[TChris]

Whenever one of these Meghan's law cases come up, someone brings up this concern. But if you look at the way nearly all Meghan's law bills have been written and implemented, neighborhood notification is only for high-risk offenders. Most states don't even include statutory rapists in their databases. It's perfectly safe to assume that this guy's neighborhood was notified for a reason.

You're right. I have checked around on some of the databases, and it looks like they are, for the most part, offenders who are more likely to re-offend.

So, I'll change horses in mid-stream and join the minority who think the "burn them all" vigilante crowd might have solutions in mind that would be very bad for justice in general. Specifically, I'd suggest that if one of their own children committed one of these acts, for example, they might change their mind and decide that the 5 or 20-year sentence was punishment enough. Punish people for the crimes they commit, not those they might commit.

[hunter112]

Specifically, I'd suggest that if one of their own children committed one of these acts, for example, they might change their mind and decide that the 5 or 20-year sentence was punishment enough.

If one of my kids did that, I'd be asking the judge to impose the death sentence myself. Its the least I could do to try to make it up to the victim(s) and their families for spawning the horror that my child had become.