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   Wonderer wrote:   
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   >> A good thing about sex offender registries is the utter embarrassment   
   >> the pedophile feels when they are published.   
   >> Also it lets the neighborhood know there is a sicko lurking around thus   
   >> allowing the Parents to "evict" said sicko.   
   >   
   >   
   > what about drug dealers, pushers, pedlers,violent crimanals, bank   
   > robers,those who commit fraud and corupt polititions that have been   
   > forced to leave office, should'nt these be put on a register why only   
   > paedophiles and other sex offenders  ??????????   
      
   All of which have a far higher recividism rate than sex offenders.   
      
   And, of course, it's not only the former offender that is affected by   
   the registry. It is also his (or her) family, including children.   
   These quite innocent people are made to suffer for something for which   
   they were not responsible and was even unknown to them.   
      
   Worse still (if that's possible), the registry also identifies the   
   victims. Once the offender's identity is known, it is a simple matter   
   to find out the details of the offence. Then not only will little   
   Billy be attacked because his dad's an ex-con, he'll be attacked   
   because he had sex with his dad ("Bet you loved it, eh, queer?")   
      
   That is just as much abuse of children as some guy trying to get his   
   hand down their pants - or, indeed, beating them to a pulp, which is   
   all too common and those offenders are not registered anywhere.   
      
      
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