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[FearTheSpork]

With the rising tide of sexual predators that prowl our streets and internet, the world seems to think that to protect our children, we should release them from prison and stick them in a new area, with a new name, and fail to inform the families in the area that a monster is indeed living next door. I am sad to say, that this is the case with my street.

Just yesterday in fact, I found out that a man who has lived on the street for nearly as long as I have (18 years) was jailed for possession of child pornography and abuse. I was disgusted. I see this man every day of my life, and I had no idea that he was a sick sexual predator.

For Gods sake, there are families with small children living near him, and to be honest I don't think they have any idea what he has done. I refuse to even look at him, and the urge to commit a serious act of violence against him is only quelled by the fact that I would go to jail for it. My aunt was abused as a child and possibly my mother as well, and to see him strutting around the street on his stupid ass bike and getting friendly with the neighbors makes me sick to my stomach. For what he has done, he shall receive NO forgiveness.

So, my question is this.

Should these depraved monsters be given the chance at a new life, or should they stay caged and in the public eye, where we know what they are doing?

[MagicFantasy]

I think it really depends on their crime, but then again its absolutley NOT ok under any circumstances. that is just sick and revolting.. so I would have to say that they should be locked up.

[Yamper]

If they're given a life sentence, it should stay a life sentence.

John Venables for example. I hope he stays there forever.

[Kyuubi san]

sure they're sick ppl, but once they've done their time they should be treated like human beings when they get out

[Yamper]

And cause more paedophillia etc?

I think not.

[Reyo]

But in all seriousness, I can see why they'd think it a good idea to hide the fact that certain people have committed those types of crimes by your sudden change in opinion over the guy. You have most likely lived your 18 years of life on that street without any sort of bad feelings for the guy, yet suddenly, the only thing keeping you from killing him is the fact that you'd go to jail. Sorry to say, but you're probably the reason they're even considering this idea.

He's probably lived in peace for those 18 years, and now he's the spawn of satan in the eyes of his neighboors, who just last week didn't think him too bad a person.

[Kyuubi san]

And cause more paedophillia etc?

I think not.

then they go bac to jail, or sum of them actually regret wat they did and they never do it again

[Giraffe A Laugh]

I'm not really sure about this one :/
yes, it's disgusting and absolutely absurd that they even thought/did things to little children or tried to, they should be sentenced to at least half a lifetime in there. I do believe /some/ of them should be sentenced to death in some instances where children are brutally hurt or sadly lose their lives.
as for being released... I think.... they do deserve a second chance, ALTHOUGH i think that second chance should be severely restricted.
such restrictions as being forced to live in a neighborhood without the presence of any human being under the age of 20.
That person, although they may say are terribly sorry; should never be permitted to enter a school zone/park/any social event with children involved.
and /if/ caught again, they should be given a life sentence without parole.

[Yamper]

Well I was talking to this 40 year old guy who hit me up on this chat site I go on. He was asking all about how he likes little children (aged 10-13) mainly boys. Got done for rape (some girl) and now he's asking little boys

people like him I just want to like BAH

[Kyuubi san]

its hard for society to know that grown adults like children, but its true and it widely shunned upon. ppl should just get over it and be glad its not them, ya it may horribly scar a childs life, and u may thnk im horrible for sayin that, but im best known for coldhearted things like this. these types of ppl exist and we cant just put them all away, more will come up and then when the jails r filled where u gunna put them?

[FearTheSpork]

I'm sorry, but I still don't understand why they should be protected for what they do. Yes, the man was my neighbor for 18 years and I harbored no ill feeling against him, but I cannot condone what he has done and the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. Children are innocent victims. They should be protected by adults, not used by them.

Look at it from this angle. If you had a child, wouldn't you want to know if your neighbor was a pedophile or not? It wasn't his crime that I'm asking about.

To be honest, I've never liked the man. He plays loud music during the night, revs his motorbike engine for hours on end and generally makes a nuisance of himself. But this has changed what was once annoyance at him, to hatred.

I'm sorry if some of you don't feel the way I do, but to have had people if my family abused as children, I can find no sympathy in my heart for these people. Fine, if they don't re-offend, if they are monitored my the system and not allowed to work with children, but when someone like for instance John Venables (recently sent back to jail for child pornography offenses) is released again, I have no doubt that he will re-offend.

