, and shotguns were only purchased for hunting.

[enchancea]

8 popped up for my zip but I know for a fact there are alot more than that

[unicornlightining]

I live in a relitively small town ans over 40 popped up some near me way too scary

[banondraig]

Im disturbed....theres 20-30 sex offenders with the same name as me....

ack! that's bad! hopefully people manage that a little better than they do those no-fly lists!

[banondraig]

i only had 2 pop up for my zip, both scary . . .

[Karma Chameleon]

I did a search using the official state of Florida online listing and it showed even more, 594 to be exact. Plus it says what their crime was and it has pictures of them. This site has links to the different states online registry's of sex criminals. http://www.sexcriminals.com/registration-notification/ (http://www.sexcriminals.com/registration-notification/)

[pawnman]

None in my zip code...I live on a military base. Just outside the gates, though: http://search.criminalcheck.com/cgi-win/pd.exe/search?p1=32507&grp_sxo_zip=1&type=zip&dlnumber=CC&dlstate=CC&id=4198950 (http://search.criminalcheck.com/cgi-win/pd.exe/search?p1=32507&grp_sxo_zip=1&type=zip&dlnumber=CC&dlstate=CC&id=4198950)

Must be like 50 of them.

[LadyTrinity]

I looked up one for ontario canada and it says there is one, but it cannot be found online :ugh:

[TaysatWesir]

:lookaroun Thank you for this link passing it on to my brother he has three kids. :jawdrop:

[MoonDust]

thank you for this!!!

[MoonDust]

I entered my zip and the list went on to 4 pages!!!!
4 pages!!!

[Sowelu]

thank you for this!!!

You are very welcome!

[Willow Rosette]

I had 24 and all were in a 5 minutes radius of my apartment. Im so gratefull that my apartment has a no felony policy. I do understand that some of those are like a 16 year old with a 15 year old or whatever but it is still good to know. Thank you Sowelu

[Flar's Freyja]

Just for the hell of it I looked up my zip and this is what happened:

http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?p=2064916#post2064916 (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?p=2064916#post2064916)

[atropa]

Well, there are only 3 in my zip code thank god. However there are at least 200-300 in my county which is staggering. In the very small town we just moved from there are 30 something. Awful. And it's not all small stuff like an 18 year old and 17 year old. Most of it is rape and kid stuff. Disgusting.

[9-2-2]

The public offenders list does more harm than good. I don't relish waking up @ 2 in the morning because some jerks want to put bricks through people's windows. Because of that list, many of those offenders are forced to return to jail or to prison, because apartments and even the nastiest ghettos won't accept them. If they roomate with someone, the person who has shown them kindness often get evicted by paranoid landlords, or dragged out of their homes by paranoid, assuming citizens.

While I do understand that sexual offenses are pretty serious, this list prevents them from rehabilitating and reintegrating into society. This works directly against keeping down the crime rates, because if a felon has no place to live, and they are forced to dwell in legal address within a few days of release or get arrested again, then the result obviously would not help them become functioning citizens again, it would keep crime high, and it works against public programs we pay for, that we have in place to rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into the public. In other words, we change nothing and no one, and our taxes are going to waste for criminal rehab programs.

[Philosophia]

For Australians:
http://www.mako.org.au (http://www.mako.org.au)

[PoisonIvy]

I'm just glad that those people can't afford to live where I live! :toofless:

[Twig]

:holycow: Uh wow. Someone I knwo...personally. :whatgives noooo I know them better than that!.

wow.

[~BEBZ~]

The public offenders list does more harm than good. I don't relish waking up @ 2 in the morning because some jerks want to put bricks through people's windows. Because of that list, many of those offenders are forced to return to jail or to prison, because apartments and even the nastiest ghettos won't accept them. If they roomate with someone, the person who has shown them kindness often get evicted by paranoid landlords, or dragged out of their homes by paranoid, assuming citizens.

