tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post9108170806038084214..comments2024-03-26T14:55:06.079-05:00Comments on just another mommy blog...: Sex Offenderstracey.becker1@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-40387288559434132242007-09-02T00:01:00.000-05:002007-09-02T00:01:00.000-05:00Protecting the children is the paramount need. How...Protecting the children is the paramount need. However when flip flop momma said that the rate for rehabilitating a child molester is 1%, she covers a lot of ground with one broad generalization. Her information is probably true for a pedophile, i.e. a person that is sexually attracted to young children. But her information is incorrect for molesters whose victims are family members.<BR/> Those types are usually not pedophiles and treatment is usually very effective. Many such molesters can be reunited with their families and can lead very productive lives.<BR/> As for the teens convicted of statuatory rape and being labeled as a sex offender for the ramainder of their lives is something that is counter productive, to say the least.<BR/> It is the comfortable way to just lump all sex offenders into one category, but that is not helpful to society.<BR/> I don't have enough space here to go into all of the reasons and discussions over the many facets of the problem, but a one size fits all is hardly ever an effective way to deal with any problem.glennthigpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645262933324411784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-25362800674535877402007-05-05T17:52:00.000-05:002007-05-05T17:52:00.000-05:00I agree with the other commentors here. Avoid any...I agree with the other commentors here. Avoid anything and everything that might give you the appearance of a sexual criminal. If your life is tough after you've commited a crime, tough cookies sweety, it's called consequences for your actions. I hope your "life of difficulty" was worth that short moment of physical pleasure. My sisters had WAY too many things happen to them while growing up because we didn't know things about our neighbors and babysitters and my parents believed in trusting "good people". I was always a very shy, suspicious child and I think that saved me from a lot of things that my sisters went through.Ice Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720267761985766740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-14484648495321709232007-05-03T16:00:00.000-05:002007-05-03T16:00:00.000-05:00Ali and trulove,I can only feel extreme sadness th...Ali and trulove,<BR/><BR/>I can only feel extreme sadness that your lives have been tormented by deviants. <BR/><BR/>The people who are the victims will NEVER have a second chance at a normal existence, free from pain.<BR/><BR/>But I pray that your loved ones will feel peace in their hearts...tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-44708464427679377562007-05-03T11:22:00.000-05:002007-05-03T11:22:00.000-05:00tracey-i've been blogging for a while and never me...tracey-i've been blogging for a while and never mentioned this part of my families history. back in the 80's my little brother was kidnapped by a stranger, crossed state lines, molested and returned to us approx. 26 hours later. he was 6. i don't think i need to get into the effect this has on us to this day. the man that did was caught, was sentenced to a very long prison term,which was overturned, he will now be out of prison when he is in his 50's. the part that kills me though is that he was out on bail awaiting sentencing for the same crime in another state the time he took my brother. as in already found guilty but not in prison. this is not a topic i plan to ever address on my own blog. it wasn't anything i was going to mention at all until i read your post and comments you recieved from someone who is obviously trying to screw with the system. it makes me physically sick to read someone tap dance around the topic of molestation, i'm sorry but their is no child porn on my computer..i don't go places that would cause that to happen. <BR/><BR/>i do not believe that therapy works, and being in prison is only a bandaid-it proves they haven't been around small children in a while. do i feel bad that they have a hard time establishing a life in any community-to some small extent yes, but not enough to feel we should not protect our children. don't hurt other people and your life will be easier to live is my advise. how do you go about doing that? i have no idea and frankly it's not my problem-my problem is keeping my kid safe. so good for you tracey for posting the sex offender registration site, and tough crap if people that are effected by that particular law don't like it. don't be a predator.ALIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786932063350292717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-21695537931797397882007-05-03T09:55:00.000-05:002007-05-03T09:55:00.000-05:00I think anyone who has sexually abused a child sho...I think anyone who has sexually abused a child should be castrated. It has been proven that once the line is crossed there is no going back. Castration is the only known "cure" and even then, sometimes they just act out in other ways. At least it would be a harsh enough sentence that freakos might really think before they act out.<BR/><BR/>Statuatory rape counts-yet another reason to "think" before you act. Sleeping with a teenage girl/boy is never a wise decision-especially if you are over 18. I'm not for castration in Stat. rape cases-but very severe punishment might curb all these accidental pregnancies, abortions and STD's.janjanmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390742086078397725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-9535280755123712302007-05-03T09:31:00.000-05:002007-05-03T09:31:00.000-05:00I agree with what you've said. I personally think...I agree with what you've said. <BR/><BR/>I personally think that even the wrongly accused have put themselves in a situation where they were associated with something that they shouldn't have... so leading a careful and wise life is essential. I think parents should be teaching their children about these kind of issues just like they teach their children about money, credit and savings (among other things of course).Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950880083795695746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-73943134483563162402007-05-02T18:09:00.000-05:002007-05-02T18:09:00.000-05:00Oh, such a horrible thing to even have to THINK ab...Oh, such a horrible thing to even have to THINK about. I don't know if there is any right answer, but I do have to agree with what you've said.<BR/><BR/>StephStephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-14066008413465401612007-05-02T18:06:00.000-05:002007-05-02T18:06:00.000-05:00Counseling is wonderful, but unfourtunately, moles...Counseling is wonderful, but unfourtunately, molestation is a life sentence to the victim. My son is a survivor of molestation. I'm sorry that there are statutory rape offenders on the registry, the bottom line is that a law was broken. I know that for my son and my family, one incident changed our lives forever. No amount of counseling will ever change that the five minute period spent with the molester changed my beautiful 5 year old boy into a wreck. He hid his secret for a year and a half, and he has never and will never be the same. We believe strongly that what does not kill you makes you stronger, but how unnecessary...the point of the registry is to make people aware. Awareness.TruLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526244210418956619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598861.post-26750602637265838102007-05-02T12:50:00.000-05:002007-05-02T12:50:00.000-05:00Tracey I totally agree with you. It sucks that the...Tracey I totally agree with you. It sucks that they all get lumped together, but for now that's how it is. The rate for rehabilitating a child molester is 1%...not good! I'd rather have the list and know who to keep my kids away with. In the long run, the kids who are molested are going to suffer more than the offenders are from having their names on a list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com