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Sex offender list: Too close to home

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View the article here 02/15/2009 By ONEITA JACKSON I was reading an article about sex offenders when I decided to go where I had never gone before: to the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. Advertisement A few moments of pause, a few questions ("Do you really want to do this, Oneita?") and a few mouse clicks later, I am staring at a face I know. Oh, my. That made me very uncomfortable -- too much information. The idea of a sex offender registry has always made me uncomfortable. It's public information, yes, but do I need it? I am responsible for my child and for me, and I am not convinced that knowing a person is on a list -- or not -- will make me feel safer or empowered. It shouldn't change my behavior or how I respond to people, should it? "Hey, I saw you on the registry yesterday! You stayin' outta trouble?" The New York Times article, "Effort to track sex offenders draws resistance," addressed an issue I have with the registry: It is too broad...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 15, 2009 (boomark / email).