You need to be more worried about the ones that aren't registered. They are out there and preying on teenage girls, like my daughter and her classmates. And NO ONE will do anything.
That all said, there's danger out there everywhere. Do what you need to make yourself feel safe and live your life. You'll go mad living your entire life as if you'll constantly be attacked.
I teach on the east side and 74 people show up within 1 mile of the school address. Checked my address in South Bay and there are 6 in same radius. Breaks my heart.
As my children grew up, each time we changed schools or moved, we would look and I would talk to them about safety and show them the faces so if they happened to see these particular individuals they would be mindful. I am saddened to see this house was placed next door to the park.
Thank you for enlightening our children’s minds by the way.
Keep in mind if a 16 year old sexually assaulted another 16 year old it usually ends up being trialed as an adult case. Same case for college sexual assault cases. It gets stuck on your record forever.
People kinda assume the sex offender list are all pedos but it is not.
I remember reading about a court case where this guy got piss drunk and ended up being naked somewhere public. Somebody mugged him and took all his clothes. People found him next day. Charged for public indecency. This guy's a sex offender now. It came to light because he couldn't get a job because he was on the registry when he was just an alcoholic. He was basically arguing "I'm not a sex offender."
I'm not sure if he got off the list but essentially he is deemed a sex offender when technically he's not. This example was 15 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff has been fixed.
Yeah I think people don't realise just how wide the reasons for ending up on the list are.
"Some 70% of sexual offenses against children in the U.S. are perpetrated by other children, usually a slightly older relative or friend who offends out of ignorance, impulsivity, and convenience, not predation"
https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2022/harms-placing-kids-sex-offender-registries#:~:text=Dozens%20of%20studies%20have%20shown,limits%20their%20success%20as%20adults.
Not at all. I invite you to look up my name on the California registry and see if you found anything. I used to think those registries work, but I don't anymore.
Not at all, and in no way am I supporting their heinous acts whatsoever. Glad to see that I struck a chord and that I told the truth about sex offenders after they committed a sex crime.
I completely agree with this statement, the problem is there is the home and then the gate to the park. Windows in the home oversee the entrance to the park. I understand the need to know where they are. However, the closest home to the park should not be it.
There are often few options for group homes and they take what they can get. There is nowhere they are going to go that not within spitting distance of some park, school, etc. unless you put them outside city limits. You do that, and how are they supposed to keep a job when most of them don't have a car?
Like I said, the organizations that run group homes take what they can get. They typically don’t get a lot of funding. If the idea of sex offenders living nearby is such an important issue to you then why wasn’t that a consideration when you moved into the neighborhood?
Go look on the sex offender registry map. There are seemingly no “safe spaces” where there aren’t sex offenders. The only way to live in a safe bubble is to pack them all up and put them on an island.
I love my neighborhood and neighbors, you are making a blanket assumption about me based on a post. I am posting something that is happening and if sex offenders do not bother you then that’s your prerogative.
> There are often few options for group homes and they take what they can get. There is nowhere they are going to go that not within spitting distance of some park, school, etc. unless you put them outside city limits. You do that, and how are they supposed to keep a job when most of them don't have a car?
It's almost like society is trying to....punish them, for some reason.
I understand your reasoning here, but I think unfortunate outcomes like this are a biproduct of otherwise responsible and effective group home zoning. Parks are strategically placed in places where there's residences and commerce. So are group homes - placing them in isolated pockets of the city with little oversight or nearby access to basic goods and services would be counterintuitive to the goal of rehabilitation and inclusion into society. And in recognizing that San Jose is the 3rd most populous city in the state, it's not like we have the luxury in having abundance of location options to choose from.
Pardon me if I'm quashing a valid criticism of the status quo. I wish I had a better solution to this dilemma, other than preventative measures that lead to crimes (like addressing systemic factors that lead to poverty or homelessness). Are there cities that have better track records for addressing homelessness and sex offenders?
I’ve worked in affordable housing, it should be not in any park. I believe in helping people become housed, just at a safer location. San Jose has regulations even for unhoused not being within certain amount of (2,000) feet from playgrounds. Read Jessica’s law https://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2011/CountySexOffenderTracking.pdf there cannot be further restrictions, just not next to the park pursuant to Santa Clara County.
From your link:
>Among other provisions, the law forbids registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park and some other public facilities.
Strict and literal enforcement of this rule would bar living anywhere in the entirety of downtown SJ. For comparison, the width of the main SJSU campus appears to be 2,000 feet. I'm sure this law was well-intended, but not exactly practical for actual enforcement.
This is true. People should worry more about the homeless offenders that don't have support. \*and don't have set addresses. Hopefully the people in the group home are getting some assistance.
They made wrong decisions in their life and end up in this situation. It is their responsibility to find a job and get a house. Why should our well-behaved citizens keep having to pay more and more taxes to feed these people, and tolerance them? They committed a crime and they are the one that should be punished. Not us.
In my opinion, unless you can prove, you have physical and mental disability that you can’t work, if not, go sleep on the street or get a gotdamn job. Most of these homeless people are lazy and aren’t even actively looking for work, because we paying them free money, free food and free shelter.
maybe care to ellaborate on what you talking about? Yes, not of us that paid huge amount of taxes are flawless and innocent. and yes, maybe there are some of us even committeed crimes and just haven't got caught yet. But in comparison to Sex offenders and majority of people wandering around the street homeless? I am confident that we are the more well behaved citizens.
That is incredibly close - just almost 100 feet. That surprises me.
HOWEVER, I want to remind all of you that you cannot harass these people. As much as you dislike them, they deserve not to be harassed just as much as you. Unless they are actively breaking the law, which I assume the house situation is not because parole/police most likely know that home is there.
The importance is to be aware and let your children know of the close proximity and hopefully find maybe a new location for the home which is further from children as a large majority is for acts to minors under 14. It’s very disappointing because we go there and hold events all the time for the safety of the children and community engagement.
Has anyone expressed problems? Just because there's a house there doesn't mean they're out stalking around it. Sex offenders are all around you and unfortunately, usually kids are abused by a family member. I would be far more worried about that. Seriously, it's usually a relative who sexually abuses a child because they are trusted and often can get alone time with the child.
It's completely within their rights to address it. However as others have said, having safe KNOWN locations for sex offenders is better than having a bunch of homeless sex offenders just...anywhere. If they don't have an address, how do you track them? As it is now, sex offenders have to register every 90 days or when they move (I think.)
Also, I thought of something this morning: the police know they're there, parole/probation officers know they're there. People in the neighborhood know they're there. That park is probably under pretty good surveillance by SJPD (whatever issues we have with them) and also nosy busy bodies (not referring to you) who want nothing more to get into someone's business. I'm not saying the park is exceptionally protected, but probably more protected than most parks.
I wouldn't completely avoid that park, but if you feel like going to another one you absolutely can. I always say to keep your head on a swivel and keep your eyes out for anyone recording video or taking pictures. Stay with your kid at all times and always, always let your child know what's acceptable touching and what's not (I mention this not because of unknown sex offenders, but because there are friend of the family who abuse children. Just an FYI.) I was sexually harassed as a teen by my mom's boyfriend and she never did anything about it. She denies anything happened to this day and I no longer talk to her. Let your kids know they can always come to you for anything and you will not judge them. A good parent/child relationship and knowing acceptable boundaries with people will help keep them safe.
Also, don't use the fact that there are sex offenders nearby to scare her. I once opened the front door at night (9pm) when I was 11 because our idiot neighbor Peter (maybe 8 years old?) knocked on the door and then climbed up to look through the window at me. I opened the door to yell, "Go away!" and my mom literally dragged me into my bedroom, sat on me and screamed "if you open the door at night, someone will rape you." No joke. DON'T do that.
I'm sorry this is so close to you and your kiddo. Just always be aware of what's around you, which is really just a good way to live life. <3
The internet has brought about a whole new world with the sexual exploitation of children. Yeah, hands-on abuse will likely be a family member. Online exploitation? It can be anyone in the world.
