I have a registered Sex Offender next door

Published on October 6, 2005 By Dr Guy In Current Events

Just came upon this link, and found out a neighbor (not an immediate one, but one behind me) is a sex Offender! That is really scary. But at least the site showed him to me.

His crime? Indecent liberties with Child by Custodian. I guess that means he did it to his kids.

Comments (Page 1)

ParaTed2k

on Oct 06, 2005

Scary yes, but not incapacitating. There is no reason to act any differently than you did yesterday, after all, the neighborhood hasn't changed a bit. There is no greater threat to the kids in the neighborhood, in fact there is less, because it is a known threat. But then again, if you didn't know he was a sex offender, but you saw him do something suspicious, would you react much different?

Awareness is the key and you are now aware.

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

Just a note of warning. NOt all states are on line yet, so if your state is not, they say they hope to have thm on line by October 20 of this year.

Moderateman

on Oct 06, 2005

forwarned is forearmed doc.

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

in fact there is less, because it is a known threat.

Tell that to the 20 month old girl in Des Moines. I dont think her parents feel better just because the guy was registered.

And I do feel less safe. For my Family.

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

forwarned is forearmed doc.

Very true. I did not know this guy before (I dont know any of my neighbors behind me except the ones that got Lil'Girl. But on our daily walks, I will be looking out more now.

historyishere

on Oct 06, 2005

Why couldn't the do-gooder have put the "special package" in HIS mailbox....

infantry wife

on Oct 06, 2005

YIKES! We had checked our city registry when looking at potential homes to buy and we were able to get in a part of the city that as of yet doesn't have a large number of offenders.
One thing I would like to point out is that when we lived on post at Fort Stewart the elementary school did backgournd checks on all volunteers, I was the volunteer coordinator and did these checks with the post coordinator and we had a couple pop up with violent and sex crimes that were not allowed in the school at all, had to pick up their kids outside. I wish we could do that at civilian schools, is scary to think all you have to do to have access to the kids is drop by the office and sign in, no id required, no questions asked.
I don't know the ages of your kids Dr. Guy but are they old enough to speak to about this and to be warned to stay out of that area and away from said individual?
Also you mentioned the name of the crime "indecent liberties with child by Custodian". From my understanding these type of freaks have compulsions to do this crap and will branch out and do these things to other people's kids when given the opportunity.
When we lived in Hinesville Ga they put pictures of the registered offenders in the paper, don't know if they still do as people were griping about it but you as a concerned citizen are allowed to make up fliers and distrubute them around the neighborhood saying beware that there is a sex offender in our midst and maybe you could put that website on it.
Thanks for sharing the website, I am sure there are a lot of people out there who will be dismayed at the numbers

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

Cool site, slow as hell though.

I would hate to see what your address turns up!

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

Why couldn't the do-gooder have put the "special package" in HIS mailbox....

Now that was a great comeback! I wonder if the do gooder even knows this guy is in the neighborhood?

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

I don't know the ages of your kids Dr. Guy but are they old enough to speak to about this and to be warned to stay out of that area and away from said individual?

Fortunately, my Youngest is 12, almost 13. The rest are 18 (almost for one) or older. So I am a bit more worried about my son, but not a lot. I think he is both intelligent enough, and big enough at this point. But I will thinktwice about leaving him home alone in the future (probably make him call me every 2 hours or so - "Aw Dad!" - I can see that coming).

ParaTed2k

on Oct 06, 2005

Tell that to the 20 month old girl in Des Moines. I dont think her parents feel better just because the guy was registered.
And I do feel less safe. For my Family.

Dr. Guy, I understand that you feel less safe, and I even understand why. But, if you learned one of your neighbors has had a bomb in their basement for the last 5 years, would your knowledge of that bomb change the danger the bomb posed?

Unlike the bomb in the basement, knowledge that your neighbor is a sex offender empowers you, not weakens you. It is the difference between the mere perception of safety and safety itself. Yesterday you didn't know there was a threat, but you felt safe. Today you feel less safe, but are no less safe then you were yesterday.

You know he is there, you know he is a sex offender. You don't know if he preys on kids in general or only relatives (two completly different mindsets of pedophile). You do however, have the upper hand on him, you know him for what he is.

Fear works for the pedophile, awareness works for everyone else.

foreverserenity

on Oct 06, 2005

It's good that you're aware of him now. You should tell your family so that they are aware too. And good thing to do where your son is concerened.

Tova7

on Oct 06, 2005

We have one several blocks down. I showed my 9 year old his picture several times and we walked by his house one day and I told him all about it.....but I've preached private parts and strangers to him since he was 2 so he listened but wasn't too amazed.

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

Dr. Guy, I understand that you feel less safe

It is not that I feel less safe, just that my children are less safe. And it is a kind of betrayal. I know that family pedophiles USUALLY dont stray to strangers, but I can not take that chance now can I?

Knowledge is power, and yes, I have some now. The fact that I know, and he does not know that I know does not make me feel better. Ignorance is bliss, if no safer than knowledge. I will not allow it to dictate my life, but I will use the knowledge to be more careful in the future.

Dr Guy

on Oct 06, 2005

And good thing to do where your son is concerened.

Very true. My son is no dummy, and him knowing will make me feel better.

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