sex offenders lists

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Hmmm seems relevent to me.

You don't want folks spouting off about someone's criminal records yet you still criminal records to be public.

Time to do some rethinkin' little boy.

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Giving a list to people is different. We should also have lists for all criminals then.

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

having a sexual predator move in next door to you wouldn't worry you,
if you had a young child? :blink:

you wouldn't want at least the chance to protect your child? :blink:

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Due to the sad nature of the world we live in I'd protect my child as much as I can anyhow.

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Originally Posted by MCHeshPants420

Giving a list to people is different. We should also have lists for all criminals then.

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If if it's public then a list can be made. What are you on? :blink:

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

having a sexual predator move in next door to you wouldn't worry you,
if you had a young child? :blink:

you wouldn't want at least the chance to protect your child? :blink:

and I am not talking about assembling a mob to burn the alleged paedo's house down....
just the knowledge that there may be a risk, so you can take precautions

I find nothing wrong with that :blink:

I am quite sure that the vigilante population is a minority,
we're not talking about 99% of the people going bugshit and killing people
they'll be caught and delt with if they cross the line,
and if they happen to take a sick bastard off the face of the earth, so what?

[sarcasm]
oh wait, killing is wrong, I forgot, even if it is in defense of a child's innocense :dry:
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You're missing the point, while you say that you wouldn't wish for the bloke's house to be burnt down, other folk - indeed organised groups of folk - would want his house burnt down.

Of course there is nothing wrong with wanting to protect your child, I feel the same way but there is the flip side to consider, if some sick bastard was taken off the face of the earth but it was later discovered that the 'sick bastard' was a law abiding citizen and his place on the list was due to a computer glitch then I assume you'll think this is unacceptable. It could be your friend or a family member that was the victim of some paedophile list cock-up.

I'd prefer that the authorities knew of all paedophiles and were keeping an eye on them rather than having vigilantes drive the individual 'underground' where no monitoring is possible.

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

having a sexual predator move in next door to you wouldn't worry you,
if you had a young child? :blink:

you wouldn't want at least the chance to protect your child? :blink:

and I am not talking about assembling a mob to burn the alleged paedo's house down....
just the knowledge that there may be a risk, so you can take precautions

I find nothing wrong with that :blink:

I am quite sure that the vigilante population is a minority,
we're not talking about 99% of the people going bugshit and killing people
they'll be caught and delt with if they cross the line,
and if they happen to take a sick bastard off the face of the earth, so what?

[sarcasm]
oh wait, killing is wrong, I forgot, even if it is in defense of a child's innocense :dry:
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the fact that there is anyone that would burn down someones house on suspicion of them being a peadophile is the problem. if people really look after their kids i reckon they'll be ok. not to jusify the case for peadophiles but i think parents should take more responsibilty educating, laying down curfews and seeing what their children actually do in their spare time.

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Originally Posted by MCHeshPants420

Giving a list to people is different. We should also have lists for all criminals then.

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yeah! i want a list of burglars, not that i want to break their little smackhead legs or anything :dry:

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Originally Posted by Busyman

If if it's public then a list can be made. What are you on? :blink:

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You've got a stutter.

So why do people need a list then? Why can't they just make their own?

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Originally Posted by MCHeshPants420

You've got a stutter.

So why do people need a list then? Why can't they just make their own?

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WWWhat r uuuu tttalking about?

People do make their own lists. Sometimes they go door to door and/or publish a newsletter when a sexual offender moves in the neighborhood.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

WWWhat r uuuu tttalking about?

People do make their own lists. Sometimes they go door to door and/or publish a newsletter when a sexual offender moves in the neighborhood.

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Not in the UK they don't and not in some states of the US they don't.

Only the authorities have access to the sex-offenders register.



Otherwise why would there have been a huge campaign over here to publish the addresses of paedophiles. If they were already available then it would appear to be pretty pointless.

Either hundreds of thousands of people are idiots or you're wrong.

Ok to inject some new slant for those that wish the list to be published (I am one of them) do you think the penalty in law should be hard or soft on the vigilantes? and do you think that the police should put every effort into bringing these people to justice?

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Originally Posted by vidcc

I voted yes so we can be aware of potential danger. I don't agree with vigilante actions although I admit if anyone molested my children I would gladly burn the perverts genitals off with a blow lamp if I was allowed to. I will state though that this is a wish and I wouldn't do it in reality because my kids need me at home not in jail.

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I do realise that when mobs form they are not rational and there is no excuse for such actions even though as I said I fully understand the passion behind the actions.
One innocent casualty is unacceptable so I believe the full weight of the law should be brought down on vigilantes.

Of course paedophiles shouldn't be released back into the community in the first place..... If the law protected us properly in the first place we wouldn't have this thread. :angry: