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Originally Posted by dippin
I am against sex offender lists. If someone is likely to do it again, then either dont release them or keep them at a mental facility.
There is no surer way to guarantee someone is going to live a life of crime than to make him or her a pariah.
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I agree with you.
Someday, maybe there will be a better method.
I have no children, but the most I can share is a personal experience from my own childhood.
There was a registered sex offender or two close to my elementary school when I was a kid, and we weren't scared at all that they were close, we were scared of the enormous bear-like dog that got free and roamed our parking lot/playground! lol
Sometimes nothing shows your fear better than anger. And fear is a powerful tool to manipulate.
I think that if I saw my hypothetical child close to or talking to a sex offender, or a strange adult in general, I would approach, and join the conversation. Instead of death threats, I'd keep a serious tone once the child had stepped away, and let them know that I was uncomfortable with them talking to my child.
Maybe that's naive, but I would rather point it out than cover it up with threats and such.
I tend to tell it like it is, regardless of the subject.
My mom taught me as a young child who was unsupervised at times, what to do, what to look for, and just typical street smarts. I was no dumb child, do parents today not do this? I don't know.