Comments on: Do You Know Your Neighbors?

By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:23:15 +0000

I believe in rehabilitation but with the safety and well-being of children involved, these predators should not be allowed to live among everyday people-familys, near schools, churches, etc. These sexual predators are sick and a few months or years in prison will not cure them of what ails them. I am disgusted that they are released back into society where unsuspecting children are now endangered. Something must be done about this! Voluntary or required registration does not stop repeat offenders!

By: jreynolds

jreynolds — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:19:52 +0000

This is all very scary especially since these people do not walk around with a tag identifying themselves. Were there any preventative measures suggested by the police and other organizations?

By: Jessica Baptiste

Jessica Baptiste — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:56:38 +0000

It was very startling to discover how many sex offenders there are out there! This was a very good idea to make this website listing their locations.

By: khutchinson

khutchinson — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:51:28 +0000

I remember going to this link after watching a episode of the Oprah show. I was so shocked to see how many sex offenders are in my neighborhood. The majority of them were in a 3-4 block radius from the local public school. I guess you don’t know who your neighbors are.

By: obodrunova

obodrunova — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:38:57 +0000

what a great story. and the link you attached was very useful. i always wanted to look at the sex offenders in my own neighborhood, and that was the first thing i did after reading this post.

By: schow

schow — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:27:21 +0000

I was shocked to find so many sex offenders live so close to me. And in my neighborhood there are three nearby schools with sex offenders living or working practically next door to them.

By: Matty V

Matty V — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:01:29 +0000

It seems Brooklyn has recently become a hotspot for sex offenders. I guess sometimes bigger fences make for better neighbors.

By: rjohnson

rjohnson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:22:09 +0000

I can’t imagine being a parent who is raising a child and living a couple of feet away from a sex offender. But the fact that I might not be notified that there is a sex offender living next door before I move in, is even worse. Checking out the neighborhood for sexual predators should be on the top of every parents list of thing to do before they move into any neighborhood, no matter the reputation of that community.

By: jcassermere

jcassermere — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:57:53 +0000

The law requiring sex offenders to register is incomplete when residential areas are not given adequate access to the list. And families who have little or no access to the internet are not sufficiently armed with the information necessary to protect their families from these predators. A list should be centrally posted and families should be notified of its location so people are not blind sided in the future.

By: tvaughan

tvaughan — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:39:47 +0000

That is scary and very thought provoking! Working with children myself, I find that sometimes if someone is too friendly with them, I become a little paranoid. I can’t imagine what I would feel like learning that a sex offender was living practically next door!