Sex offenders and harsher laws

Sexual predators. They are closer than you probably think. If you take the time to look online at the sexual predators in your area, you would be suprised how many are within 1 mile of you. If you don’t have that any, or even just a few, you should feel lucky. At any given time when I catch the Sexual Offenders Registration, which I do alot, I have 20-30 within my city. 10-15 of which live within a one mile radius of my house. Where my daughter lives. Where my daughter lays her head to sleep and dreams.

I know there are different “types” of sexual offenders. Some are just over the age of 18 who slept with their girlfriend who was 16 or 17. Those are not the ones that I am referring too. I am referring to the rapists, child molesters, the sick men (and yes even woman) who prey on our kids. Who pray on anyone.

My experience with these people have always been the same. They never change. There is something seriously wrong in your head if you find a kid attractive. There is something not right if you have to rape someone, molest them and ruin them. That can’t be fixed. They can’t be fixed. There is no cure.

I know after their time is served and they have paid their debt to society that whats passed is passed. Bullshit. *cough cough* People like that never change. And I for one don’t let me guard down around anyone with a past like that.

The defense some of these guys use: “It was done to me” “I had a poor childhood” “I was raised to think it was okay” “My dad never hugged me” PLEASE! Join the rest of the world. My childhood was crappy, my dad was never around… I turned out great!! Know why? Cause I know right from wrong. I have a conscience. I have a soul. I have morals.

2 years ago I got a knock at my door, it was sheriff. Informing me a sexual predator who served 30 years in jail for raping a 4 year old little girl moved in 2 doors down from us. My daughter was 3. You can imagine what I thought. What I felt.

6 months had past since he moved in. I avoided walking past that house, and if I had to walk past it, I would cross the street. He had a right to live there, but I had a right to be cautious. I used my right.

One afternoon in the summer me and Brooklyn were outside. I watched her closely, and you can imagine why. Here come that guy. Holding a white puppy, trying to lure her on to his porch, while I was right there. I couldn’t believe it! He told her to come in his house and play with the puppy. I grabbed her and ran into the house. I was right there, now imagine if she was alone. I was pissed, shocked and scared. I called my husband at work and told him what happened, needless to say, he came right home. We called the cops. The cop that came to the house was genuinely trying to help. He talked to us for a while and told us what we could do, what we should do. He was helpful. The next day we had that guys parole officer and some FBI guys at our door. In the end, know what happen to him? Nothing. They let it go.

A few years ago when Jessica Lunsford was kidnapped, raped and killed by that sexual offender who lived close by, unknown to his neighbors, hit close to home,  for I knew her family here in Ohio. I am all for stronger sex offender laws.

I do not believe in the government being in our “personal” buiness. Reading our emails, listening to phone calls, ect. But I do believe that we, as a society, have a right to be safe. So when they propose to monitor all repeat sex offenders, and have harsher stonger laws, Im right behind them giving them my full support. Ankle bracelets, 24 hour monitoring so their whereabouts are always known.  Theres thousands of repeat sex offenders in any given state, that do not register, who live by schools, innocent children, unsuspecting people.

Being a victim of such a subject I believe that something needs to be done. Jessica Lunsford could easily have been my sister, my friend, my daughter, me. It could be anyone of us. It happens everyday, and it will continue to happen until something is done about it.

There are many different degrees of sexual offenders (which I spoke of earlier) and I know not everyone is guilty of things they are  accused of. But if they are a repeat offender, then I think it should apply to them. Everyone makes mistakes, and they do learn from them. But if they do it again… apparently they didnt learn and will continue to keep doing it. Its not easy to recover from something such as this and most victims never do fully recover. Something is taken from you. Something is lost forever. And noone has the right to take that from us.

So to protect my daughter and the world she is going to grow up in… I say Stronger sex laws. I say its time to put a stop to the rights they take away from our youth, our woman, everyone.

I will continue to check the sex offender registry, religiously. I will know what I can about my neighbors and where my kids are not safe at.  I encourage everyone to check it out, be cautious, be aware, be informed. Don’t think it can’t happen to you or anyone you love, but chances are, in some form or another… its happened to someone you know and love. Not everyone reports this or even tells. Molestation usually happens by someone we trust and love. Knowledge and being informed is the best key to preventing, recognizing and fight back against the sickness that surrounds us in our world.

Stronger sex laws. I’m all for it