I have made it really clear on this site moreethan once that I have little sympathy for sex offenders and don't believe that they have any right to privacy. Parents and teachers really have an obligation to find out who such folks are and where thy live so as to protect the young people in our care. After all, we saw here in Houston a few years back that even the nice upstanding guy with a daily show on the radio might be the sort to expose himself to little girls -- and I'm sad to say that I've even had former students convicted of sex offenses involving younger relatives. It is incumbent upon us to keep track of such menaces, especially since they can come into your neighborhood (or be convicted and registered) at any time.

Did you know that it is possible get a Sex Offenders Report by typing in your zip code on a website? Tracksexoffenders.net is such a site that will show you all the registered sex offenders in your area and offer you pertinent information about their offenses. That information can help you to be forewarned of problems and forewarned is forearmed. Maybe we can't stop every crime, but perhaps we can stop one or two from being committed against those near and dear to us.