[Yamper]

its hard for society to know that grown adults like children, but its true and it widely shunned upon. ppl should just get over it and be glad its not them, ya it may horribly scar a childs life, and u may thnk im horrible for sayin that, but im best known for coldhearted things like this. these types of ppl exist and we cant just put them all away, more will come up and then when the jails r filled where u gunna put them?

I am one of those children. I know how it feels.

Being gay it's like ._.

I would've thought i'd be scared to go with a guy in a relationship, but I'm not... or maybe it's cos of who it is... anyway, I don't trust males anymore. my bf, yes, my dad sometimes and a few guys at school yes. But other than that, no.

I'm sorry if some of you don't feel the way I do, but to have had people if my family abused as children, I can find no sympathy in my heart for these people. Fine, if they don't re-offend, if they are monitored my the system and not allowed to work with children, but when someone like for instance John Venables (recently sent back to jail for child pornography offenses) is released again, I have no doubt that he will re-offend.

oh my god, I agree so so so so much. John Venables should be sentenced to LIFE.

[Handmaid]

For the record, a paedophile does not a sex offender make, and there are varying degrees of sex crimes to begin with, so lumping them all together is a serious generalization.

The matter of “if you had a child wouldn’t you want to know” is neither here nor there, as anyone you ever come into contact with could be a potential sex offender of some description, having your entire opinion on a person change instantly after learning such a detail about them is irrational and absurd, and it’s completely irrelevant that you “never liked the man” to begin with. It’s not so cut and dry, try not to be so judgemental.

And my two cents on the matter of “those who brutally harm children deserve the death penalty”, as much as this is a debate for another topic; I wholeheartedly disagree. Sex offenders are human beings and should be fully treated as such.

. I think.... they do deserve a second chance, ALTHOUGH i think that second chance should be severely restricted.
such restrictions as being forced to live in a neighborhood without the presence of any human being under the age of 20.
That person, although they may say are terribly sorry; should never be permitted to enter a school zone/park/any social event with children involved.
and /if/ caught again, they should be given a life sentence without parole.

This is greatly impractical.

[FearTheSpork]

The matter of “if you had a child wouldn't you want to know” is neither here nor there,

I really can't agree with that, and I don't think parents such as the mother of Sarah Payne would either. They're campaign for Sarah's Law (The Legal Right of every parent to know the identity of serious child sex offenders living in their community. But with severe penalties in place for misuse of the information), is one that had it been around while their daughter was alive, could have stopped her murder by convicted pedophile Roy Whiting (convicted once before for the abduction and assault of an eight year old girl).

Of course your opinion changes if you find out someone is a pedophile. I'm not going to bounce up to him and merrily wish him a good day for taking away a child's innocence.

I'm also not saying, burn them all at the stake, I am rightfully angry, but I was also very unnerved that our little back street community with it's annual get together and parties, didn't know what he had done. We have young children in the street, who love these little parties, which he attends, and it hit a sore spot with me.

To be such a tight knit community with our quirks and bad habits, we were still a community and it feels as though we've been deceived in the worst possible way. To know someone for eighteen years, and to see them every day, only to find out such a secret is scary and unbelievable and truly shakes your faith with the phrase "You think you know someone," springing to mind.

When I started this thread I was insanely angry and disgusted by the thought of this particular offense, seeing as it hits so close to home for me. I don't expect the world and his wife to agree with me, but I think that parents have the right to know who is living near their children, instead of leaving us in the dark for eighteen years. I mean, I was a baby when he moved in and I grew up quite happily around him at the parties. I shudder that no-one knew he was a risk to children.

One of my neighbors, who walks seven miles a day, before the information about the offenders past came out, was walking past a school one day and there he was. Sitting on his bike, just watching the children leave. Of course they thought nothing of it and carried on walking. What was that all about? It's odd, it's scary and it makes me wonder about who is hanging around outside my young cousins or my little nephew.

I know if anything like that happened to them, then I'd break down.

[Iconox]

They are disturbed people and the neighbors should have a right to know; however, once they finish serving their time in jail, they're free citizens. That being said, violence is rarely the right option so I'd suggest looking on your county's child predator site to see if he's there and inform your neighbors if they don't know.

. I think.... they do deserve a second chance, ALTHOUGH i think that second chance should be severely restricted.
such restrictions as being forced to live in a neighborhood without the presence of any human being under the age of 20.
That person, although they may say are terribly sorry; should never be permitted to enter a school zone/park/any social event with children involved.
and /if/ caught again, they should be given a life sentence without parole.

