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Originally Posted by senior citizen
This is kind of a P.S. to my earlier this morning post re freedom of speech and freedom of the press regarding criminal types in one's home town.
I forgot to mention that in our small town DAILY newspaper which we all get by 4 a.m. each morning..........they print on page two all of the court information......including the arrests of the day before, the trial convictions, etc. and so forth.
Whereby years ago, one NEVER saw so many "boyfriends" of moms of little kids...being arrested and convicted for child molestation, it is now a daily occurrence.
It seems they hook up with these young women to get to the children.......and then they all claim "I was drunk; don't know how I ended up with the child"....blah blah blah.........
Ditto for domestic violence against women. Boyfriend / girlfriend abuse.
Society has changed.........no doubt about it. Our town has changed.
T.V. and movies probably contribute to crime as well.
We can watch shows like Dexter, Breaking Bad and Criminal Minds and certainly are not going to go out and follow suit.......but kids who were brought up on violent movies and t.v. shows, may become desensitized...
My kids watched THE WALTONS and LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.
My dad controlled the television set and he liked westerns like Bonanza with Little Joe Cartwright.......and VICTORY AT SEA...etc. We got to watch Superman on Saturdays and Rama of the Jungle. Sky King. Captain Video.
I had a little brother.
Because of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, we all know what's going on in our town. I think all papers should print the truth. Not only what is happening in our town but in the surrounding areas as well............and it does. Our young reporters and journalists are spot on as far as digging up the dirt.
I too remember a simpler childhood.......where noone ever heard of a child being abducted or molested..........our parents gave us the freedom to roam......so either they also were not concerned..........or else they were hoping to get rid of us. But, no one bothered to harm us in any way.
We talk about this all the time............no one remembers any kids being abducted way back when (in the cave man days)........when we were reading Dick and Jane........and Sally.
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I think the point is being missed. I think the point has well been made by many posts before this one.
Sex offenders are generally people known to the victim.
The people
who live here know and report the things happening here. We do not live in an inferior information gathering climate. We have the same level of information about this area as any other area in the U.S.
I do not think that summaries can be made by people who do not live here.
EVERYONE should pay careful attention to children at all times. Unfortunately, blood relatives too often commit sex offenses.
This place is as safe as any place in the U.S. I think it is safer than most.
If you will look at my previous post on this thread I have posted a good link to "MYTHS ABOUT SEX OFFENDERS.".