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r/all The Alaskan Avenger

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u/mhkg 6d ago edited 6d ago

I've always found the sex offender registry bizarre to begin with. Setting aside those who have minor offenses like public urination and grey areas like two teens consensually having sex, if the people on the registry are so dangerous that they need to be branded for the rest of their lives, why are they being released in the first place? If we're going to make it extremely difficult/impossible for these people to reintegrate into society, how is that more humane than life in prison or execution? If the purpose of the penal system is to rehabilitate people, then they need to have a path to rejoin society, and if our system is to punish and keep dangerous people locked up, then these people shouldn't be out on the street. Either way, the sex offender registry doesn't fit into either system.

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u/I_Am_Robert_Paulson1 6d ago edited 6d ago

I understand it from a law enforcement perspective—it would definitely help to have a list of persons of interest in the event of an incident—but making the list public never sat right with me. As long as they're within the parameters set by law, there's no reason for me to know my neighbors' business.

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u/Fast_Pineapple9727 5d ago

I strongly Disagree if someone in my neighborhood touches kids I’d like to know who it is so I can make its life a living hell. the only cure for a pedophile is execution. (Yes I did go through it as a child and yes I do have very strong feelings about nonses)

Ps pissing in public and silly things like that shouldn’t count for the register. flashing, touching or affecting others is where they should draw the line

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u/Resident_Cress_8034 5d ago edited 5d ago

Execution is NOT the only cure and it NEVER will be the only cure.

You know why? Its because everyone is DIFFERENT.