Sexual Predators

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in 2007 there were 603,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. Of those 603,000 that were registered, 100,000 were non-compliant. That means 100,000 sexual predators are roaming freely and our children are their targets. In 2007, U.S. Marshall's started to look for these missing sex offenders. Looking? Meanwhile these predators are free to take their pick of our children just as a wild animal searches for prey. This is just one reason why registries do not work.

State to state, sex offenders can slip through the cracks. If a registered offender moves from one state to another and does not report their move, they can easily hide from the law. Until they get caught committing a crime, a sex offender who does not comply with the law can easily continue with his life.

There is no cure for sexual predators. Rehabilitation does not work.

If you had a communicable disease that could infect others the government would be sure to quarantine you. Sexual predators may serve a short jail term but then they are released out into the "civilized" world and are free to prey upon our children. Registries have not been able to protect our innocent children from being molested, raped and often murdered.

In many communities when a child goes missing, one of the first things that is done is to check the registered sex offenders who live in the area. What good does this do? In the case of Jessica Lunsford, she was kidnapped from her home, held captive and raped and murdered. The sex offender responsible for the crime was returned to jail where he died. Her father has tirelessly campaigned for new laws in the state of Florida regarding stricter penalties for sex offenders. Mandatory sentences and lifetime electronic monitoring are a good place to start, but I say stop being so politically correct.

A sexual predator or offender who molests, rapes or murders a child should never be allowed out of jail.

That may seem harsh but it has not been proven that sexual predators or offenders can be cured.

We need to take a second look at this issue. An eighteen year old high school boy who has sexual relations with his sixteen year old girlfriend is not a sexual predator or sexual offender. A man who abducts a child for the purpose of molesting, raping or any other immoral sexual purpose is a sex offender. These are the people who we need to lock up and not allow back into society.

How many more Jessica's do there need to be before we start protecting our innocent children?

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3106

http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=30448