While I do understand that sexual offenses are pretty serious, this list prevents them from rehabilitating and reintegrating into society. This works directly against keeping down the crime rates, because if a felon has no place to live, and they are forced to dwell in legal address within a few days of release or get arrested again, then the result obviously would not help them become functioning citizens again, it would keep crime high, and it works against public programs we pay for, that we have in place to rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into the public. In other words, we change nothing and no one, and our taxes are going to waste for criminal rehab programs.
Normally that would be true, that is, with any kind of normal criminal. Sex offenders have a 75% recidivism rate, it is not a crime you can rehabilitate someone from! These are not gang punks stealing cars, or some person who holds up convenience stores! Those are crimes that you can get pushed back into! But molesting children?! If anything these lists might actually cut down on these people committing these crimes again because they will have a constant eye on them!

And is sleep really more precious than the life of a child? These aren't just kids getting "played" with, these are kids, teens, and adults getting raped, beaten, kidnapped and murdered! Personally, I sleep better knowing that these people are being watched and I can watch them myself. Tough! So they might get bricks in their windows the rest of their lives! But what are their victims getting for the rest of theirs?

[bbnflpn]

there were quite a few that lived near me. but i live in a rather large city. there was one that lives in the same apt complex i do but on the other side.

remember you cant use this info to humilate (ie: posting posters around warning other people of the offender and such)

we do have alot of childern in this complex and as far as i know he was a one time offender (he only had one entry in the data base) and things have been quiet around her as far as police are conserned.

[nag champa]

Something to consider: In many states, incarcerated sex offenders are listed, as well as those who have been released; they are considered "residents" of the area where the correctional facility is located. This may explain why some people are finding a disproportionately high number of results in otherwise sparsely populated towns.

[2-G]

I searched and I got one, but the thing is, he lives on the road right next to me, which is the road that my boyfriend lives on. -_- My luck, right? My mom is scared to let me walk out and what not because I'm 15, then again, I've heard around he goes more for guys. As in, little boys. My boyfriend is 17, so I'm pretty sure he's safe. Then again, he walks around at night all the time(to get home from his friend's house...) I guess I'll bring it up with him.

[Rayzer]

There were only 2 in my zipcode but it doesn't say where in my zip code and I've never heard of either.

[RhiannynWildseed]

Normally that would be true, that is, with any kind of normal criminal. Sex offenders have a 75% recidivism rate, it is not a crime you can rehabilitate someone from! These are not gang punks stealing cars, or some person who holds up convenience stores! Those are crimes that you can get pushed back into! But molesting children?! If anything these lists might actually cut down on these people committing these crimes again because they will have a constant eye on them!

And is sleep really more precious than the life of a child? These aren't just kids getting "played" with, these are kids, teens, and adults getting raped, beaten, kidnapped and murdered! Personally, I sleep better knowing that these people are being watched and I can watch them myself. Tough! So they might get bricks in their windows the rest of their lives! But what are their victims getting for the rest of theirs?

I totally agree with you there. Most of these people have some wires crossed in the mush they call a brain.

There are some...a very few...on the list that aren't a danger. Young 20-something guys who dated an underage girl that may have been 15-16 whose mommy and daddy found out and charged them with statuatory rape and the judge orders them to register. Then there are older guys that dated underage girls consentually and the parents found out or they got caught by the cops. I came close to being one of these because I met my husband when I was only 17 and he was 33. I held off persuing a relationship for one year until I became legal, and my parents still tried to go after him legally but found they could do nothing. I was 18 and we were married, so they had no grounds. We have a close friend who is on the list because he dated a 15 year old and got caught. He's a good guy. He works a steady job, and we actually just performed his marriage back in June.

[9-2-2]

Normally that would be true, that is, with any kind of normal criminal. Sex offenders have a 75% recidivism rate, it is not a crime you can rehabilitate someone from!

A criminal's a criminal. Any crime can be rehabilitated from, but not all people can. As for the b.s. 75% recidivism theory, I mentioned the flaws above: since people have such bilious hatred against sex offenders, those offenders can't get jobs, or a place to live. Their probation officers demand they find a home and stable 40 hour per week job within 7 days of their release from jail or prison if they're feeling generous, 3 days being the normal rate. What happens when they can't find either? They end up back in the slammer, which accounts for the revidivism / rising crime rate. Not having a place to live or a job to pay the city back counts as a second aggravated sexual felony in this state, even though it's not aggravated or sexual in any form. Society helps prevent them from finding any kind of job or home even in the foulest of ghettos here, because of the rampant fear, paranoia, distrust, and tendency to shut the brain off and open the mouth before thinking. Secondly, every three months in the state of Kansas, each sexual offender is required to reply to the KBI / FBI with confirmation of their current address. If they don't reply, regardless of the reason (had mail stolen, for example), this ALSO counts as another aggravated sexual felony. What happens to 18 year old Bob who dates 17 year old Jane, gets called out on it because Jane's mommy and daddy doesn't approve of Jane having her own life (as an example), and he misses a letter? His record will turn him out to look like a serial rapist.

