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ThursdaysChild -> RE: Kicka, part 3 (8/19/2008 5:08:51 AM)
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ORIGINAL: manda59
Absolutlely!! I had a post all typed up last night saying something similar, but lost it.
I was basically saying that the ones you really need to watch out for are more the ones you don't know about, rather than the ones you do. The ones who haven't been caught yet pose a far greater danger. The ones who may live in your street, go to your church etc
Demonising the ones who've already been convicted could actually lead to a false sense of security.
The fact is that our children could potentially be at risk from anyone - including family, family friends etc (in fact, the incidence of sexual abuse of children is highest with family and family friends - people naturally closes to the child). That's why it's vital to start teaching our children how to keep themselves safe from a very early age.
Don't you hate it when that happens? I figure if I'm going to write a really long post, I need to do it in Word and then cut/paste.
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Exactly. I always recommend THIS book, and just about anything else Gavin de Becker has written. His books on fear are also wonderful...
I agree! It's been years so I need to reread it.
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Australia actually has its roots in the Aboriginal culture... just wanted to point that out. We aren't a bunch of theives either as some like to tease us about being. Yes theives were sent here, but it quickly became the place to be and I think we are a pretty great country!
You go, girl! Actually I think we should send them all to Saudi! LOL
Jeannie, thanks for starting this new discussion. I recently read a novel, fiction, about a man who was accused of rape and did a plea bargain, although he hadn't done anything. The girl had written in her diary about him, the father found it, and instead of fessing up she said he'd done this. So he gets out and has to go register as a sex offender. Once people in the community find out, they start abusing him. He's grabbed from his home and beaten by a group of men in the community (one of whom is sexually abusing his own daughter).
Granted this is fiction but don't for a second think it's made up out of thin air. Many men who are registered end up stalked, attacked, and have horrible things done to them just because of what they did in the past. They aren't saints, but they have as much right to be left alone as anyone else. They're shown no sympathy by the authorities either when this stuff happens. If they abide by the law and register, they're opening themselves up to abuse with almost no legal recourse. If we're going to require these people to register with the local authorities, then we need to make sure they're protected from crime like anyone else. Otherwise the temptation is too great for them not to register and then we have no way of knowing who they are. Granted they're no Jean Valjean, but still.
I agree with the above poster who said that the more serious sex offenders should never be released, but as long as they are, they're still entitled to the same rights as everyone else. The registrations isn't in order to allow their rights to be taken away, but to make sure people know who is nearby who could hurt their children.
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