Funny...Mr. Castrejon must have gotten some angry emails (or he just looked at your comments, Paul) and changed the title... it showed up as "lurk" in the link I received to this article, but when I got here it had been changed.

The recidivism for sex offenders is lower than all other felonies...almost five times lower. The likelihood of the ex-offenders victimizing a child is extremely low. Those who want to argue, "if it saves one child it's worth it", should take heed of the fact that children are much more likely to be abused by someone they know and trust who isn't on the registry. Until legislation starts focusing on education and prevention instead of re-re-re-punishing those who have already committed the crime and paid the price, we're still in danger.

Actually, no emails so far, save for the comments. I decided to leave the headline nearly the same, but edited slightly from the previous. True, sex offenders are allowed to live within the 2,000 feet currently, but the potential danger still 'lurks,' according to the intent of Jessica's Law.

Until risk-based assessment is utilized rather than offense-based, terms are meaningless and determining who is actually a danger is virtually impossible. Any of the registrants whose victims were family members, which will be a significant number, are at an extremely low risk to re-offend. People like Frank Rodriquez in Texas whose offense on the registry says, "sexual assault of a child," are at virtually zero risk to offend. His situation is one of high school sweethearts, consensual sex, angry mother, police, and registry. He and the "child" he "assaulted" have now been married over 16 years and have 4 children. He has petitioned for removal under the new Romeo and Juliet legislation, but for all these years and even now, he is a registrant with a conviction of sexually assaulting a child.
Actually, yes, some research would help. Since around 95% of new assaults are committed by those who have no history of sexual crime, the children of Glendora and of LA County are at greater risk from those whose houses you don't have marked on your little map.

What I would like to see is a list for those people who have committed violent crimes such as murder, assualt, and hate crimes. It's these people who scare me the most. The type that usually lack self controll and anger management issues. How about people with drug issues? Do we as a society want to know where these people are? Any one of these people could be standing in line behind you. What do you think?

Do I hear a wolf cry?. Ask Shelly if 95% of new assaults are committed by those with no criminal history? then out of those 95% of those who committed those assaults (how many) were assaulted themselves. ShellyStow doesn't usually like to take things full circle so I will do it for her. If the assaulted grows up with a distorted and unhealthy view of sexuality then How many of those 95% she loves to quote go on to abuse? So how much of a stretch is it, that we should keep those abusers AWAY from our kids? Shelly loves the "high-school sweetheart analogy" it always appears that she loves to take the gut wrenching edge off this crime with that old tired story. Here is the real story, In the last 6 months two four year olds were taken from their beds, had their guts torn out by "repeat offenders" and then thrown out of moving cars. Yesterday a 7 year old was found in a trash bin after being kidnapped, raped and strangled. As I write this some freak is standing over a 10 year old unzipping his pants and threatening to kill the kid's parents if they tell. Keep these people as far away from our children as possible and quit splitting hairs on footage, hell, 3/4 of them should be behind bars or have had a needle stuck in their arm by now. Communities shouldn't give ONE INCH on their restrictions, if the State cant determine who they are gonna let out to feed off our children and who not to, then Communities need to stand firm!

Vicki, Valerie will not be replying to your request with actual stories from her ranting because they only exist in her mind to the extent she is portraying. She, and many others like her are so far gone that even they themselves believe in the lies they perpetuate in these forums. Shellystow on the other hand has been citing and reporting accurate statistics and has been on point in regards to stating facts about sex offenders.

No, to give Valerie her due this time, the horrible death of the little girl from Georgia whose body was found in a dumpster is real. http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/05/justice/georgia-missing-girl/?hpt=hp_t2
There are no suspects at this point, so any speculation about the monster that killed her is inappropriate. I have not thus far been successful in locating stories about the children molested, killed, and thrown from moving cars.

["they only exist in her mind to the extent she is portraying"]

I must reiterate. This is not happening on a level that would justify the amount of capitol that is spent (taking away from the quality of life from the community) and laws created trying to prevent such crimes.