These are not gang punks stealing cars, or some person who holds up convenience stores! Those are crimes that you can get pushed back into! But molesting children?! If anything these lists might actually cut down on these people committing these crimes again because they will have a constant eye on them!

Oh please. I am educated enough to be aware of the severity of each crime, thank you. I am personally more wary of murderers and violent criminals than non-violent sexual offenders. These lists don't cut down on ANYTHING. They've been out since 1997 or '98, and as you said, the recidivism rate is still at 75%, right?

And is sleep really more precious than the life of a child? These aren't just kids getting "played" with, these are kids, teens, and adults getting raped, beaten, kidnapped and murdered! Personally, I sleep better knowing that these people are being watched and I can watch them myself. Tough! So they might get bricks in their windows the rest of their lives! But what are their victims getting for the rest of theirs?

This is the one reason MW amuses me so much nowadays. It's fun, if annoying, to see people overreact, twist words and run their mouths off the emotional guns without thinking. Oh, sorry, I'm supposed to be replying to your quote. :p
1) I have never said anywhere in any of my statements that my sleep is more precious than the life of a child. I have no idea where you even got that from, so you're either assuming things, or, well, I don't know what the hell you're doing.
2) I am very well aware that children, teens, and adults get beaten, raped, abducted, and murdered each day. I don't know how much it happens, but it's not happening enough to the point where the skies are littered with wails and screams each time I step outside of my home, and I haven't heard it like this from anyone else.
3) These criminals do get watched: by the law enforcement.
4) I hear the "tough shit!" line a lot too. So, do you expect a criminal to just lie down and take their bricks and pitchfork treatment from angry mobs, and not do anything about it? That's such a foolish assumption... I'll show you an example. Bill the former molester is on the road to rehab, working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job, trying to make ends meet. Some random citizen finds his name on the list, goes to his house, and vandalizes Bill's car very badly. Badly as in, the thing won't drive. Bill cannot afford to take the bus, and work is too far to walk to (6+ hour walk). What must Bill do, because a citizen thought the law was in his own hands, that the citizen thought he was excused from following the law he so hypocritically follows? Bill's probation officer says he doesn't care if Bill can't get to work, because if Bill loses his job and doesn't get another one within 24 hours, Bill goes to jail with a second felony.
My point is, living under this psychology does not help rehabilitation; it helps recidivism. I'm not pointing fingers at all, but society must realize that they can't just do whatever they damn well please, that people must help prevent further repeat offenses by whatever means necessary; and that silly list hasn't helped at all. In fact, I believe the list has worsened the situation. While fearful parents are aware of an offender in the neighborhood, so do vigilantes who think they're being responsible by pushing criminals over the edge. Have you ever tried insulting a gunman? Yes, or no? What do you think would happen if you started talking crap on a criminal with a gat to your head? Nothing good will come of that. The same goes for pushing a sexual offender over the edge: they push back, get thrown in jail, and add another number to the crime statistics.
5) Some victims have a life of twisted agony about it, which is understandable, but not very good. And then again, some victims move on and do their part to help society instead of throwing bricks through windows like an angry child.

[wolf]

There are a lot of names missing for my zip code. There should be at least another third ...

There is a sex offender residential "treatment" program within 1/2 mile of where I work. None of those men are on the list.

(Many states have their own Megan's Law databases. I suggest checking them if you want more accurate information)

[pawnman]

Something to consider: In many states, incarcerated sex offenders are listed, as well as those who have been released; they are considered "residents" of the area where the correctional facility is located. This may explain why some people are finding a disproportionately high number of results in otherwise sparsely populated towns.

