The Associated Press reported this morning that ‘Investigators have finished questioning all 161 registered sex offenders living within a 5-mile radius of Somer's home …’ 161 sex offenders in a 5 mile radius from the child’s home??????!!!!!! I lived in the big city of Phoenix and there are only 13 registered sex offenders in my zip code!
The ruthless, senseless killing of our children has to stop. I am not saying the killings are all being done by registered sex offenders. God only know how many child killers there are, including the unregistered, potential and non-convicted sex offenders, lurking our streets. What I am saying is that there should be no children living in an area that has 161 registered sex offenders in a 5 mile radius. It is outrageous. We as a nation need to start speaking out again these atrocities, not to mention other situations. As the main character (Peter Lynch) said in the 1976 movie classic “Network”,‘I’m mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore!’
I share your outrage, Denise. And yet I can't help wondering how her parents could have allowed their little 7-year old girl to walk home alone? Yeah, she was in a group, but it was just a group of other little kids. Yeah, that neighborhood was saturated with sex offenders - reason enough to be worried - but you never know if a predator could be flying under the radar ANYWHERE. I'm betting you did a double take the last time you saw a little kid outside alone. As long as there are such monsters around as killed poor Somer, parents MUST be vigilant!
ReplyDeleteIn other views... any adult convicted of molesting a child should face the death penalty! I'm really serious about that.
I agree---I think anyone who is convicted of molesting a child should never see daylight again.
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