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Yes, we should.
There are certainly flaws with sex offender databases, and things like streaking and public urination shouldn't qualify. That's a flaw in the system that should be fixed.
Sex offendors are generally classified into one of three categories based on the severity of their crime. Public nudity, urination, and so forth are level one offenses. Forcible rape is a level three. We have in place tools to help discriminate the more dangerous from the less dangerous. Inadequate, perhaps, and in need of refinement, but they exist.
However, this doesn't mean the whole idea should be scratched. Identifying and monitoring child molestors and rapists as a means of protecting the public against them is something that has excellent potential benefits.
Gilda
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