I wonder if that's why there are so many in my immediate area. Part of the base here is a federal prison.

[RhiannynWildseed]

A criminal's a criminal. Any crime can be rehabilitated from, but not all people can. As for the b.s. 75% recidivism theory, I mentioned the flaws above: since people have such bilious hatred against sex offenders, those offenders can't get jobs, or a place to live. Their probation officers demand they find a home and stable 40 hour per week job within 7 days of their release from jail or prison if they're feeling generous, 3 days being the normal rate. What happens when they can't find either? They end up back in the slammer, which accounts for the revidivism / rising crime rate. Not having a place to live or a job to pay the city back counts as a second aggravated sexual felony in this state, even though it's not aggravated or sexual in any form. Society helps prevent them from finding any kind of job or home even in the foulest of ghettos here, because of the rampant fear, paranoia, distrust, and tendency to shut the brain off and open the mouth before thinking. Secondly, every three months in the state of Kansas, each sexual offender is required to reply to the KBI / FBI with confirmation of their current address. If they don't reply, regardless of the reason (had mail stolen, for example), this ALSO counts as another aggravated sexual felony. What happens to 18 year old Bob who dates 17 year old Jane, gets called out on it because Jane's mommy and daddy doesn't approve of Jane having her own life (as an example), and he misses a letter? His record will turn him out to look like a serial rapist.



Oh please. I am educated enough to be aware of the severity of each crime, thank you. I am personally more wary of murderers and violent criminals than non-violent sexual offenders. These lists don't cut down on ANYTHING. They've been out since 1997 or '98, and as you said, the recidivism rate is still at 75%, right?



This is the one reason MW amuses me so much nowadays. It's fun, if annoying, to see people overreact, twist words and run their mouths off the emotional guns without thinking. Oh, sorry, I'm supposed to be replying to your quote. :p
1) I have never said anywhere in any of my statements that my sleep is more precious than the life of a child. I have no idea where you even got that from, so you're either assuming things, or, well, I don't know what the hell you're doing.
2) I am very well aware that children, teens, and adults get beaten, raped, abducted, and murdered each day. I don't know how much it happens, but it's not happening enough to the point where the skies are littered with wails and screams each time I step outside of my home, and I haven't heard it like this from anyone else.
3) These criminals do get watched: by the law enforcement.
4) I hear the "tough shit!" line a lot too. So, do you expect a criminal to just lie down and take their bricks and pitchfork treatment from angry mobs, and not do anything about it? That's such a foolish assumption... I'll show you an example. Bill the former molester is on the road to rehab, working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job, trying to make ends meet. Some random citizen finds his name on the list, goes to his house, and vandalizes Bill's car very badly. Badly as in, the thing won't drive. Bill cannot afford to take the bus, and work is too far to walk to (6+ hour walk). What must Bill do, because a citizen thought the law was in his own hands, that the citizen thought he was excused from following the law he so hypocritically follows? Bill's probation officer says he doesn't care if Bill can't get to work, because if Bill loses his job and doesn't get another one within 24 hours, Bill goes to jail with a second felony.
My point is, living under this psychology does not help rehabilitation; it helps recidivism. I'm not pointing fingers at all, but society must realize that they can't just do whatever they damn well please, that people must help prevent further repeat offenses by whatever means necessary; and that silly list hasn't helped at all. In fact, I believe the list has worsened the situation. While fearful parents are aware of an offender in the neighborhood, so do vigilantes who think they're being responsible by pushing criminals over the edge. Have you ever tried insulting a gunman? Yes, or no? What do you think would happen if you started talking crap on a criminal with a gat to your head? Nothing good will come of that. The same goes for pushing a sexual offender over the edge: they push back, get thrown in jail, and add another number to the crime statistics.
5) Some victims have a life of twisted agony about it, which is understandable, but not very good. And then again, some victims move on and do their part to help society instead of throwing bricks through windows like an angry child.

I'm sorry, but that is just flat out bull crap. I don't give a damn how tough they may have it after their first crime, but the fact that someone made the CHOICE in the first place to sexually assault a child (and I'm not talking about these young couples where the girl's mommy and daddy get mad because she's growing up and becoming sexually active, I mean these 30-40+ year old men that are deliberately assaulting infants and up) brands them as the lowest form of scum on the face of this planet. They are LOWER than dirt. For most of them, it's a frigging power trip to have that kind of control over a person, especially a young child.