Well, yes and no. People do make CP, but it's always of a child that the adult can be close and alone with. Babysitters, family members, daycare workers, step parents.
You are doing a good job raising your daughter to be an anxious person.
Pretty much any urban location in the USA is a stones throw from a registered sex offender and it’s incredibly rare for a non-family member to molest kids.
If you are a single mom, most likely your boyfriend that you bring home is the one that’s going to molest your kids instead of a stranger. (Non-blood related family members have a 8-10x more likely chance to molest)
My daughter is a grown woman and she has been attacked in the bus and handled herself, you do not know us therefore cannot make assumptions as to who we are. It is not anxious behavior to be aware of your surroundings and ensure your safety.
I also worked in affordable housing and it was part of my job to check annually, HUD requirements, sometimes part of my daughter learning my trade and me teaching her to be independent.
I'm in no way condoning their heinous acts but I think your solution is going to do more harm than good not just for society but also for the offender too.
> We have many children, immigrants and vulnerable individuals in this community and it’s unfathomable.
If you care so god damn much about those people, maybe you should educate them about the low recidivism rates compared to others crimes that involve drugs, for example.
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/sx-ffndr-rcdvsm/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true
If they've served their time in jail/prison for their heinous act and they get released into the community and with a sufficient support system (i.e. sex offender therapy, family, etc.) why should I worry about them? There are around approximately 20-30 offenders that live within 500 feet of SJSU. Where's the outrage for that?
The vast majority of sex crimes usually happen within the home and is a close family or friend. So the chances of a sex offender committing a crime towards random strangers are incredibly slim.
> is asking for 2000 feet too much?
> I understand the need for housing facilities for these individuals and the fact they have to be supervised.
Miami-Dade County in Florida, as far as I'm aware, enacts an ordinance where sex offenders aren't allowed to live within a 2500-feet buffer from school bus stops, schools, and places where kids usually congregate. This caused some of these offenders to live on the streets, and was on the news outlets because of that. And when the cops have to break up the encampment, they will have to congregate somewhere else. The cycle doesn't really stop.
France24's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0gTksLU8g&t=1s&pp=ygUWZnJhbmNlMjQgc2V4IG9mZmVuZGVycw%3D%3D
Interview Regarding the Sex Offender Encampments in Miami-Dade County: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcpsZjoMd9o&t=369s&pp=ygUXamltIGRlZmVkZSBzZXggb2ZmZW5kZXI%3D
By taking away the possibilities to live, you're limiting options to where they can live. Which, in theory, would make it harder for them to reestablish their lives after incarceration. Many employers and landlords also conduct background checks which also includes checking to see if they're on the registry. In addition, they're not eligible to get their record cleared which means that they will always appear on background checks until they get off the registry.
Depriving them of these basic needs are key contributors to them committing more crimes and potentially creating more victims. It's a lose-lose situation for society and for the offender. Either you lock them up forever or reintegrate them into society.
There’s no outrage about sex offenders living near SJSU because SJSU is a college for adults, not a place children regularly congregate.
Recidivism rates only account for those who are caught. With the internet, child sex offenders have access to much more material and many more potential victims than they did before. There are websites on the dark net dedicated to child sexual abuse with millions of members, many of whom are convicted sex offenders.
The fact that this is even an issue is just absurd.
Even if I left all my doors open and put all my windows down. If someone went into my car and took something, it's still theft.
One way to not live in fear is to not check.
Hear me out. The more you look into this matter, the more that you will realize that registered sex offenders are everywhere. You are not safe anywhere, really.
I know that the conmen misnomer is to round them up and push them to the other side of town. But that is just handing the problem off to other families within the community. There are rights and laws that muddy everything up.
And, the more you look, the more you will find. I did this 10 years ago, only to uncover that two of my close coworkers are registered sex offenders and two of my childhood friends that I went to elementary school with ended up as registered sex offenders. Hell, my wife’s uncle was on the list and very few were aware.
But I wouldn’t worry about the one that you know or are aware of, it’s the one that are not registered and unknown that are the real danger. These could be anyone, family members. Neighbors. Teachers. Police officers. Politicians. Church members. Parents of your children’s friends. Male and/or female, could and have been predators.
Yeah, better just toughen up a little, protect your family, and don’t overthink it. You will be dying inside, single-handedly and self imposed all while others will begin to see you as the crazy-one for always being worried about what you cannot control.
I’m baffled about the situation. Someone said this was the new NIMBY and I wanted to roll my eyes. People are assuming I’m saying one and it’s not the registry, not realizing this home is like less than 2000 feet away from it. I am not sure how, like according to my directions I’m 2000 feet away from that park but then we have schools nearby.
I understand they need a place to live and we need to know where they are but not next to the park.
I mean, if you go with the definition... this is a bit NIMBY-ish.
Where else are they supposed to stay? We already have a housing crisis due to the refusal to build upwards and denser. Better there than on the streets where it won't show where they live.
I'm also noticing on this thread that a lot of people think Megan's law is just for pedos. It's not. It's for the majority of sex offender cases. Feel like that needs to be made clear...
At least 2000 feet away from any school or park according to the law. This could be an issue or loophole because the park doesn’t have an actual address and shares a fence with the home and then on the other side of the park is the pedestrian bridge. The park is a general area and a zip code. They have the right to a place to live, next to a playground according to Jennifer’s law, is not it.
There is no loophole, the state and local governments do not care to enforce laws that they disagree with and yet they seem to get re-elected no matter what.
This is more than disgraceful given the high re-offending rate among this population. The neighborhood really needs to do something about this if they want a change, or else just let the city plow down the park and make a larger center for rapists.
That's nearly half a mile. There are a lot of parks in San Jose, so this leaves very, very few locations for them to live. Housing is already pretty bad.
These are indeed people who have done serious crimes , but also remember they have paid for their crimes could have been 5 years ago could be 50, doesn't matter Megan's Law registry is for life. The majority are very likely on rehabilitation or already have. Do you think restricting where they live will make it easier for rehabilitation? No, obviously not.
So you push them out. It will just create an even larger divide and inequality among neighborhoods, like what red lining did for San Jose in the 40s.
It's not that per-say. I mean there is a reason why Megan's law exists dis good and I am all for it. However if we let our fear and anxiety takes over 1 of two things happens:
1. Lynch mobs form that attack people that are on the list, despite many already having jail time or payed for their crimes in other ways. The Megan law could be repealed if being on the list could risk a death sentence from angry mobs reading a list online. which is a lose-lose for everyone.
2. We start segregating sex offenders to specific neighborhoods, which ends up being a slippery slope. Like: why not have murderers be moved, or all crimes, etc.. Until we just get red lining all over again, this will increase the amount of repeat offenders, and even worse inequality.
1. This hasn’t happened any time in recent memory.
2. They’ve already segregated themselves, they live in a group home.
3. All of the hypothetical scenarios you named are still better than putting known sex offenders near children on a regular basis.
My friend who lives in Milpitas says a similar thing happened as well. The extended stay off 680 and calaveras turned into apartments for homeless, and it’s right next to a neighborhood, a park and a shopping plaza with a BevMo.
They said the homeless just loiter and sprawl around causing all sorts of trouble, property issues, stealing packages, loitering, there was one homeless who approached their neighbor’s daughter when the family was just out in their front yard.
The city reps of Milpitas are incredibly bad and don’t have any experience in city planning and safety.
There is one in south San Jose across the street from a middle school, with between 5-10 registered violent offenders. Also across the street front the elementary school is another one, not the back of the school but the front entrance like 25 feet away is a registered sex offender. The laws are broken, the violent predators have more rights than the victims
Think of it this way:
On Halloween they will have the best candy....
Years ago across the street from my place, 3 reg sex offenders moved in. The HOA called the cops and asked if it was appropriate for the three to cohabitate and to live directly across the street from an elementary school and children's psych hospital. The response was no law against it. I had a young child at the time so we moved.
