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Would you want to know if one of these people lived on your street *content warning - SO*

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usernamechanged1 · 24/03/2023 21:09

Was careful with the title so as not to cause any unwanted distress.

I watched Stacey Dooley’s documentary where she went to Florida and they literally signpost “The occupant of (address) is a convicted sex offender” at the edge of the neighbourhood. They also have an online database where you can put someone’s name in and see if they have convictions of that nature. It’ll tell you what they’ve done and when.

I know there are a few illegal websites in the UK which do the same, but nothing published by the police or government, as in the US.

Would you like to see something like this available?

Would you want to know if a convicted sex offender or paedophile lived on your street?

OP posts:
Ducklips71 · 27/03/2023 00:23

ThereIbledit · 26/03/2023 23:29

House prices for those next door to, and in the same neighbourhood would fall. Would you be happy if your property depreciated by a massive % overnight because your neighbour got convincted?

And this would be your main concern, would it? Falling house prices? Sod the kids being in danger, it's all about lowering the tone of your area?

pompomdaisy · 27/03/2023 06:21

Nope I wouldn't want to have this information. For lots of reasons.

LonelyInTheOcean · 27/03/2023 16:38

ThereIbledit · 26/03/2023 23:26

No, I would feel less safe, despite being no less safe than when I didn't know, and I think it would do bad things to women's mental health in general. I think vigilante groups would take things too far, and much though I despise sex offenders I think it's their human right to go about their (non-offending!) life peacefully, and I don't think that would happen, I think they'd get called slurs, attacked, people wouldn't do business with them, they'd have their property constantly vandalised etc. Much though I think they justice system is majorly flawed when it comes to conviction and punishment of sex offenders, and much though I don't particularly care what happens to a sex offender this is superseded by the fact that human rights aren't negotiable, ever. They must be fore everyone, even people who have breached the human rights of others.

They steal the human rights of others with their disgusting ways. To me they should lose their human rights the second they breach an innocent persons human rights.

QueefQueen80s · 27/03/2023 17:31

@LonelyInTheOcean Exactly 🙌🏼

MrsJaxTeller3 · 27/03/2023 22:31

Bootlass · 25/03/2023 00:27

@MrsJaxTeller3 agreed. No-one is thinking of the families of the offenders and the abuse they'd get hurled at them in street, the 'paedo' slurs painted on their front door or walls, the bullying the poor DC would inevitably endure in school etc. These people have already gone the trauma of discovering the crimes, living through court cases and then separation/estrangement from a person they loved, trusted and cared for without all the harassment or danger of vigilantism thrown on top of all that

My child was 3 when he was jailed the first time, I had to look at pictures and faces of children in them to make sure none were my child, the excuse he gave was needing to make some quick money, why then, 12 years later was he jailed for offences regards his step daughters child? Ongoing for 5 years, that wasn't to make money was it? I hold a lot of resentment for him and he's the reason my child is no contact with that part of their family, as his ex wife took him in after his release from prison. I did everything in my power to keep my child safe which meant no contact, moving and changing names. It was a horrendous part of our lives and I'm thankful for the support I received from everyone in my life at the time.

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