I've witnessed first hand the results of one of these predators. My cousin was raped repeated for years from the age of 4 until 18 by her deceased father's brother. Yes, she is moving on and is a productive member of society, but she is also emotionally shattered and scarred for life. This lowlife, pathetic excuse for a human is being protected by the rest of his family who know exactly what he's like. He's molested many young girls, and still they protect him. He actually had the nerve to show his face at a recent family get together and deliberately waited for me to get up to throw something away and tried to move in on MY 3-yr-old daughter, but my aunt caught him and got her away from him. I could put a gun to the bastards head and not lose any sleep, to be totally honest.

I'm sorry, but in my opinion, this sick and twisted individuals don't deserve the same rights as the rest of society.

[9-2-2]

I'm sorry, but that is just flat out bull crap. I don't give a damn how tough they may have it after their first crime, but the fact that someone made the CHOICE in the first place to sexually assault a child (and I'm not talking about these young couples where the girl's mommy and daddy get mad because she's growing up and becoming sexually active, I mean these 30-40+ year old men that are deliberately assaulting infants and up) brands them as the lowest form of scum on the face of this planet. They are LOWER than dirt. For most of them, it's a frigging power trip to have that kind of control over a person, especially a young child.

At first, I was beginning to think you hadn't listened to a single word that was said, it happens quite a bit around here. Now that I understand you're talking about older guys molesting tiny girls and boys, I know where you're coming from. But I'm not talking solely about the 40+ crowd... I'm talking about the entire range of offenders. This includes the young high school boyfriend who gets called out for statutory rape by parents that hate him.

I'm still not talking about patting them on the back, and gaining pity for how tough their lives are, which is what you seemed to be getting at for some strange and probably assumptive reason. I'm making a point that society helps perpetuate the repeat offenses. I'm not saying anything about letting them off the hook, or playing some stupid pity game. Yeah, I know their lives are tough. You know what? Our lives are tough too. But that doesn't mean we should keep turning a blind eye or using our dusty brains to figure things out. I'll put up an equation for you, since for some reason you're not following:

Since everyone and anyone can access the offender's list, this means that landlords, employers, realtors, etc. can reject any offender. What happens when an offender is forced to find a job and a home in 3 - 7 days in a Puritan-born society? You get a lot of "NO!'s", and they turn to crime to make ends meet, or to go back to prison. Their mind-set: "I've got nothing else to lose, so why not?" This is NOT a good thing, but this does not mean it doesn't happen all of the time. When no one is going to hire you, not even ditch-diggers, how are you going to pay rent? Are you going to stay all moral about it, or are you going to do what it takes to survive? To the average criminal (including offenders), this includes shoplifting, drugs, murder, etc.

[Hope3645]

I received this link in an email from someone at freecycle.org and wanted to pass it on.
By entering in your zip code you can find out if there are any sex offenders in your area.
My search came back with around ten within only a couple of miles from me. A couple of them right down the street.

http://www.criminalcheck.com/


Wow, an organized index of people to add to my hit list in case I ever become a serial killer, with addresses and everything!!
Ok, that was a joke, but if I was to become one these would be my targets. Lol

There are 16 in my zip code area.

[wolf]

Someone at work was saying today that two people on a sex offender database out west were shot. I haven't had a chance to read the news to find out if this is a real story, or just a suggestion.

[RhiannynWildseed]

At first, I was beginning to think you hadn't listened to a single word that was said, it happens quite a bit around here. Now that I understand you're talking about older guys molesting tiny girls and boys, I know where you're coming from. But I'm not talking solely about the 40+ crowd... I'm talking about the entire range of offenders. This includes the young high school boyfriend who gets called out for statutory rape by parents that hate him.

