Would you attend a peaceful protest if a convicted paedophile moved into your street?

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I’ve never attended anything similar before and I’m in two minds about going. He was convicted (I’ve read the newspaper articles which show his photo) and has been released after serving half his sentence. I don’t know if he owns the property but he’s moved in with his wife who stood by him. There’s a peaceful protest being arranged. Would you go?

@NotTheToothFairy22 I totally agree with you. Cannot believe the answers on this thread!!

Why would I be turning a blind eye if I didn’t join a protest

@NotTheToothFairy22 you just aren’t getting this are you? Just because someone does not feel the need to assault, harass or protest about a paedophile does NOT mean they are condoning what they have done, or turning a blind eye.

Going to the protest wouldnt achieve anything, except letting a child rapist know that they are hated where ever they go. So not a bad thing either imo.

It's a shame they cant do some sort of voting system for it, those utterly against it can asked for them to be moved to the people who are ok with it and will just tell their children to stay away from the bad man.

@cactusdog I think it clears up my utter bewilderment on how people can live with/have relationships with people who committed those types of offences. Some people just don't seem too bothered by child rapists. Who knew?

What the hell is wrong with people? People love this kind of stuff, don't they? Aren't you all supposed to be on lockdown? We have a justice system that deals with this stuff. Peaceful pedo protest. God, I can just imagine what the people on your street are like.

@MrsJunglelow

Why? What on earth is that going to achieve? Why not? No one wants him living there, he is a risk to society.

Sometimes, people on here sound utterly unhinged
What, like the man who raped a five year old
I don’t think a bit of a dog shit is really comparable?
Do you?!

I'm not comparing people on here to a man who raped a five year old. I'm stating that some people on here sound unhinged. It's true.

@Nicknacky

PurpleFrames All you would be achieving is disorder. It achieves nothing, and won’t help with what happened to you, unfortunately.

Would you feel “empowered” if someone was hurt as was a police officer at one bee recently?

The question OP asked and I answered was about a peaceful protest though.

Your argument relies on me having control over other people which I don't, I can only account for myself.

We have a justice system that deals with this stuff
Except that they don’t...
Our justice system is a joke.

I just read some old newspaper articles. He raped and sexually abused two young girls (the comments say they were his nieces) over 15 years. One was four when it started and the other five. He’s always denied everything.

I agree these type of things usually end up with the wrong person getting hurt and criminal behaviour. However, there was a similar peaceful protest by the same group relating to a paedophile at the other side of town last year and he moved away.....very reluctantly. That’s why I’ve been in two minds. I’m hoping this one will move away too but I also know that’s unlikely. He’s married and the other one was a single guy in a rented property.

I know they have to live somewhere. I know he’s done his time. I will warn my children. I don’t believe paedophiles can be rehabilitated and sadly I think it’s only a matter of time before he does it again.

@BananaPop2020 but they ARE turning a blind eye. Don't go to protest then, fair enough, not everyone has that mentality or feels like it will help. But the responses on here are actually insane, defending the rights of a paedophile. Surely doing nothing IS turning a blind eye?

[quote NotTheToothFairy22]@cactusdog I think it clears up my utter bewilderment on how people can live with/have relationships with people who committed those types of offences. Some people just don't seem too bothered by child rapists. Who knew?[/quote]
I'm very much bothered by child rapists. That's why I don't think they should be able to disappear and reappear somewhere that no one knows them. It's not because I care about the rapists feelings, it's because I fear for future victims.

I sure as hell wouldn't be pleased to have one living near me, and I wouldn't be passing the time of day or offering to take in a parcel for him. Just because I wouldn't be standing in his garden waving a sign doesn't mean I sympathise with him.

PurpleFrames Trust me, they are advertised as peaceful but they aren’t. Don’t touch them with a barge pole.

You being there just adds to the problems they cause.

I don't believe they can be rehabilitated either, but the answer can't be for citizens to go marching up and down the square.

I know they have to live somewhere
Not in my book.

@NotTheToothFairy22 I don’t care how unpopular this view is, but everyone should have their rights defended. That is part and parcel of living in a fair and democratic society.

Yes I might attend, it would depend who the organisers were and whether I felt it would stay peaceful. I'm surprised so many wouldn't. For me the aim wouldn't be to force him out, that's probably not possible. I'd want to make sure everyone was aware of his crimes and also make him know everyone was on to him.

There's a website where you can check convicted paedophiles in your area, there are a number near me, and I believe one has a child at the local school and is banned from entering the school grounds.

I don't know what I would do Op - how shit to have such a scumbag living near you.

They have to live somewhere

How about 6 feet in the ground?

My god how can people be so lax on this. A child rapist? I've heard more uproar on mn about a drug dealer moving into the street but a child abuser "has to live somewhere" 🤯

No such behaviour is completely unacceptable. He's been through our justice system presumably and had his sanction. If you have a problem with sanctions for paedophiles you write to your MP or protest about that or vote for whoever it is you think will change the law.

This time of thing is anti justice. It's mob rule and anyone who wants a just and fair society should not be taking part in something like this.

More practically, he has to live somewhere and it's better that it's somewhere people know who he is.

And as others have said you know that he is there so he's not really the paedophile you should be worrying about. It's the ones you don't know who are the ones to worry about.

@HotPenguin so it’s reasonable to shift the issue to someone else’s doorstep then? How selfish.

Exactly @justleavemebe ! I bet there's a completely different attitude to protests about parking or cutting down a tree, other non issues that people get their knickers in a twist about..

No, statistically there's one in every street in the UK. We all know one and most of us have socialised with one or chatted. We just don't know they are.,

Personally I like to know where the convicted ones are tbh.

Whats the purpose of the protest. It wont stay peaceful. Someone will throw a brick through the window or start a.fire.

He raped a five year old, he does not deserve to live........anywhere