In response to this very old post I recently received a flurry of comments from someone identified only by their email address and the suggestive name of “ex off”. (”Ex offender”? Ex Officer”? Considering the content of this person’s comments I feel the first is more likely, though the term “ex” can’t really be applied to sex offenders as I explain shortly.) This person strongly disagrees with my stance on sex offenders moving into our neighborhoods without notification and to my stance that there is no place for these monsters near our children.
I’ve been letting my blog activities slide of late. This is what I get for not paying attention. My usual stance is to just let these comments be posted and let my Readers decide. With this one, though, a couple of the comments were very offensive and I hit the “delete” button without thinking. I wish I hadn’t. There are still several in the que, so I’ll post them all here.
Submitted on 2010/01/12 at 1:01pm:
“You’re a NAZI bitch. I bet you have sex with sheep”
Submitted on 2010/01/10 at 6:02pm:
Why don’t you push YOURSELF out of the neighborhood, Tabitha? (I have no clue who this ‘Tabitha’ person is…)
Submitted on 2010/01/10 at 5:58pm:
“Why don’t you locate your head up your ass, then educate it to come out and stop being such a jackass?”
Submitted on 2010/01/10 at 1:39am:
“*reply to” (Must have been an error… or a hint.)
Submitted on 2010/01/10 at 1:36am:
“knew you didn’t have the balls to post my comment, you dickless loser! You probably fuck your own daughter.. Just kill yourself, asshole!”
And then this one, actually the first, and the only one that had content to which a person can reply. I’ll break it up a bit in order to reply to each point, such as they are…
Submitted on 2010/01/08 at 8:40am:
“”Hey, Bull.. What is your last name? SHIT? Sex offenders have rights as well as you do. They have indeed had their days in court, and their convictions.. which means that they have PAID THEIR DEBT, and They deserve a chance to live their lives in peace without a bunch of vigilante rednecks ‘ROWNDIN’ UP A POSSE’ So, put down the shotgun and go masturbate or something. Maybe then you can relieve some of that pent up frustration. I think you were diddled by your uncle as a kid or something. That’s why you have such a hard-on for sex offenders. Until one of these so-called “perverts” actually commits a crime, they should be left the hell alone! They are people too.”
Note how this person insist on using sexualized content. It is almost a compulsion.
No, “danwatson69@yahoo.com”, the offenders have NOT paid their debt to society! They have – most often – only paid a portion of their debt and have been let out on the promise that they will not re-offend. Sadly, these perverts have a near 100% repeat record. They are human in physical form only. Real humans don’t rape, especially children.
As for me personally, I can say that I have never been the victim of abuse by anyone. My uncles, withthe exception of one who had a problem with drink that killed him, were all fine fellows. I have, however, worked with these monsters in a treatment facility where I was a Team Leader with the treatment team. We dealt with youthful offenders after they had served the majority of their sentence and before they were returned to society. A couple of things were made brutally clear to me during that experience:
- First, sex offenders are ‘made’. They don’t just happen.
- Second, sex offenders, regardless of age, will NEVER stop their behaviors until they are caught.
- Third, if an offender is caught while still in their formative years they may learn to avoid the worst of their triggers. Sadly, this is seldom the case.
- Fourth, given the opportunity ALL adult sex offenders WILL re-offend; they can NOT be cured, only removed from society.
- Fifth, with the above four points being true, then the only way to stop this cancer in our society is to either
- make their crimes against adults punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole – and – make crimes against children punishable by death, or…
- institute civil commitment laws in all fifty states whereby these offenders can be locked away permanently without criminal trial even after they have served their sentences, (as in South Carolina).
As a society we must protect ourselves from those who would prey on us and our young. We either do so or die as a society.
“No one really knows what they really did, only what they were CONVICTED of. (*Newsflash: Women lie sometimes, not that men don’t, but I digress)”
Friend, saying people sometimes lie is like saying that people breath. It’s a given, be they man or woman. As for the conviction, that is what our Justice system is all about. Is said system perfect? No. It is the worst system on the planet – except for all of the others. They, the convicted sex offenders, know what they did, and most importantly their victim knows what they did! What they were convicted of is ALL THAT MATTERS! My goodness, I can not believe that a thinking, rational person would say what you just said.