I'm still not talking about patting them on the back, and gaining pity for how tough their lives are, which is what you seemed to be getting at for some strange and probably assumptive reason. I'm making a point that society helps perpetuate the repeat offenses. I'm not saying anything about letting them off the hook, or playing some stupid pity game. Yeah, I know their lives are tough. You know what? Our lives are tough too. But that doesn't mean we should keep turning a blind eye or using our dusty brains to figure things out. I'll put up an equation for you, since for some reason you're not following:

Since everyone and anyone can access the offender's list, this means that landlords, employers, realtors, etc. can reject any offender. What happens when an offender is forced to find a job and a home in 3 - 7 days in a Puritan-born society? You get a lot of "NO!'s", and they turn to crime to make ends meet, or to go back to prison. Their mind-set: "I've got nothing else to lose, so why not?" This is NOT a good thing, but this does not mean it doesn't happen all of the time. When no one is going to hire you, not even ditch-diggers, how are you going to pay rent? Are you going to stay all moral about it, or are you going to do what it takes to survive? To the average criminal (including offenders), this includes shoplifting, drugs, murder, etc.


That's funny considering the many the 100+ in my area are gainfully employed, and most by very respected businesses. Does that mean I'm not going to keep my eyes peeled for them? Hell no. My children are more important to me than their sorry hides. (again, I'm not referring to Bobby that got arrested because little Janey's parents caught him deflowering their pure and innocent little angel) And the ones that are not employed are listed as "Not Applicable" meaning they are still incarcerated.

I think the lists should be checked on and updated constantly and every neighborhood should be notified when one of these bastards moves into the area.

And as far as employers...they would more than likely find out anyway since you give your potential employer permission to do a background check on you. So being on the list makes no nevermind there. It seems like the most strigent opponents to the Sex Offender Registry are the very people that are on it because they don't want people to know who they are or where they are. I'm sorry, but they lost that right the minute they committed that offense.

[9-2-2]

That's funny considering the many the 100+ in my area are gainfully employed, and most by very respected businesses. Does that mean I'm not going to keep my eyes peeled for them? Hell no. My children are more important to me than their sorry hides. (again, I'm not referring to Bobby that got arrested because little Janey's parents caught him deflowering their pure and innocent little angel) And the ones that are not employed are listed as "Not Applicable" meaning they are still incarcerated.

I think the lists should be checked on and updated constantly and every neighborhood should be notified when one of these bastards moves into the area.

And as far as employers...they would more than likely find out anyway since you give your potential employer permission to do a background check on you. So being on the list makes no nevermind there. It seems like the most strigent opponents to the Sex Offender Registry are the very people that are on it because they don't want people to know who they are or where they are. I'm sorry, but they lost that right the minute they committed that offense.


You know... I realize you didn't even understand anything I was getting at, so I'm going to stop trying to make you see and understand, I will now sit back, and watch people jump to conclusions in this thread and be entertained by people thinking that by commiting a wrong to wrongdoers, or by not looking to the bigger picture, that makes them right.

Popcorn goes well with such entertainment. I think I'll get some now. :)

[ApollaJade]

GAH!!!!! I have 56 in my zip...my city is NOT that big...maybe 10,000

-edit- looking at addresses, etc. i have one on my block, at least six around the block. a few live down the street from my friends. one lives across the street from school. and i could take you by and show you where each and every one of them lives because i know where all the streets are and what numbers begin on what blocks, etc.

[Cyzarine]

I went to the link and none live in my area. I live in fairly small village of maybe only 2000 people...most live on the outskirt of the village. I did check with the state department of corrections sexual offender registry...there is one who lives near us. He's some really old guy. Don't know what happened...don't want to know. I think it's sick...these people who commit those type of horrible crimes should not be allowed to walk free.

[WhyAngelsFall]

About sixteen in my current city (largest place I've ever lived) ...And I think I develop film for one of them.

Five in my home town... Erk.

And then two where I lived in New York State... And they take their sex offenders seriously! Vehical description, exact offence, what court procecuted, what police department, where they live, and any notes... I feel somewhere between very safe and very ...surveillanced.

Stop the violence. Break the silence. Blessed be.


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I found out when I was about seventeen why we weren't allowed to visit my Grandmother in Arizona for about fifteen years - apparently when I was about five my uncle molested a little boy the same age as me. There was a court order that he couldn't be around when we visited (as my sister and I were both under 18 and obviously children), but he lived with my Grandmother, who still to this day swears up and down that it wasn't his fault, he swallowed a marble when he was five.

