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TX - San Antonio ban of sex offenders doesn't address real problems

Original Article 01/30/2011 Bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to distancing places where children congregate from the living quarters of a registered sex offender. Last week, the tiny hamlet of San Antonio in east Pasco banned sex offenders from living in the town even though there is no proof such strident residency rules prevent attacks or decrease recidivism. Certainly, no one wants a registered sex offender living nearby, but by adopting standards beyond current state law, San Antonio essentially wants to dump the potential of a future problem on their neighbors in unincorporated Pasco County. The San Antonio ordinance, which will be enforced by the Pasco Sheriff's Office since it is under contract to provide 40 hours of weekly patrols inside the municipal limits, bans registered sex offenders from living within 1,500 feet of school bus stops, schools, day care centers and parks...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 29, 2011 (boomark / email).