“I don’t believe everything I read, because I’m smart. I like to find out all the facts before I go making judgments, (not that I, or anyone else have the right to judge another) I’m not an easily lead sheep. I know you probably think “Wayell, why in hale should I wait fer wunna them perverts ta do sumpthin’ ta wunna my keeids bafore I act?” (I tried to use small words, so that you’d understand -oops, did that one have too many syllables?)”
No, I’m good. Sadly, you’re not looking too good right now.
“You’re not about to see a damn thing “plummet in your neighborhood.” It’s too hard for S.O.’s to find housing as it is! Then morons like you want to push them all out of their homes. WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK THEY WILL GO THEN? they have to move somewhere. Wouldn’t you rather have them all lumped up together in one place than spread out all over town? Use some common sense. people.”
Personally, if it were up to me I’d not have any of them breathing the same air as our kids. Since I can’t have that I’d settle for someplace like Alcatraz or even Gitmo.
“Here’s a little update to your list: At least NINE of the men on your list are no longer living at those addresses, One of them is dead..killed himself. (probably because he just couldn’t stand the thought of having to deal with people like YOU for one more day) Brian Lott and Michael Breckinridge are in jail, (one for D.U.I., one for failing a drug test) FYI..Not for sex offenses, just so you can’t glom on to that comment, Rush
”
The name is “Bull”, not “Rush”. I’m not a big fan of that guy’s style. The post that you are replying to is, as stated above, very old. It was written in August of 2007. There have been several updates since that date. I’m afraid that it is you who are severely outdated. My info, (prior to my personal checks), is straight from the State Offender Registry, and as these scumbags like to remain hidden they do move around a lot.
You didn’t tell us which one of the scumbags self-corrected! Well, I’ll attempt to find out and post an update. As for the other two you mention, they just go to prove that these people are not salvageable as contribution members of society. There is a bill being proposed in many states, including Alabama, that will copy South Carolina’s “Civil Commitment” Law. That law allows the State to file a case showing that a person, such as these sex offenders, are simply not able to conform to societal norms and are a danger to others. Then they can be confined to a mental institution for the remained of their lives – no criminal charges need apply.
“Just remember that Jesus said “He who is without sin may cast the first stone. I don’t believe you have any business casting aspersions on the character of others.”
They always bring up Jesus… Never stop to think that there are many faiths out there other than Christianity. I ask my Readers, did any of these comments seem like they came from a true follower of the Christ? The Bhudda? Heck, even Mohammad?
“You probably live right near me. I don’t feel safe with you in my neighborhood! You would probably get drunk and kill somebody, but after you get released from prison, you’ll be able to enjoy the peace you’ll have not being required to register as a murderer. I wish you could spend one day in a S.O.’s shoes. That’s okay. Nasty people like you always get their cummuppance… always.”
Sorry, I don’t drink. No illicit use of drugs of any kind, either. If I were to take another Human Being’s life, it will be in defense of my family or myself as prescribed by law. Funny how you just assume that everyone is a violent drunk of dope addict. I wonder why that is… Two questions do arise here. One, exactly how do you know what a day in the life of a S.O. is like? And secondly, have you ever considered using the spell-check feature built in to most browsers?
“You should be ashamed of yourself for wanting to push a peaceful person out of their home with brow-beating tactics. Like YOU never made a mistake in your life? I wonder where your hands have been?”
Mistakes? Me? Far more than I care to remember! Worse, I am one of those people that is doomed to remember – in vivid detail – every mistake I make, however slight. Each one follows me and haunts my sleep – when I sleep, that is. Strangely, on the topic of sex offenders and my stance thereon, I don’t lose a single minute of sleep. I lose sleep when I think there is a danger to the health and well-being of my family nearby that has not been neutralized.
“People, think for yourselves. Don’t follow this idiot, please. Hugs and kisses, sweetheart! -ex off”
Finally! A pint on which we can agree! If you had spent any time reading this blog you would know that I encourage all of my readers to look at the evidence and weigh that with their own experience. Only then should one make their decision as to what action should be taken. For me, I’ll keep watching each and every scumbag that I can find to make sure that they never get near my family or get near my neighbors without said neighbor getting fair warning as prescribed by the Alabama Code.
That’s all the time I care to take with this one now.
Bull, out! 
