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I'm the first one who will agree with most that the registry is a joke and probably does more harm than good.. I'll also agree that in most cases the chances of molestation are greater from a family member. I have no problems with them living where they want (within the rules of the registry) but I have to take some exception when they are chatting up kids and offering gifts. Even more so when that person is a level 3. In most cases, a person only gets a level 3 tag when they've re-offended or they've been evaluated by a shrink and that person has been determined to be highly likely to re-offend. This is where as a parent I have to step in and make it clear (like Kramus) that he has no business chatting up children or being in other people's yard.
Some of this blame goes to the sex offender as well.. I mean how stupid does one have to be to go into someone else's yard and offer their kids fireworks or chat them up, when they have a level 3 tag? Maybe it was an innocent gesture, maybe it was a grooming technique... either way.. I'm not going to just ignore that kind of contact and let the fact that he has served his time get in the way of me making sure that he understands to never step foot in my yard again.
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