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The devil here being paedophiles/ephebophiles/sex offenders generally.
Convicted rapist beaten and chased out of Dublin suburb by furious mob - Herald.ie
I remember reading the above last summer and being alone amongst anyone I raised the topic with in my sympathy for this guy - not for his crimes obviously, but the fact that he is continually forced out of housing and, as above, subject to a load of self-righteous thugs kicking his head in, with no real protection from the police. There's also the hysterical media element
Is there anywhere in the country that's not "a short walk away from" some sort of childcare facility? Should this guy be banished to the mountains of Wicklow/Kerry?
Elsewhere, the US recently introduced a law "to identify registered sex offenders with a special mark on their passports", to my eyes a deeply regressive move, especially given that legislation already exists over there to prevent such people from travelling.
There's also the matter of acts like Megan's law , which "requir[e] law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders", an invitation to vigilantism if ever I heard one, and there was talk here a few years back of introducing Sarahs law but I'm not sure if it has been legislated for yet.
As linked to in the 'passports' article above, it seems that "evidence on the effectiveness of these laws suggests that they may not prevent recidivism or sexual violence and result in more harm than good" while from a purely moralistic point of view, it seems to me that continuing to punish people after they've served their prison sentence is completely wrong.
What sayeth Thumped?
Convicted rapist beaten and chased out of Dublin suburb by furious mob - Herald.ie
I remember reading the above last summer and being alone amongst anyone I raised the topic with in my sympathy for this guy - not for his crimes obviously, but the fact that he is continually forced out of housing and, as above, subject to a load of self-righteous thugs kicking his head in, with no real protection from the police. There's also the hysterical media element
The convicted criminal was staying only a short walk away from a local crèche and playgroup. Schools and community centres are also close to the address he was staying at.
Is there anywhere in the country that's not "a short walk away from" some sort of childcare facility? Should this guy be banished to the mountains of Wicklow/Kerry?
Elsewhere, the US recently introduced a law "to identify registered sex offenders with a special mark on their passports", to my eyes a deeply regressive move, especially given that legislation already exists over there to prevent such people from travelling.
There's also the matter of acts like Megan's law , which "requir[e] law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders", an invitation to vigilantism if ever I heard one, and there was talk here a few years back of introducing Sarahs law but I'm not sure if it has been legislated for yet.
As linked to in the 'passports' article above, it seems that "evidence on the effectiveness of these laws suggests that they may not prevent recidivism or sexual violence and result in more harm than good" while from a purely moralistic point of view, it seems to me that continuing to punish people after they've served their prison sentence is completely wrong.
What sayeth Thumped?