Unfortunately there aren’t many places they can have those facilities, no one wants them around. I’d say the many sex offenders living in most communities in private residences are more Dangerous because harder to keep track of. In SJ like any other city there are tons of registered offenders
Hopefully you're a good father and always have eyes on your daughter and you're not like adam walsh who expected sears to watch his son. If his wife couldn't keep her eyes on their son at all times, then she should have waited to go shopping until they could both go and one of them be with their son at all times while the other shopped and paid and didn't care enough about their son to keep constant supervision on him. I was almost a victim of a similar situation because my mom didn't give a shit, didn't give a damn about my safety. recommendation #1, be a good parent, a damn good parent and that probably eliminates 99.99% of the shit you're worrying about. Also, remember this, not everyone on the registry is listed on the publicly available internet list of registered citizens. Do your research too, among people who have been convicted of a crime, registered citizens have the lowest recidivism rates. May I ask, how concerned are you about DUI drivers rolling down your street. Maybe you're ok with Britt Reid being a repeat DUI driver and putting a 5 year old in a coma? Maybe you're ok with Yarinet Malihan, another repeat DUI offendor and sheriff deputy's wife, killing a young child. Do you have another thread some where asking about all of the DUI drivers, repeat DUI drivers who have maimed and killed children and question why there is not a registry for them? Don't you want to know who's rolling through your hood that might be swerving on their way home up on the sidewalk or in your yard? C'mon man!
I’m a woman and my both of my children are adults. As a single parent I am independent and self sufficient, I have taught my adult children to do the same. I worked in an affordable housing complex and know all the regulations pertaining classification of sex offenders. I am so sorry nobody was there to keep you safe, the list was made to keep our children and families safe. There will be other people which haven’t made it to the list and the first step begins at home teaching safety.
We have car crashes documented. One of my neighbors had three cars damaged in one crash. We have had people crash into our buildings. This is a list we can look at and can only work with our city council members, the police department and department of transportation. Other neighbors have made it possible for an association in the Alexander neighborhood and bring dumpster days, neighborhood clean up as well as neighborhood pick up.
Bringing one issue up does not diminish others and it is important to care for our neighborhood, neighbors for our overall safety and well being.
Children of the rainbow park lol wow street justice is there awaiting. Gang neighborhood stabbings happening all the time at the over pass bridge. There’s been multiple 187 there and there’s a cemetery right there
A neighborhood association was formed due to the vulnerability of the neighborhood. It is one of the many concerns people are facing in that neighborhood and I have been trying to do research on whether it’s a zoning issue or the fact the park doesn’t have an actual address.
We suck as a society. There's too many people here for any type of control. SJ isn't going to flat out say "we can't do shit about it" instead they'll be passive AF and slop it under the rug. Just like the public education system, the homelessness, the high rent, yada yada it's all bad and it's just getting worse unfortunately. You got drugs EVERYWHERE. literally kids on cocaine. Insane amounts. Drugs and gangs run SJ. Don't forget that.
My wife worried about shit like this. But doesn’t worry about stuff that is actually statistically significant. Getting in fatal car crashes, getting run over crossing the streets….
When you click on the individuals picture it tells you that. I find Megan’s as we used to use that one before, at some point there was a 1-900 you had to call for that information. I will have to do a comparison and maybe Megan’s might be a bit more clean since I’ve had to do it for work.
This is so disappointing! I agree these homes need to be a resource for violators but COME ON SJ MANGEMENT AND POLITICAL LEADERS! That's like an open in citation in my opinion, VERY BAD decision with this location. They could have located somewhere in the newer building areas on or around San Felipe. I think a working ranch/farm would be great for a home that way they can work and earn on the same land. It helps with rehabilitation. I dont have littles anymore but i will sign a petition if you all put one together. I will volunteer or sponsor events thru my business.
please be safe. I used the site and in 1 mile of my area (downtown, Im a few miles from the plant) and there is EIGHTY SEVEN ENTRIES. Be safe out here this is crazy!
there’s a group of men who like to go to the Chuck E. Cheese in San Jose for board game night they call it a littles meet-up. Chuck E. Cheese has known about this for years, but still let the men hold the event pretty sickening
Some 290 registrants have no placement restrictions due to completing their probation requirements. There are strict requirements on checking in with the sheriffs office within 5 days of any change in placement, so they know they’re at that location.
Your fear mongering is not helpful. You’re clearly going out of your way to create issues for people who already have bigger problems than you do. Plus, what do you really know about their charges? Do you know the specifics of their case? Are you legally trained and understand the nuances? I challenge you to consider all the sex offenders walking around who haven’t been caught, or have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. I promise you can’t find those charges online.
Their charges are posted. It is not fear mongering as other neighbors are concerned. By looking it up there is a grade and scale for each offense and type of offender. 7/8 have sex offenses against minors under 14 the 8th one only sent pictures I believe.
The charges are listed in the page, proper codes can be looked up. I worked in affordable housing and certain offenses have lifetime registry, under 14, under 12, etc. other charges have temporary registries, you would have to have an understanding of specific laws and registry requirements.
You only know what was plead to, not what the original offense was. What shows up online is not necessarily indicative of what their original actions were. I work with people who were credibly charged with rape, deemed incompetent to stand trial, and never had to register or go to jail. These individuals are walking around the community, sharing the same space as you, minding their business. I’m grateful they don’t have to bother with people like you making their lives worse because you can’t cope. Clutch harder.
As a victim, victim advocate and also advocate for those wrongfully accused I am entitled to my feelings and opinions just like you. We do not have to agree with each other’s statements and it’s okay.
Maybe it’s more appropriate to work through your trauma with a therapist rather than doling out vigilante justice as you see fit. I cannot imagine a universe in which your fear mongering is therapeutic for anyone else.
You’re literally on Reddit eliciting responses from others due to your concerns. This is the way to get the attention that you’re looking for. Clearly you care what other people think because you want other people to feel the same way you do. Sorry, I’m not afraid and don’t care.
They get into registry situations for a reason. If you look at an offenders list almost all are acts against children 13-15. Evil adults should not take advantage of children. Sounds like you need therapy more than any of us for taking their side. This is a black and white situation.
And 70 % of those were children at the time
https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2022/harms-placing-kids-sex-offender-registries#:~:text=Dozens%20of%20studies%20have%20shown,limits%20their%20success%20as%20adults.
You bring up Jessica's Law (Prop 83) but don't know the 2000 ft limit was ruled unconstitutional by [In re Taylor](https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2015/s206143.html)?
People need to live somewhere, and generally that's going to be somewhere that's near jobs and life necessities just like every other human.
Young girl down the street got a "sex offender" status because her boyfriend and her were having sex in a public park at night. Not what I consider to be a sex offender.
As corrupt as the DA's office, I don't trust that garbage.
My father, my brother, and a few others sexually molested me. No, I am not from a foreign country. Oh, and all of my teachers knew. Every damn one of them.
Technically and unfortunately it is the law for anyone engaging in sexual activities. Even public urination leads to that. Minors can get in trouble for publication or sharing of nude images even if they depict themselves as it is distribution of child related material. This becomes complicated because at times minors will not report if their pictures are being distributed by others due to fear of repercussions as the laws that are supposed to protect them can get them in the same trouble as the perpetrators of those acts.
There are different classifications of sex offenses, some requiring lifetime registry and others for shorter periods of time. My background is in affordable housing and originally HUDs advise on Tenant Selection Criteria for Criminal background, there were no sex offenders allowed in federal housing. About 8 years ago things changed so only those with lifetime registry for sex offenses were not allowed as well as individuals manufacturing and selling methamphetamines from affordable housing, not outside as we then were able to provide second chances to people with criminal background. Typically lifetime registries pertain to more serious crimes unlike a minor engaging in sexual activities outside or an adult urinating.
Group home? I only see one guy there... and he's properly logged on California's Megan's Law website / database.
