Monday, November 1, 2010
Sex Offenders on Halloween
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-10-30/news/os-halloween-sex-offenders-20101029_1_offenders-state-probation-officers-law-enforcement
I am sure most people would think sex offenders (especially pedophiles and people of that status) go crazy on the night of Halloween. All these little kids running around in costumes asking for candy probably drives them crazy. As sick and disgusting as this is in reality it is a fact and happens. This article I found is about what Florida police officials are doing to keep sex offenders under wrap during this fun night for young children. The article starts by saying that this year's trick-or-treaters will have some company this Halloween. As a state-wide crackdown Florida police forces are going to be going door to door to register sex offenders houses making sure they are following their specific rules for this given night. Among the rules are: sex offenders are prohibited from passing out candy, decorating their homes or even having their porch lights on, and they are not even allowed to open their doors to children. In the article it is stated that if anything of these rules are violated the sex offender will be arrested immediately on the spot. The author states that police will be visible and present in neighborhoods. There is said to be over 55,000 registered sexual predators and offenders in the state of Florida. This operation is targeting around 10,000 of them especially. These 10,000 are the ones who are still under supervision of the state. They advise parents to look up registered offenders and predators in their local areas and be aware. Police will keep their eye on all the registered houses in their specific zones of patrol, but in the end it comes down to responsible parents watching after their kids. I believe that this is necessary actions that need to be taken on this holiday given that children are out everywhere. It would be a pedophiles field day otherwise. So I am glad that Florida police are making this effort. By doing this hopefully they stop something that may have happened previously.
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OMG, hide the kids!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting article. One thing I found interesting was that they were worried about sex offenders offending random children. Most sex offenders offend children they actually know or are related to. It rare that you find a sex offender offending a random child. Though it never bad to be extra safe.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the police in their efforts, but there is also some sort of responsibility on the part of the parents to be familiar with where sex offenders are located in their area and maybe possibly be able to recognize the offender from their mug shot posted on sex offender information websites. It's not entirely their responsibility, but when you have the tools, use them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good move by the Florida police. Do you know if you have to have done a certain crime like child molestation in order have those rules put in place? Because I'm pretty sure in VA if you are caught peeing outside you are a sex offender for 2 years. It would suck if those rules were put in place by you just for being a drunken idiot.
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