Sex offender tier system possible

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04/23/2007

Right now sex offenders have to live 2000 feet away from a park, daycare, or playground. But some say the law leaves sex offenders with hardly anywhere to live legally.
- It does, draw 2000 foot circles around all these areas in your area and you will see this is a fact.

The proposed bill would classify sex offenders in three levels.

Level one offenders would pose a low danger to the community and most likely not commit another crime.

Level two offenders are those that pose a moderate risk to others.

Level three would be someone posing a serious danger to the community and would continue engaging in criminal sexual conduct.

Some parents say anything that would help law enforcement focus on the most dangerous sex offenders is a good idea.

When Merisa Muniz's kids hit the playground she's watching.
- This is what any responsible parent should do!

“I do try to keep a really good eye on my children.”

But Merisa knows she can't always be there. So she lets her kids know that not everyone is there to treat them right.

“Me and my daughter did talk about this. We had one on our block that we thought was a sex offender and we didn't know how severe it was.”
- This is what a real parent should do. Warn your kids, not just about sex offenders but that the whole world is a dangerous place and they need to be on the watch for all things. Do not TRUST anyone unless you've known them for years, and even then I'd still be weary.

But Marisa also says that she feels not all sex offenders should be considered equal.
- Amen! They are NOT all equal. That is like saying all Christians are the same or all white people are the same. They are not!

“To me it all depends on what the sex offender has done.”
- So true. When will the idiots we have in office see this? This is a lady with brains, which the politicians only see greed, money, corruption, etc.

A state representative says changing the way sex offenders are classified would make the system fairer. It would also free up more resources to concentrate on the most dangerous offenders.
- And would save a lot of money, man hours, and free up time. And anything to save us tax payers money is good, IMO. Buffer zones, GPS, registries, etc do nothing to protect anyone, they are a false sense of security. If a violent person wants to commit another crime, THEY WILL! This is like asking criminals to obey the laws, doesn't make much sense.

Merisa says she believes, “there needs more focus on the ones that are really out there making crime after crime after crime for the same thing that needs to be put away.”

And if a "level three" offender ever moved into a neighborhood like where Eric and his kids live, the Department of Corrections would let everyone living within one mile know that person was their new neighbor.

Eric says, “a lot of families are very concerned about their kids they want to make sure that their kids live in a nice, healthy safe environment.”
- Doesn't everyone? Who wants to live in fear daily? Nobody. But these laws do not protect anyone, it only banishes sex offenders and is punishment regardless of the idiot politicians saying it's punitive not punishment, that is BS!

If the bill is passed it would take effect November 1st.

And if you would like to look at the bill more closely, a copy of the bill is available online.