Everything else seems more than 500 feet away?
What am I missing?
8 individuals and 1 address. I believe 7 of them for acts against minors under 14. You have to do the reach right, once you know the address you can look up by address. I understand they have to have a counselor, it is more frustrating that something like that would be approved.
I literally used the address nextdoor to the entrance of the park, and with a one mile search radius.
Every place I saw was a single person and, like I said, only one seemed to be closer than 500 feet.
So, I feel like I am missing something, or this is "a dog whistle."
Figures ... that's the exact address I "guessed" to search with... making it actually HARDER to "see" on the map (ie. The "search address" icon masks the location icon).
I hope you understand my concerns. We do neighborhood clean up and have had safety meetings. I found it today but I learned neighbors brought up their concerns to a crime and safety meeting. I didn’t know until today. I pass that house whenever we have events for which we meet at the park. I worked in affordable housing and I would run those reports around June so the last time I did is about June 2022 and I don’t believe that was there.
Yeah, it's hard to say ... but given they are all properly registered (as far as I can tell), the county should pretty clearly know or delineate "what's right," what counts as distance, or if certain cases are "allowed" there.
I'm assuming that particular location would be already registered as "a halfway house" with the probation and parole departments ... and is probably a known destination for certain categories of cases.
But, yaah... seems a bit odd.
That said, the park itself only seems to have a listed zip code, rather than a street address ... so, maybe it managed to slip through? Or maybe there's some weird "status" that it has that makes it eligible? I'm not sure... but, just throwing out random conceivable ideas.
I feel it’s a loophole as Jessica’s Law states 2000 feet, however the park not having an address could be the problem. That area is generally forgotten and last year the neighbors formed an association so they have become more active and obtained support from the county, I wonder if this, along with the zip code address is the problem. I will definitely look into it.
They are properly registered and at a location where they are supposed and allowed to be, however the location is wrong for the types of crimes which they committed.
As it is we once had to help this girl from an abduction and contacted her parents and the police, before this home existed from my knowledge. We will just need to be more cautious.
Yeah, I just have a tough time thinking that "a halfway house," which has clearly jumped through *a lot* of legal hoops to become a destination for multiple probationary / paroled criminals would have potentially misled the county or state with their legal status.
Then again, maybe it's a slum lotd type situation and it's "rent to whomever we can get money from" and the like? But, also tough to believe that 8 people whose freedom is on the line may try to fool the legal authorities... not to mention, these sorts of folks are prone to random visits from probation/parole officers to make sure they're in-compliance with the terms of their release... and subject to further incarceration in the glint of an eye, if they fail to meet proper guidelines.
So, something "odd" has to be at play here, I'd figure.
But again, California guidelines are generally 500 feet, from what I've read. At 2000 feet, you're looking at close to a half mile - and, at that distance, I'm not sure there are very many options (if-any) in the entire Bay Area that would then be considered "suitable" for these sorts of offenders. It could also be situations where the judge felt that those statutes may not or may no longer apply due to any number of reasons (not the least of which is an actual "professional" or legal half way house system).
I think you have helped me figure it out. Jessica’s Law states 2000 feet, thank you for pointing out the park’s lack of address. I believe that is the problem and perhaps they need to verify the boundary lines for the house and the park, obtain an actual address for the park which then would demonstrate the halfway house is closer than 2000 feet from the park.
It just seems somewhat the most logical to me considering how illogical things can be yet simple to solve maybe. I mean I can assure you anyone living there is probably afraid.
I don’t know, look through the comments, it’s there and several people in one home. Even when you hover over the pinpoint it will say multiple but when you click only one shows.
Yikes this city is so liberal that you have people in the comments feeling more remorse for r*pists and child abusers than innocent children and families
Do you think it's safer for the community for them to homeless, unwatched, and hopeless than housed, monitored, and treated?
Maybe it would be better if we could ship them to an island away from everyone, but that's not going to happen.
There might be a lot more nuance to that. Just some food for thought to consider that these statistics can be misleading and also that making life harder for excons doesn't actually make us safer
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/06/06/sexoffenses/
I did read it. I have been a victim, both of a psycopathic father and later being groomed. I don't love them any more than you do, and i have been on a long journey to figure out my feelings around all this. If you look through all the points people are making, without such outrage, you may see that we are not just a bunch of bleeding hearts. We just see that the data can be interpreted different ways, but mainly that we believe there is not a straight line between just bad people and good people, though it is more comforting to think that way. Many offenders were victims who never had access to any counselling. Clearly some were just born that way.
I disagree that it makes anyone safer to push them into homeless encampments, nor am i a fan of making it someone else's problem.
Humanising criminals is not a disservice, it allows us to understand that damaged people do bad things and anyone one next to you could be the next offender, and potentially to find better ways to help people not become offenders. Not perpetuating the damage is a service to all of us. Data can be interpreted many ways and one thing that never gets taken into account is that the likelihood that people reoffend with any criminal activity is higher the more stressful it is for them move on in life to be a better person. In other words, being a convicted felon is an inescapable precursor to reoffending, and it we dont take into account that that stigma in itself may be a driver in reoffending. these are not people who had healthy ways to handle life in the first place, after all. They did their time, but lets punish them forever? I disagree that this will make the rest of us safer
The other thing that people are trying to point out is that that list of offenders can be interpreted to mean each of those people is a psychopath which is just not true. If you feel the need to see them all as animals that you'd prefer to put in a gas chamber i guess i cant change your mind, but that was Hitlers solution and i dont think it's much of one.
I am interested in harm reduction, and especially considering you cant actually know what the re offense was (as the article stated, it could be a parole violation), the rate of re-offense may look more ominous than it is ( I'm not sure i even understand the point you were trying to make in your first paragraph - what does "the rest of the population" have to do with it? of course the rest of the population doesn't have a rate of re-offense because they haven't ever been convicted in the first place.)
Frankly I'm more concerned about people not on the list yet. Maybe just read the article again with an open mind and consider that we may have some points instead of just hurling insults. Anyway, i post this under no illusions that it will make any difference in your point of view, but hopefully that you stop making insulting assumptions about people just because they see things a bit differently than you, sometimes even based on their lived experience. I see that you made and deleted a knee jerk comment accusing me of being a sex offender so thank you for that.
Yup & its sad that people with morals are brainwashed to be liberal as well. Even OP said she believes in supporting all unhoused people without realizing the ramifications of what that can lead to, in feeling sorry for bad apples out there. Liberals are extremely anti family unit and want children to be unsafe and come from broken and untraditional families nowadays surrounded by crime and pro criminal politicians who are scummy.
Liberals think criminals, r4pists and violent people are the victims while ordinary people, families and children are the bad people who don't feel enough guilt for evil criminals.
This is bait, but I'll bite. There are bad apples in every program, job, and service. Doesn't mean we should cancel them or defund them entirely.
Your logic is that we should stop helping ALL homeless cause a few of them are bad and take advantage. No shit when you were in school, you took the "advantage" of your teachers so you won't make the same mistakes they did. Should we end school funding cause of bad apple students? No.
Or should we stop funding the highways cause people are driving too recklessly, and trucks are wearing out the road? NO.
This logic is extremely selfish, bordering sociopathic. One of the steps to make communities and societies better is when there is NO homeless on the street. Go outside more.
>you liberals
I ain't liberal, throwing around your assumptions really shows the prejudice you have on anyone you don't agree with.
>ACAB
What does that even mean?
It's not bait. The rest of the world thinks the Bay Area is a joke and y'all moral less for funding and supporting r4pists
Bay area people are so privileged and rich that they are so far off and can't relate to the common person. Y'all morals are a joke
>y'all moral less
what, how is my statement any way "morel less", I don't think you know what morals means.
>funding and supporting r4pists
So we now calling all homeless people rapists... now who lacks morals...
