Yeah, except usually they don't get to "disappear into the night", at least not around here, b/c between the fact that the local media covers it, and the sex offender has to update their registered address with the state law enforcement, which puts it on a website for everyone to read...
Which amazes me that we do that for sex offenders, but not for arsonists, kidnappers, murderers, bombers or other heinous types.
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Date: 2007-07-09 11:36 pm (UTC)Yeah, except usually they don't get to "disappear into the night", at least not around here, b/c between the fact that the local media covers it, and the sex offender has to update their registered address with the state law enforcement, which puts it on a website for everyone to read...
Which amazes me that we do that for sex offenders, but not for arsonists, kidnappers, murderers, bombers or other heinous types.