Yes, that /is/ her reasoning.

He's not listed. I checked. Then again in some states it only lists actual penetration, not molestation.

[Jolixte]

Uh... wow, there are two on my street and 8 in my zip.

[Ambertree]

wow!! there is 11 in my town!! I am glad I have older boys instead of girls what is this world coming to? :awwman:

[9-2-2]

I think repression has caused people to look for sex in the wrong places.

[Makas]

There are roughly 300 of them in my town. We have 7 zip codes here.

[BlessedByTheGoddess]

Several near me. But none of them close enough to scare me.

[ObsessedFae86]

Several near me but none too close by..I'll be out of here as soon as college is over with anywayz..

[Rainmoon_mist]

Knowledge is power.
I live in a very populated area and there are more than I can count.

[Bryony]

Weird... my ex's dad is listed...

[kreilleyb]

OMG I was appaled! They did a full segment on it and by the end of the show had arrested 51 men! and 5 of them were already on probation and the sex offender registry! getting to continue what they do online. You cand see it online i believe at NBC.com or dateline something or other. I know a person on the registry really closely. About a year ago or less I stopped speaking to him intirely cause it was to frusterating. Because I see this guy getting through all the cracks in the system! I mean he was violated on prbation last march! So now until the courts decide what to do with him he is a totally free man! Sine his violation he had a baby! A girl! Is back dabbling in heavy drugs! and working at a barely legal (in my eyes) Strip club!!!!!Some of these girls are UCONN just 18 yr olds. And some I wonder about.

You all tell me if this sounds right to any of you. But hes not technically breaking any rules right now so what do I do?

[Nighthawk]

Damn scary..
it sure changes Mr. Rogers song
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..won't you be my neighbor??

[MidnyteMermaid]

26 within a few blocks of me. Mostly on our main road which is about 2 blocks away

One of them is my nephews bio-father :S

[wolf]

Did you know that before you looked at the website, or is this new information for your family?

[MidnyteMermaid]

i actuall thought there werre more, but we knew about my nephew's father a long time ago. his brother actually had my sis put his name on the birth certificate so that hewould never have to know his father was a sex offender

[WhoseLineBabygirl]

wow....i got over 30 that live in my town and one that lives down the street from me!!:fpatricks:mad:

[RoseKitten]

yeah... but it doesn't say what the offense was.... so.... it doesn't help much other than to cause panic and worry. You can get on the list for many many reasons (very very young children have made it on the list as well...).

[sarabethv]

FYI about the web site (also local/state ones). The guy who just moved in and we recieved notification of yesterday isn't listed on any of the lists. Therefore, be aware that you may not have up to date information. I intend to keep searching the data base to see when and if he shows up on it. Just to see how long it takes.

[Brooked]

I know that. My cousin is registered as one for being 19 with a 17 y/o girl. Not always what it seems. But be careful anyways there are pervs out there.

[soulfulpeacedove]

I generally agree with rehabilitation. I do not agree with it if the person took advantage of a child. That is absurd and it took premeditated thought. People don't do that kind of disgusting crap on the spur of the moment 'just because'. It tends to be something that is ingrained in them to think or feel - and in that case it is not something you can just let someone enter back into society freely and not care about. If you want rehabilitation, you do it in jail. You don't let someone like that back out into the streets and experiment with whether or not they are going to comply with parole or do it again. Yes, some people are in for something silly like dating a 16 or 17 year old but even so... you know the damn laws. If you love the girl (or guy), keep your pants zipped until they become 'legal' - especially if their parents are not supportive of your relationship due to personal, economic or racial boundaries.

I personally would rather be safe than sorry. We are looking at buying a house. I just checked this website and there are 23 offenders (paroled) in my zip code - one of them lives next to the house we were considering buying and he is there for Indecent Liberties of Children. Do you really think that should play no part in my decision to purchase a home? Do you really think that we should move our children into a home or apartment next to a registered offender? Nope, not for me. That house may never sell because of it - and so be it. Keep the perverts locked in jail. I don't care if my tax dollars are paying to keep them alive. I just want them away from myself and my babies. I don't care about them. They screwed up their own lives and don't deserve my compassion.