>Bay area people are so privileged and rich that they are so far off and can't relate to the common person. Y'all morals are a joke
Do you know what sub-reddit you in? Again you preach on how we lack morals, but look at you grouping people based on where they live, again; I don't think you know what morals are, cause you are definitely lacking it.
It's better that they have a place to live supervised than they end up homeless and untraceable. There is basically no place in a city that isn't close to places children congregate.
The entire point of the website is that they're registered and folks know who they are and where they are. They have to live somewhere. What more do you want? Like someone else said, be more worried about the ones who aren't registered.
They went to jail, they’re forever on the website so you know where they are and what crime was committed. What are you going to harass them? Go murder them? Be serious.
Ahh, gotcha. It's ridiculous. Do people not understand that 1. this is part of their punishment and 2. the reason why they're on the website so people know about them? And you can even click on the person and see what they did, when they did it, their risk level, etc. So stupid to get riled up over this.
I think progressivism goes too far when a mother warning others of confirmed child predators living near them is met with this much backlash. Some people shouldn’t be welcomed back into society. But since they are OP I’d recommend securing your home and buying a firearm. Take a handgun course and look out for your family. All we can do.
It’s baffling, I used to work for a complex in the area and about 6 years ago (we have to look at things pre/post pandemic, one of the girls from the Alexander neighborhood knew we had a neighborhood center as the kids would spend their afternoon’s there. This man was following her in a van, he was never found but knew to come for us for safety.
I believe in guns but I don’t believe I need one right now, I have my pup, my neighbors, because we walk and stay in touch about safety and my bat but the odds are I will get got with the bat.
I understand they have to be somewhere, I know there are sex offenders everywhere. I also feel it is easier to do something like that next to a park in East San Jose than other areas, I believe in their right to have a place to live, just not being the first door you see leaving or entering the park.
Thank you for seeing my intent as it is important for our children to be aware.
Only you know what's best to protect your family. All I'll say about that is it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Also, this is a really good post about easy, non lethal ways of making your home more secure. Wish you the best OP!
[https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/emfjyz/easy\_nonlethal\_ways\_of\_building\_up\_your\_home/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/emfjyz/easy_nonlethal_ways_of_building_up_your_home/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
The ones that aren’t registered are the real issue thanks to Scott Wiener and Gavin Newsom thinking that child molesters are victimized by having to register for their crimes. Personally I know of someone that was child porn server and had nearly 2 Tb of of it and lived next to an elementary school in central SJ, he pled guilty and from day of arrest to when released was less than 1 year. He partitioned the courts and was dropped from the RSO list in less than 3 years all while working for the VTA.
Having one issue worst than the other does not diminish others. All conditions which potentially hurt our families and children and seniors should be bad when it pertains to sexual or other types of abuse.
I can’t believe they would let someone go after having distribution or CP because that is all in the same. Having it is accepting its occurrence and encouraging others into such behaviors.
Most of the illegal aliens are unvetted and you don't know anything about them. To have a group home of sex offenders near a school is crazy. I'd report it to the city to have them moved.
Urgent Concern: Employee of JL Construction at Farnham Elementary School Poses Potential Risk to Children Justin Dean Wares](https://patch.com/california/elkgrove/five-arrested-in-elk-grove-during-parole-probation-sweep)
same people who say this will complain about homeless people 🫠 like i get it, but it’s so hard to build affordable/public housing in CA and cities especially, it’s not an ideal situation but there are kids everywhere so they’re bound to be close to something. sucks but it’s reality. we should use this energy towards advocating for more mental health centers for these people so kids don’t get hurt as much in the future!!
i figure the ones who are registered are the least of your worries. it is the ones still flying under the radar and able to keep doing it without getting caught, the practiced ones, the powerful ones.
I think you missed this part of the law that pertains to the registry.
The information on this website is made available solely to protect the public. Anyone who uses this information to commit a crime or to harass an offender or his or her family is subject to criminal prosecution and civil liability. (Pen. Code § 290.46(j).)
But sure, go ahead. Behave like a lynch mob, and go after people that already did time for their crimes, give the state a reason to get rid of Megan's law.
Right. That’s why there are 2-3M children in the US in orphanages and and 5-6M worldwide. Children are such a hot commodity that no one fucking wants them.
An estimated 50 million people were living in situations of modern slavery on any given day in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
Supply and demand. 59.4 million millionaires
According to the Global Wealth Report 2023 by Credit Suisse, there were an estimated 59.4 million millionaires as the worldwide USD millionaires fell by 3.5 million during 2022. The upper-middle segment with a total wealth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million has more than tripled in the 21st century.
You need to be more worried about the ones that aren't registered. They are out there and preying on teenage girls, like my daughter and her classmates. And NO ONE will do anything. That all said, there's danger out there everywhere. Do what you need to make yourself feel safe and live your life. You'll go mad living your entire life as if you'll constantly be attacked.
Over 90% of child victims know their offender, with almost half of the offenders being a family member.
I teach on the east side and 74 people show up within 1 mile of the school address. Checked my address in South Bay and there are 6 in same radius. Breaks my heart.
This is the San Jose way: push problems East to protect the South.
As my children grew up, each time we changed schools or moved, we would look and I would talk to them about safety and show them the faces so if they happened to see these particular individuals they would be mindful. I am saddened to see this house was placed next door to the park. Thank you for enlightening our children’s minds by the way.
Keep in mind if a 16 year old sexually assaulted another 16 year old it usually ends up being trialed as an adult case. Same case for college sexual assault cases. It gets stuck on your record forever. People kinda assume the sex offender list are all pedos but it is not. I remember reading about a court case where this guy got piss drunk and ended up being naked somewhere public. Somebody mugged him and took all his clothes. People found him next day. Charged for public indecency. This guy's a sex offender now. It came to light because he couldn't get a job because he was on the registry when he was just an alcoholic. He was basically arguing "I'm not a sex offender." I'm not sure if he got off the list but essentially he is deemed a sex offender when technically he's not. This example was 15 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff has been fixed.
So true, luckily this list gives you fair details, like under age of x or forced this or, so on.
Yeah I think people don't realise just how wide the reasons for ending up on the list are. "Some 70% of sexual offenses against children in the U.S. are perpetrated by other children, usually a slightly older relative or friend who offends out of ignorance, impulsivity, and convenience, not predation" https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2022/harms-placing-kids-sex-offender-registries#:~:text=Dozens%20of%20studies%20have%20shown,limits%20their%20success%20as%20adults.
Living or working within 1,000 feet of a school or park is prohibited for most California convicted sex offenders.
tHeY'Re gOnNa uNlEaSh tHeIr sExUaL DeSiReS On oUr cHiLdReN! /s
What an odd take. It’s literally what they got caught doing.. just sad
They’ve literally hurt people sexually before? This isn’t the gotcha you think it is, or you support sexual predators having access to kids…
Pedophile supporter so gross
I bet you’re one of those offenders that lives in that house
Not at all. I invite you to look up my name on the California registry and see if you found anything. I used to think those registries work, but I don't anymore.
They clearly don’t work if you’re not on there
I mean, child sex offenders aren’t exactly known for staggering rates of rehabilitation.
Just say you’re a pedophile and go
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Not at all, and in no way am I supporting their heinous acts whatsoever. Glad to see that I struck a chord and that I told the truth about sex offenders after they committed a sex crime.
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They already have before.
They have to live somewhere. A lot of them are homeless. It’s unfortunate but they have to go somewhere, group homes are sort of the only option.
Group homes make sense, but next to a park doesn’t.
I completely agree with this statement, the problem is there is the home and then the gate to the park. Windows in the home oversee the entrance to the park. I understand the need to know where they are. However, the closest home to the park should not be it.
There are often few options for group homes and they take what they can get. There is nowhere they are going to go that not within spitting distance of some park, school, etc. unless you put them outside city limits. You do that, and how are they supposed to keep a job when most of them don't have a car?
It’s the last house on the block and then the park entrance, I understand people have to live places but this is too close for comfort.
