Personally, I would rather know where the killers, robbers and burglars live. THEY are the ones who might actually harm me and mine before a so-called child molester or sexual predator.

Personally, I would rather know where the killers, robbers and burglars live. THEY are the ones who might actually harm me and mine before a so-called child molester or sexual predator.

I was in Central Park one time (in NYC) hanging out with my kids while my wife was shopping. They were at a playground. Just as my wife was returning, I noticed a middle-aged man standing between two trees in the distance, facing the playground and totally exposed. He was sporting an overcoat and had suspenders holding up pant legs so that it looke like he was dressed when the coat was closed.

I was instantly enraged. In order to chase the guy down I had to leave the playground on the opposite side, away from the creep, and then circle the entire perimeter. He had started rushing away from the moment I spotted him so I never did catch up to him by the time I'd made my way to where he was.

My opinion: Yes, the sex offenders who are willing to break the law will continue to break it. But please, give us more leverage to keep them away from our kids. Not the teen lovers or the poor decision makers who pinched a backside or two. I'm talking about the ones who want to molest and kill our kids.

FYI – I'm usually the last person who advocates any new law or allowance granted to government. My tune changes dramatically when it comes to child molesters.

The officer who manages Grant County's sex offenders says that some are on the list are factory workers (notice the plural) who pinched a co-worker on the derriere, and were advised by their lawyers to plead guilty to sexual harassment. They're guilty of being bozos, not of rape. The law changed, and now the county is required to list these guys. They might not have pleaded guilty had they known they'd be forever branded.

Or take the senior in high school who has a freshman girlfriend. Her dad doesn't like him and has him charged with a statutory offense. Doesn't matter that it was consensual. True, not a good idea to have sex before you're old enough to be an effective parent. But branded a child molester for the rest of his life? Totally out of whack.