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he pleaded guilty to rape, attempted rape, sodomy and attempted sodomy of two teen-agers in the 1980s. In addition, according to the Associated Press, New York state parole records indicate he sodomized his own daughter, a charge WolfHawk denies.
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ok.. so I can see this a little differently now. However, I would like to see other sources on this as you say this one is biased.
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In fact, it is because their reoffense rates are so high that tough measures need to be taken."
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I think we've seen enough threads on this to know this is not really true. Sex offenders don't reoffend as often as the media likes to portray.. but then, stats are just stats, anyone can modify them.
I think the key here should be when does the person stop being a sex offender... I mean.. can you never become a normal citizen again? This is why I don't like lifetime registries for any crime. To put a lifelong tag on someone mearly tells them they have no hope of ever being a "normal" person again. Gee way to rehabilitate.. send them to prison, set them on the street with no money, tell them to find a job when 99% of people won't hire sex offenders then label them for life.. gee ain't America grand?
I think another key to this story is the fact that the mother in this case doesn't have custody of her other children as well. Perhaps the Child Welfare agency couldn't quite get the case seen in court based on her drug charges until they used the Sex Offender Trump Card. It's a bit murky if you ask me. I just don't see how if the man hasn't committed any new offenses in two decades, how he can't simply be entitled to his own flesh and blood.
Now about throwawaythekey.org .. talk about a sensationalist site. With the so called stats and the scenario's they placed on their site.. who wouldn't want to join. Hopefully people will be smart enough to dig a little deeper before joining the crowd of witch hunters.
Perhaps it would be different if the media would do an expose on the millions upon millions of sex offenders who live meaningful lives and who are better than most "normal citizens". I'm not sticking up for the child molestors or the rapists.. don't even try to twist this. I'm mearly saying that for every 1 or 2 you hear about on the television... there are probably 1million or moreworking 10x as hard as you are trying to earn a living and stay out of trouble.