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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Which, with the help of Shanifaye and Guccilvr, I did very quickly. I had the information of the charges that put him on the registry before they pointed me to where details could be had, but no one went off half-cocked.
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Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that then. I personally would not have run to the neighbors until I knew what I was talking about.
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It'd be a little more prudent to the discussion if you would not keep going back to this comparative scenario
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This is the first time I've brought it up.
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for a couple of reasons: 1) anyone coming into the discussion would get some dumb idea that I'm distressed over a horny kid who couldn't keep it zipped
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It's not my fault if they don't inform themselves of the facts before they make assumptions over what you're distressed about. Hell, that's the whole point we're trying to make to you here, is don't go off half cocked before you know the facts.
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and 2) it's not the point at all.
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Yes, it is.
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All this back and forth and you keep insinuating that the subject of the OP's status was conjecture on my part. In this particular instance, we have two convictions of a sexual/lewdness nature; whether he's a known threat or not, I play to the side of caution
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I applaud that. Watch your kids carefully, and not just because someone's on some stupid list. Every offender on that list had a first offense before which he wasn't on that list.
However, you also admit in that statement that you didn't know the nature of those convictions. Finding them out before getting the neighbors involved would have been the prudent thing to do.
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and that includes what's unknown in my corner of the world.
If the one neighbor I informed goes on some vigilante tirade, it's her choice and ultimately, her own consequence to bear. Hindsight is 20/20 and I'd have been better off calling the police dept. myself to acquire information, but I knew her brother was on the force and erroneously felt she'd handle what was told in a mature, lawful way.
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You can't assume that with hot button issues. People have a visceral reaction to sexual predators, and if they even THINK someone is a predator, they're liable to do unfortunate things. Now, don't get me wrong. If he's REALLY a sexual predator, then he brought everything on himself. But don't start that ball rolling unless there's a need.
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I think she crossed a line sending out the flyers
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Agreed.
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but even there I might be wrong; however, according to the NJSP site, it was not her job to do and violated the intended use of the site. But again, that was her choice, not mine and ultimately, it becomes her consequence.
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True, but had you found out the facts and then gone through proper channels, it never would have happened.