[wolfcreek]

For one thing, the definition of *sex offender* is way too broad. It applies to everyone from somebody who got caught peeing in public to the most outlandishly horrible individuals on the face of the planet.

It's turned into a way to make money for municipalities and control people's lives instead of keeping the really bad monsters in jail.

[LIConFem]

Agree with everything you said.

But the real sex offenders should never see the light of day after conviction.

[Notary Sojac]

A high school senior who gets caught in the act with his 16 year old girlfriend is a "sex offender against children".

And there are lots of accusations of molestation which are cooked up as part of nasty divorces.

Not that there are not real predators out there, but before looking at this chart and shrieking "OMG!!" we should try to screen out the false positives.