Should we be informed if a paedophile is living nearby?

I've been living in my current home with my 4yr old daughter 4 15mths now & I read in the paper yesterday that a paedophile has been living in a house that runs parallel with mine.
All the back gardens are joined & are only seperated by a 5ft fence.
This means any time my daughter was playing in the garden he could have been watching/photographing/videoing her from a bedroom window, it would even have been possible for him 2 speak 2 her over the fence or enter my garden.
My daughters childminder lives 2 doors away from this sicko as her garden also backs on2 our stretch of semi's.
He could have been watching her in either of our gardens.
The police had arrested him 6 months ago 4 a string of 36 attacks on people aged 4yrs -15yrs old, this was over a period of 25yrs.
He was released on bail & no-one in the area knew about it. He has now been found guilty in court & has 2 serve a minimum of 15yrs! -(Not long enough!)
I think we have a right 2 know where these ppl live.
Don't you?

Gossip

Of course
We have a right to protect our children

tonnage 17

of course we should, who knows what he could have done???

I LUV CARPET/VINYL ETC.

go to megans law .com. you can view all pediphiles there by zipcode,city etc.

Memnoch

Yes, people convicted of such crimes are actually required by law to inform you if they are moving into your neighborhood. However, since he had not been convicted yet, there was no reason for law to make him slander himself and possibly affect the outcome of the trial. It is kind of a lose, lose situation there. How do you inform the neighborhood that a possible pedophile is living in there presence without causing undo harm if they are found innocent.

MackDaddy10

Of course. I hope every state passes laws that say we have the right to know that information.

button moon

yes we have a right to know, and anyone who says otherwise has got a screw loose, i have two daughters and i believe their "human rights", come way above that of any pervert! they should be shot or jailed for LIFE perverts cannot be cured, so whats the point of letting them live, to cause more pain and hurt!

David D

You shouldn't have to ask this question, they should be locked up for good at least.

myama87

what is that? if it's like a burgular or something. of course! u've gotta keep ur self and ur children protected!

Fallen Angel Twinks

you should have the right to know, unfortunately our system is wrong and very often protect the crim rather than the ones at risk. i am sorry you find yourself in the situation, if you can secure your house and garden better it may help. i thought we were going to adopt a system where we name and shame them??

SYDNEY B

If society sees him as a criminal, then he has the right when he has served his sentence to live where he chooses. If, however, he is a "sicko" then he should be locked away in a mental institution until he is no longer a threat to the children in our society.

A recent report in "The Times" has revealed that dangerous psychopaths have killed 100 people in the last two years. The problem, it seems to me, stems from the closing down of our mental institutions and flogging the land off to developers. Until you return these "sickos" to secure and permanent detention, then society will continue to have to put up with their murderous outrages against the innocent and, in particular, defenceless children.

a-z

Yes we do have a right. These people shouldn't be allowed to be anywhere near children, people argue 'human rights' but its our right to protect ourselves and children. I've had this discusion recently and people are really split on the matter, but i believe unless you have children or like myself young members in your family that mean the world to you, you possibly cannot commment.

Corvinus

Why stop at this crime?
Why not post details of everyone's crimes somewhere so we can see who is a burglar, car theif, mugger etc.
Great deterrent if everyone in a community knows what you are.
Make everything public knowledge!

monkey boy

why should you have the right? you dont have the right to lists of murderers or rapists so why paedophiles?

having a list of all known paeodophiles in your area will result in a vigilante culture where people will take the law in to their own hands.

If you did know if there was a paedophile in your area what would you do? Would you move? This is not an option for most people. Would you force the paedophile out? This could result in charges brought against you.

I believe the pressure is on the government to keep these sicko's locked up, or in care until they are fit to live alongside normal human beings.

Plus you have the cases of a truely reformed paedophile who will be victimised for the rest of their lives because of an incident they regretted.

Most people deserve a second chance and although this kind of crime is the lowest of the low, people can change. A list of paedophiles could ruin so many peoples lives, mothers, children and innocent people that get mistaken for a known paedophile.

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