Doncha think that's taking it a bit far? How could they not ever come in contact with a person under the age of 20? Also, you're saying that they can't go to movie theaters/amusement parks/any public outing? I personally think pedos are greatly twisted people; however, they shouldn't be treated as second-class citizens after serving their time (they should have to follow the in-place restrictions though).

[Yamper]

They can just be sent to jail and stay there.

Why would you release a sex offender/paedophile back out into the world anyway.

[MoogleSam]

They can just be sent to jail and stay there.

Why would you release a sex offender/paedophile back out into the world anyway.

Some can regret what they did and never do it again. They ARE human beings just like you. Would you like to be sent to a jail forever? I doubt it. So why should other people be forced to stay in jail forever when they can change? As many people do say, treat people as you would like to be treated.

You wouldn't want to be put in jail forever so why should they be sent to jail forever? For doing something wrong? For making a mistake with their choices? You don't want to give them a second chance to live their life because they made a mistake? So if you ever do something like that for whatever reason you want thrown in jail forever?

[Annakyoyama358]

They can just be sent to jail and stay there.

Why would you release a sex offender/paedophile back out into the world anyway.

Some can regret what they did and never do it again. They ARE human beings just like you. Would you like to be sent to a jail forever? I doubt it. So why should other people be forced to stay in jail forever when they can change? As many people do say, treat people as you would like to be treated.

You wouldn't want to be put in jail forever so why should they be sent to jail forever? For doing something wrong? For making a mistake with their choices? You don't want to give them a second chance to live their life because they made a mistake? So if you ever do something like that for whatever reason you want thrown in jail forever?

Ummm yes. They should be sent to jail forever for doing something ILLEGAL, DISGUSTING, AND MORALLY REPUGNANT.
They ruined a life. An innocent life.
Any adult that makes a choice to harm a child should rot in jail or be shot.
Preferably the second in my opinion.
and it is always a CHOICE. Not a mistake!

[Iconox]

They can just be sent to jail and stay there.

Why would you release a sex offender/paedophile back out into the world anyway.

Some can regret what they did and never do it again. They ARE human beings just like you. Would you like to be sent to a jail forever? I doubt it. So why should other people be forced to stay in jail forever when they can change? As many people do say, treat people as you would like to be treated.

You wouldn't want to be put in jail forever so why should they be sent to jail forever? For doing something wrong? For making a mistake with their choices? You don't want to give them a second chance to live their life because they made a mistake? So if you ever do something like that for whatever reason you want thrown in jail forever?

Ummm yes. They should be sent to jail forever for doing something ILLEGAL, DISGUSTING, AND MORALLY REPUGNANT.
They ruined a life. An innocent life.
Any adult that makes a choice to harm a child should rot in jail or be shot.
Preferably the second in my opinion.
and it is always a CHOICE. Not a mistake!

I agree with everything except the shooting part; what gives any person the right to take the life of another? I can understand anger toward the person as that is justified yet wishing to kill the person out of one's anger is the same emotion that drives murderers.

[Annakyoyama358]

They can just be sent to jail and stay there.

Why would you release a sex offender/paedophile back out into the world anyway.

Some can regret what they did and never do it again. They ARE human beings just like you. Would you like to be sent to a jail forever? I doubt it. So why should other people be forced to stay in jail forever when they can change? As many people do say, treat people as you would like to be treated.

You wouldn't want to be put in jail forever so why should they be sent to jail forever? For doing something wrong? For making a mistake with their choices? You don't want to give them a second chance to live their life because they made a mistake? So if you ever do something like that for whatever reason you want thrown in jail forever?

Ummm yes. They should be sent to jail forever for doing something ILLEGAL, DISGUSTING, AND MORALLY REPUGNANT.
They ruined a life. An innocent life.
Any adult that makes a choice to harm a child should rot in jail or be shot.
Preferably the second in my opinion.
and it is always a CHOICE. Not a mistake!

I agree with everything except the shooting part; what gives any person the right to take the life of another? I can understand anger toward the person as that is justified yet wishing to kill the person out of one's anger is the same emotion that drives murderers.

I firmly believe in a life for a life. And a life is ruined when a pedophile harms a child. You never know what that child could have b een. You never know what was lost.