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I'm not a parent, so my opinion on this is that of a single childless woman who has no kids in her day-to-day life.
I understand parent's concerns over living near registered sex offenders. However, I feel that these registries almost create a false sense of security--it allows parents to focus their suspicion on a single person rather than the world at large. I personally would be wary of *anyone* unknown to me talking to my child. I obviously wouldn't go after them with a baseball bat, but I would be naturally suspicious. Children should be taught to be on awares with all strangers, not just those on a registry. Not all sex offenders are convicted--I don't want to even venture a guess as to how underreported a crime child molestation is.
This woman's actions are not justified, obviously. She had many other options, none of which involving an assault charge.
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