I ran across an article that reminded me that I've been wanting to look into Utah's sex registry online database. I put in my home address from when I lived in Utah County. There were 32 offenders within a two mile radius of my address!
Now, I know that this does not mean these are bad people or necessarily dangerous people. I have known (professionally) a few good people who were registered. But it is important to be informed. There are many facts about the offenders, including picture, address on a map (in relation to the address you've inputted), type of offense, victims of the offense, type of car, and more.
This is a resource that every woman or parent should be aware of, just to know about, at minimum.
6.11.08
GET CHECKED!
Posted by Mrs. Martha at 14:53
Labels: registry, Sex offender
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Confession: I did that once, too, just to see if anyone in our ward was an offender. Low, I know. But it is helpful to know where the offenders are at, and also to know what their offense was. I think it's a great idea to do if you are thinking about moving into a new neighborhood, especially if you have children.
It was a little disturbing. I recognized two faces. One I saw 3-4 a week coming to and from school (via rape hill). He has a record for multiple assaults. Yikes. I would have had to have worked hard to know how to act when (regularly) passing by him. Act tough? Manly? Kind (obviously he has some problems..)?
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