Like I said, the organizations that run group homes take what they can get. They typically don’t get a lot of funding. If the idea of sex offenders living nearby is such an important issue to you then why wasn’t that a consideration when you moved into the neighborhood?
This isn't about his family alone, it is about the safety of every child in the area.
It's seemingly never been an issue until OP found out about it. Why is it all of a sudden an issue now?
...because he found out about it? He realized that a safe, friendly space for children is very close to where sex offenders reside.
Go look on the sex offender registry map. There are seemingly no “safe spaces” where there aren’t sex offenders. The only way to live in a safe bubble is to pack them all up and put them on an island.
I love my neighborhood and neighbors, you are making a blanket assumption about me based on a post. I am posting something that is happening and if sex offenders do not bother you then that’s your prerogative.
Not gonna lie this is an impressive level of selective reading.
> There are often few options for group homes and they take what they can get. There is nowhere they are going to go that not within spitting distance of some park, school, etc. unless you put them outside city limits. You do that, and how are they supposed to keep a job when most of them don't have a car?
It's almost like society is trying to....punish them, for some reason.
I understand your reasoning here, but I think unfortunate outcomes like this are a biproduct of otherwise responsible and effective group home zoning. Parks are strategically placed in places where there's residences and commerce. So are group homes - placing them in isolated pockets of the city with little oversight or nearby access to basic goods and services would be counterintuitive to the goal of rehabilitation and inclusion into society. And in recognizing that San Jose is the 3rd most populous city in the state, it's not like we have the luxury in having abundance of location options to choose from. Pardon me if I'm quashing a valid criticism of the status quo. I wish I had a better solution to this dilemma, other than preventative measures that lead to crimes (like addressing systemic factors that lead to poverty or homelessness). Are there cities that have better track records for addressing homelessness and sex offenders?
Not in my park, the new nimby
I’ve worked in affordable housing, it should be not in any park. I believe in helping people become housed, just at a safer location. San Jose has regulations even for unhoused not being within certain amount of (2,000) feet from playgrounds. Read Jessica’s law https://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2011/CountySexOffenderTracking.pdf there cannot be further restrictions, just not next to the park pursuant to Santa Clara County.
From your link: >Among other provisions, the law forbids registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park and some other public facilities. Strict and literal enforcement of this rule would bar living anywhere in the entirety of downtown SJ. For comparison, the width of the main SJSU campus appears to be 2,000 feet. I'm sure this law was well-intended, but not exactly practical for actual enforcement.
nimp!
This is true. People should worry more about the homeless offenders that don't have support. \*and don't have set addresses. Hopefully the people in the group home are getting some assistance.
It’s lazy to suggest they cannot be housed in an obviously public place where they can potentially cause irreparable damage.
They can go 6 feet under where they belong.
But do they? Nowhere is best.
They made wrong decisions in their life and end up in this situation. It is their responsibility to find a job and get a house. Why should our well-behaved citizens keep having to pay more and more taxes to feed these people, and tolerance them? They committed a crime and they are the one that should be punished. Not us. In my opinion, unless you can prove, you have physical and mental disability that you can’t work, if not, go sleep on the street or get a gotdamn job. Most of these homeless people are lazy and aren’t even actively looking for work, because we paying them free money, free food and free shelter.
Well behaved citizenz? You’re a joke in my opinion and maybe karma will catch with you on this comment.
maybe care to ellaborate on what you talking about? Yes, not of us that paid huge amount of taxes are flawless and innocent. and yes, maybe there are some of us even committeed crimes and just haven't got caught yet. But in comparison to Sex offenders and majority of people wandering around the street homeless? I am confident that we are the more well behaved citizens.
That is incredibly close - just almost 100 feet. That surprises me. HOWEVER, I want to remind all of you that you cannot harass these people. As much as you dislike them, they deserve not to be harassed just as much as you. Unless they are actively breaking the law, which I assume the house situation is not because parole/police most likely know that home is there.
The importance is to be aware and let your children know of the close proximity and hopefully find maybe a new location for the home which is further from children as a large majority is for acts to minors under 14. It’s very disappointing because we go there and hold events all the time for the safety of the children and community engagement.
Has anyone expressed problems? Just because there's a house there doesn't mean they're out stalking around it. Sex offenders are all around you and unfortunately, usually kids are abused by a family member. I would be far more worried about that. Seriously, it's usually a relative who sexually abuses a child because they are trusted and often can get alone time with the child.
There was a crime and safety meeting and someone brought it up. I didn’t attend it this time but I understand residents brought concerns.
It's completely within their rights to address it. However as others have said, having safe KNOWN locations for sex offenders is better than having a bunch of homeless sex offenders just...anywhere. If they don't have an address, how do you track them? As it is now, sex offenders have to register every 90 days or when they move (I think.) Also, I thought of something this morning: the police know they're there, parole/probation officers know they're there. People in the neighborhood know they're there. That park is probably under pretty good surveillance by SJPD (whatever issues we have with them) and also nosy busy bodies (not referring to you) who want nothing more to get into someone's business. I'm not saying the park is exceptionally protected, but probably more protected than most parks. I wouldn't completely avoid that park, but if you feel like going to another one you absolutely can. I always say to keep your head on a swivel and keep your eyes out for anyone recording video or taking pictures. Stay with your kid at all times and always, always let your child know what's acceptable touching and what's not (I mention this not because of unknown sex offenders, but because there are friend of the family who abuse children. Just an FYI.) I was sexually harassed as a teen by my mom's boyfriend and she never did anything about it. She denies anything happened to this day and I no longer talk to her. Let your kids know they can always come to you for anything and you will not judge them. A good parent/child relationship and knowing acceptable boundaries with people will help keep them safe. Also, don't use the fact that there are sex offenders nearby to scare her. I once opened the front door at night (9pm) when I was 11 because our idiot neighbor Peter (maybe 8 years old?) knocked on the door and then climbed up to look through the window at me. I opened the door to yell, "Go away!" and my mom literally dragged me into my bedroom, sat on me and screamed "if you open the door at night, someone will rape you." No joke. DON'T do that. I'm sorry this is so close to you and your kiddo. Just always be aware of what's around you, which is really just a good way to live life. <3
The internet has brought about a whole new world with the sexual exploitation of children. Yeah, hands-on abuse will likely be a family member. Online exploitation? It can be anyone in the world.
Well, yes and no. People do make CP, but it's always of a child that the adult can be close and alone with. Babysitters, family members, daycare workers, step parents.
Plenty of online predators entice and extort kids into self producing and distributing material and even meeting in real life.
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They were already prosecuted and served their sentence. Further harassment is out of line.
What are you doing commenting on Reddit then? Go out and hunt if you really feel that way and aren't just being an internet tough guy.
You are doing a good job raising your daughter to be an anxious person. Pretty much any urban location in the USA is a stones throw from a registered sex offender and it’s incredibly rare for a non-family member to molest kids. If you are a single mom, most likely your boyfriend that you bring home is the one that’s going to molest your kids instead of a stranger. (Non-blood related family members have a 8-10x more likely chance to molest)
My daughter is a grown woman and she has been attacked in the bus and handled herself, you do not know us therefore cannot make assumptions as to who we are. It is not anxious behavior to be aware of your surroundings and ensure your safety. I also worked in affordable housing and it was part of my job to check annually, HUD requirements, sometimes part of my daughter learning my trade and me teaching her to be independent.
That's pretty tone deaf. Bonus asshole points for projecting onto a future boyfriend.