I agree, Paul, and the registry even hinders that process. IF the animal who destroyed that precious little girl is already a registered offender, the fact that the registry is so bloated with non-violent and low to no risk registrants plays a huge factor, just as it did with Girardo, in interfering with law enforcement's focus on the truly dangerous. And for those who will criticize your statement as not caring what happens to children who are raped and killed--the if-it-saves-one-child argument, I would remind them that for every one molested by a registered offender, many, many thousands are molested day after day in their homes and other places where they should feel safe by those they should be able to trust. With just some of the millions spent on the registry and "just-one-child," programs could be put in place in schools and communities that address the cause of the vast majority of child sexual molestation and start making an impact in reducing new and repeat victims, something the registry does not do. Yes, just one child matters. So do hundreds of thousands.

If the monster that ruthlessly committed this act is actually registered as a sex offender (which even I wouldn't rule out completely) I believe this is something we should all know pretty soon. It shouldn't take forensics too long to match DNA with the registry in which I believe all registrars are required to submit by law.

To any one who feels compelled to comment on my seemingly callous attitude in dealing with children who are kidnapped, raped and murdered I will save you the time. It’s not that I wouldn’t support something that saves just one child’s life even if it cost a lot of money, but the fact is, it does not even save one child’s live, and it’s costing a lot of money, see. All the Kanka’s and Runnions, and Wetterlings in the world would not have been saved from what we apparently are trying to handle these monsters with.

I did Google; no kids molested, murdered, and thrown from cars that I can find.
Valerie, I normally give your rant the attention it deserves and ignore it, but I realized something interesting. Your techniques—ranting, bullying, threatening, name-calling, insulting, demeaning, belittling—are techniques used by the stereotypical aggressive abuser. I believe you have found your niche.
I must also comment on the GAO article you reference. A study population of 15 scattered over 11 states over 10 years is an extremely limited and focused study. It is akin to my going into a prison of 1000 people, picking 2 who had a history of repeat insurance fraud scams, releasing and monitoring them, and then when they again perpetrated an insurance scam, using them in a study to show the high recidivism of insurance fraud scam artists.

And since you have difficulty understanding statistics, here is an interesting report that, in this section at least, doesn’t use any. It is from the NEW YORK STATE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION 2009 - 2010 REPORT:
“Reject additional further residency restriction proposals and instead reinforce the ability
of individual probation and parole officers to assess whether there are residences that
are inappropriate for certain individuals such that they would pose an unacceptable risk
of re-offense….. All of the empirical research examining the effectiveness of residency restrictions shows that residency restrictions do not work to reduce the risk of harm to children. They have been shown to discourage offenders from reporting their whereabouts to law enforcement, and they destabilize offenders’ lives, creating roadblocks to successful re-integration into society and increasing the risk of recidivism. Housing stability is a key to reducing recidivism….” (page 28)
Individualized assessment and management based on individual needs rather than applied to entire categories of people based on a label that covers everything from the silly to the horrific—what a refreshing concept.

umm you forgot to paste:
Sexual assault is a crime that is devastating and life altering. The emotional confusion and aftermath experienced by a victim of a sexual assault can manifest a number of obstacles delaying
or possibly eliminating the process of healing. When the victims of sexual assault are children
the process of healing becomes their childhood. When a crime of this magnitude is committed
against a child, someone who cannot defend or fight for themselves we must fight for them. If
we allow the perpetrators of child sexual abuse to continue to prey on the children of New York
State, we are not only failing the children, but condoning the actions of these pedophiles. Due
to the" high number" of unreported cases and the effect on the victim’s quality of life, it has become very apparent that the current laws of New York State pertaining to child sexual abuse are
glaringly inadequate and unable to address the many legal and ethical issues that exist.
The typical child sexual offender molests an average of 117 children, most of whom do not
report the offense. PAGE 71 from the NEW YORK STATE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION 2009 - 2010 REPORT: Shelly I have invited you on multiple occasions, you want to eliminate residency restrictions? I want to eliminate sexual based crimes..tell your buddies to quit the crimes and only then will we gain any middle ground.