Sindawe
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Why is it disappointing to you? Some people are just naturally optimistic and expect the best from others, usually to their regret. Other are naturally pessimistic and cynical. I'm in the latter camp and when I am proven to be right (which I usually am) it brings a small measure of satisfaction that I was correct. When I am proven wrong in my cynicism, it is a pleasant surprise. So either way I "win".C'mon man, don't be so cynical, it's disappointing.
But back OT, since we have drifted from it. I concur with CAnnoneer's view point. Once our legal system has judged that a SO had paid their debt to society and are no longer a threat, the SO is paroled back into the population at large and given the opportunity to prove that they have mended their ways. The nature of their crime being what it is, and the degree of damage it does to its victims, strong prohibitions against being around children/targets are called for, as well as vigorous monitoring of their behavior. Publishing SO locations is part of the monitoring, along with notifying the residents in the community the SO locates in that there is a POTENTIAL threat in the area, is part of the monitoring.
Bikers actions of talking to the SO in his situation, as well as printing up flyers to notify his neighbors is IMHO perfectly appropriate. Going to the point of harrassing the SO who has been paroled to drive him from the community is not. As I said earlier, it strikes me as an example of NIMBYism. Continuing to drive the SO from community to community so that they have no recourse to but to retreat into an isolated location would make it all easier for the SO to repeat their vile deeds, snatching a child and making off with the victim to their domicile where the odds of being discovered are remote. As others have noted in this thread, abuse of the notification can lead to the ending of that notification. That leaves the parents with ZERO information about who/what is in their community, and lead to the perception that all is well, when in fact it may not be.