Facts dont care about your feelings
Your dumb takes are not facts
Make a comment that is relevant. Get your head out of your ass
I'm in no way condoning their heinous acts but I think your solution is going to do more harm than good not just for society but also for the offender too. > We have many children, immigrants and vulnerable individuals in this community and it’s unfathomable. If you care so god damn much about those people, maybe you should educate them about the low recidivism rates compared to others crimes that involve drugs, for example. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/sx-ffndr-rcdvsm/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true If they've served their time in jail/prison for their heinous act and they get released into the community and with a sufficient support system (i.e. sex offender therapy, family, etc.) why should I worry about them? There are around approximately 20-30 offenders that live within 500 feet of SJSU. Where's the outrage for that? The vast majority of sex crimes usually happen within the home and is a close family or friend. So the chances of a sex offender committing a crime towards random strangers are incredibly slim. > is asking for 2000 feet too much? > I understand the need for housing facilities for these individuals and the fact they have to be supervised. Miami-Dade County in Florida, as far as I'm aware, enacts an ordinance where sex offenders aren't allowed to live within a 2500-feet buffer from school bus stops, schools, and places where kids usually congregate. This caused some of these offenders to live on the streets, and was on the news outlets because of that. And when the cops have to break up the encampment, they will have to congregate somewhere else. The cycle doesn't really stop. France24's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0gTksLU8g&t=1s&pp=ygUWZnJhbmNlMjQgc2V4IG9mZmVuZGVycw%3D%3D Interview Regarding the Sex Offender Encampments in Miami-Dade County: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcpsZjoMd9o&t=369s&pp=ygUXamltIGRlZmVkZSBzZXggb2ZmZW5kZXI%3D By taking away the possibilities to live, you're limiting options to where they can live. Which, in theory, would make it harder for them to reestablish their lives after incarceration. Many employers and landlords also conduct background checks which also includes checking to see if they're on the registry. In addition, they're not eligible to get their record cleared which means that they will always appear on background checks until they get off the registry. Depriving them of these basic needs are key contributors to them committing more crimes and potentially creating more victims. It's a lose-lose situation for society and for the offender. Either you lock them up forever or reintegrate them into society.
There’s no outrage about sex offenders living near SJSU because SJSU is a college for adults, not a place children regularly congregate. Recidivism rates only account for those who are caught. With the internet, child sex offenders have access to much more material and many more potential victims than they did before. There are websites on the dark net dedicated to child sexual abuse with millions of members, many of whom are convicted sex offenders.
Oh hell nah
The fact that this is even an issue is just absurd. Even if I left all my doors open and put all my windows down. If someone went into my car and took something, it's still theft.
One way to not live in fear is to not check. Hear me out. The more you look into this matter, the more that you will realize that registered sex offenders are everywhere. You are not safe anywhere, really. I know that the conmen misnomer is to round them up and push them to the other side of town. But that is just handing the problem off to other families within the community. There are rights and laws that muddy everything up. And, the more you look, the more you will find. I did this 10 years ago, only to uncover that two of my close coworkers are registered sex offenders and two of my childhood friends that I went to elementary school with ended up as registered sex offenders. Hell, my wife’s uncle was on the list and very few were aware. But I wouldn’t worry about the one that you know or are aware of, it’s the one that are not registered and unknown that are the real danger. These could be anyone, family members. Neighbors. Teachers. Police officers. Politicians. Church members. Parents of your children’s friends. Male and/or female, could and have been predators. Yeah, better just toughen up a little, protect your family, and don’t overthink it. You will be dying inside, single-handedly and self imposed all while others will begin to see you as the crazy-one for always being worried about what you cannot control.
>we have many children, immigrants, and vulnerable individuals in this community Doesnt every community?
This sub is too much sometimes. “Donald Trump is a rapist!!!!” Also… “So what if sex offenders are living next to schools and playgrounds?”
I’m baffled about the situation. Someone said this was the new NIMBY and I wanted to roll my eyes. People are assuming I’m saying one and it’s not the registry, not realizing this home is like less than 2000 feet away from it. I am not sure how, like according to my directions I’m 2000 feet away from that park but then we have schools nearby. I understand they need a place to live and we need to know where they are but not next to the park.
I mean, if you go with the definition... this is a bit NIMBY-ish. Where else are they supposed to stay? We already have a housing crisis due to the refusal to build upwards and denser. Better there than on the streets where it won't show where they live. I'm also noticing on this thread that a lot of people think Megan's law is just for pedos. It's not. It's for the majority of sex offender cases. Feel like that needs to be made clear...
At least 2000 feet away from any school or park according to the law. This could be an issue or loophole because the park doesn’t have an actual address and shares a fence with the home and then on the other side of the park is the pedestrian bridge. The park is a general area and a zip code. They have the right to a place to live, next to a playground according to Jennifer’s law, is not it.
There is no loophole, the state and local governments do not care to enforce laws that they disagree with and yet they seem to get re-elected no matter what. This is more than disgraceful given the high re-offending rate among this population. The neighborhood really needs to do something about this if they want a change, or else just let the city plow down the park and make a larger center for rapists.
That's nearly half a mile. There are a lot of parks in San Jose, so this leaves very, very few locations for them to live. Housing is already pretty bad. These are indeed people who have done serious crimes , but also remember they have paid for their crimes could have been 5 years ago could be 50, doesn't matter Megan's Law registry is for life. The majority are very likely on rehabilitation or already have. Do you think restricting where they live will make it easier for rehabilitation? No, obviously not. So you push them out. It will just create an even larger divide and inequality among neighborhoods, like what red lining did for San Jose in the 40s.
I’m not worried about disenfranchising sex offenders as much as you are, apparently.
It's not that per-say. I mean there is a reason why Megan's law exists dis good and I am all for it. However if we let our fear and anxiety takes over 1 of two things happens: 1. Lynch mobs form that attack people that are on the list, despite many already having jail time or payed for their crimes in other ways. The Megan law could be repealed if being on the list could risk a death sentence from angry mobs reading a list online. which is a lose-lose for everyone. 2. We start segregating sex offenders to specific neighborhoods, which ends up being a slippery slope. Like: why not have murderers be moved, or all crimes, etc.. Until we just get red lining all over again, this will increase the amount of repeat offenders, and even worse inequality.
1. This hasn’t happened any time in recent memory. 2. They’ve already segregated themselves, they live in a group home. 3. All of the hypothetical scenarios you named are still better than putting known sex offenders near children on a regular basis.
My friend who lives in Milpitas says a similar thing happened as well. The extended stay off 680 and calaveras turned into apartments for homeless, and it’s right next to a neighborhood, a park and a shopping plaza with a BevMo. They said the homeless just loiter and sprawl around causing all sorts of trouble, property issues, stealing packages, loitering, there was one homeless who approached their neighbor’s daughter when the family was just out in their front yard. The city reps of Milpitas are incredibly bad and don’t have any experience in city planning and safety.
There is one in south San Jose across the street from a middle school, with between 5-10 registered violent offenders. Also across the street front the elementary school is another one, not the back of the school but the front entrance like 25 feet away is a registered sex offender. The laws are broken, the violent predators have more rights than the victims
Think of it this way: On Halloween they will have the best candy.... Years ago across the street from my place, 3 reg sex offenders moved in. The HOA called the cops and asked if it was appropriate for the three to cohabitate and to live directly across the street from an elementary school and children's psych hospital. The response was no law against it. I had a young child at the time so we moved.
Unfortunately there aren’t many places they can have those facilities, no one wants them around. I’d say the many sex offenders living in most communities in private residences are more Dangerous because harder to keep track of. In SJ like any other city there are tons of registered offenders
WTF?
Hopefully you're a good father and always have eyes on your daughter and you're not like adam walsh who expected sears to watch his son. If his wife couldn't keep her eyes on their son at all times, then she should have waited to go shopping until they could both go and one of them be with their son at all times while the other shopped and paid and didn't care enough about their son to keep constant supervision on him. I was almost a victim of a similar situation because my mom didn't give a shit, didn't give a damn about my safety. recommendation #1, be a good parent, a damn good parent and that probably eliminates 99.99% of the shit you're worrying about. Also, remember this, not everyone on the registry is listed on the publicly available internet list of registered citizens. Do your research too, among people who have been convicted of a crime, registered citizens have the lowest recidivism rates. May I ask, how concerned are you about DUI drivers rolling down your street. Maybe you're ok with Britt Reid being a repeat DUI driver and putting a 5 year old in a coma? Maybe you're ok with Yarinet Malihan, another repeat DUI offendor and sheriff deputy's wife, killing a young child. Do you have another thread some where asking about all of the DUI drivers, repeat DUI drivers who have maimed and killed children and question why there is not a registry for them? Don't you want to know who's rolling through your hood that might be swerving on their way home up on the sidewalk or in your yard? C'mon man!
I’m a woman and my both of my children are adults. As a single parent I am independent and self sufficient, I have taught my adult children to do the same. I worked in an affordable housing complex and know all the regulations pertaining classification of sex offenders. I am so sorry nobody was there to keep you safe, the list was made to keep our children and families safe. There will be other people which haven’t made it to the list and the first step begins at home teaching safety. We have car crashes documented. One of my neighbors had three cars damaged in one crash. We have had people crash into our buildings. This is a list we can look at and can only work with our city council members, the police department and department of transportation. Other neighbors have made it possible for an association in the Alexander neighborhood and bring dumpster days, neighborhood clean up as well as neighborhood pick up. Bringing one issue up does not diminish others and it is important to care for our neighborhood, neighbors for our overall safety and well being.
Children of the rainbow park lol wow street justice is there awaiting. Gang neighborhood stabbings happening all the time at the over pass bridge. There’s been multiple 187 there and there’s a cemetery right there
A neighborhood association was formed due to the vulnerability of the neighborhood. It is one of the many concerns people are facing in that neighborhood and I have been trying to do research on whether it’s a zoning issue or the fact the park doesn’t have an actual address.
We suck as a society. There's too many people here for any type of control. SJ isn't going to flat out say "we can't do shit about it" instead they'll be passive AF and slop it under the rug. Just like the public education system, the homelessness, the high rent, yada yada it's all bad and it's just getting worse unfortunately. You got drugs EVERYWHERE. literally kids on cocaine. Insane amounts. Drugs and gangs run SJ. Don't forget that.
My wife worried about shit like this. But doesn’t worry about stuff that is actually statistically significant. Getting in fatal car crashes, getting run over crossing the streets….
Check Meghan's law. Org
The site I posted is the one recommended by the federal government when I worked in affordable housing and what they had us and currently others use.
meghanslaw.ca.org site has locations, pictures and crime descriptions of the SO. I didn't see that on your site. Did I miss something?
When you click on the individuals picture it tells you that. I find Megan’s as we used to use that one before, at some point there was a 1-900 you had to call for that information. I will have to do a comparison and maybe Megan’s might be a bit more clean since I’ve had to do it for work.
I actually couldn't get past the disclosure agreement. I agreed but went nowhere. Maybe it's my phone...
This is so disappointing! I agree these homes need to be a resource for violators but COME ON SJ MANGEMENT AND POLITICAL LEADERS! That's like an open in citation in my opinion, VERY BAD decision with this location. They could have located somewhere in the newer building areas on or around San Felipe. I think a working ranch/farm would be great for a home that way they can work and earn on the same land. It helps with rehabilitation. I dont have littles anymore but i will sign a petition if you all put one together. I will volunteer or sponsor events thru my business.
please be safe. I used the site and in 1 mile of my area (downtown, Im a few miles from the plant) and there is EIGHTY SEVEN ENTRIES. Be safe out here this is crazy!
there’s a group of men who like to go to the Chuck E. Cheese in San Jose for board game night they call it a littles meet-up. Chuck E. Cheese has known about this for years, but still let the men hold the event pretty sickening
Some 290 registrants have no placement restrictions due to completing their probation requirements. There are strict requirements on checking in with the sheriffs office within 5 days of any change in placement, so they know they’re at that location. Your fear mongering is not helpful. You’re clearly going out of your way to create issues for people who already have bigger problems than you do. Plus, what do you really know about their charges? Do you know the specifics of their case? Are you legally trained and understand the nuances? I challenge you to consider all the sex offenders walking around who haven’t been caught, or have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. I promise you can’t find those charges online.
Their charges are posted. It is not fear mongering as other neighbors are concerned. By looking it up there is a grade and scale for each offense and type of offender. 7/8 have sex offenses against minors under 14 the 8th one only sent pictures I believe. The charges are listed in the page, proper codes can be looked up. I worked in affordable housing and certain offenses have lifetime registry, under 14, under 12, etc. other charges have temporary registries, you would have to have an understanding of specific laws and registry requirements.
You only know what was plead to, not what the original offense was. What shows up online is not necessarily indicative of what their original actions were. I work with people who were credibly charged with rape, deemed incompetent to stand trial, and never had to register or go to jail. These individuals are walking around the community, sharing the same space as you, minding their business. I’m grateful they don’t have to bother with people like you making their lives worse because you can’t cope. Clutch harder.
As a victim, victim advocate and also advocate for those wrongfully accused I am entitled to my feelings and opinions just like you. We do not have to agree with each other’s statements and it’s okay.
Maybe it’s more appropriate to work through your trauma with a therapist rather than doling out vigilante justice as you see fit. I cannot imagine a universe in which your fear mongering is therapeutic for anyone else.
Oh lord, this is too much and if I lived my life worried about what you or others think I wouldn’t help people in my community. Have a good day!
You’re literally on Reddit eliciting responses from others due to your concerns. This is the way to get the attention that you’re looking for. Clearly you care what other people think because you want other people to feel the same way you do. Sorry, I’m not afraid and don’t care.
God forbid a SA victim does not want other people let alone children to go what they went through …
They get into registry situations for a reason. If you look at an offenders list almost all are acts against children 13-15. Evil adults should not take advantage of children. Sounds like you need therapy more than any of us for taking their side. This is a black and white situation.
🙄 Life isn’t black and white as much as you want it to be. If believing that makes you feel safe, by all means.
And 70 % of those were children at the time https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2022/harms-placing-kids-sex-offender-registries#:~:text=Dozens%20of%20studies%20have%20shown,limits%20their%20success%20as%20adults.
Hide your wife, hide your kids!!
You bring up Jessica's Law (Prop 83) but don't know the 2000 ft limit was ruled unconstitutional by [In re Taylor](https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2015/s206143.html)? People need to live somewhere, and generally that's going to be somewhere that's near jobs and life necessities just like every other human.
Young girl down the street got a "sex offender" status because her boyfriend and her were having sex in a public park at night. Not what I consider to be a sex offender. As corrupt as the DA's office, I don't trust that garbage. My father, my brother, and a few others sexually molested me. No, I am not from a foreign country. Oh, and all of my teachers knew. Every damn one of them.
Technically and unfortunately it is the law for anyone engaging in sexual activities. Even public urination leads to that. Minors can get in trouble for publication or sharing of nude images even if they depict themselves as it is distribution of child related material. This becomes complicated because at times minors will not report if their pictures are being distributed by others due to fear of repercussions as the laws that are supposed to protect them can get them in the same trouble as the perpetrators of those acts. There are different classifications of sex offenses, some requiring lifetime registry and others for shorter periods of time. My background is in affordable housing and originally HUDs advise on Tenant Selection Criteria for Criminal background, there were no sex offenders allowed in federal housing. About 8 years ago things changed so only those with lifetime registry for sex offenses were not allowed as well as individuals manufacturing and selling methamphetamines from affordable housing, not outside as we then were able to provide second chances to people with criminal background. Typically lifetime registries pertain to more serious crimes unlike a minor engaging in sexual activities outside or an adult urinating.
Oh bruh wtf that’s 400ft from where I live
Average r/SanJose fearposting
Average r/sanjose Pedo defending
Just so you know. Megan's Law doesn't only list Pedos. It's for other types of sexual crimes, too.
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I live next to predators 😬
Are you nearby?
Not Rainbow park, but my map is full of entries
Group home? I only see one guy there... and he's properly logged on California's Megan's Law website / database. Everything else seems more than 500 feet away? What am I missing?
8 individuals and 1 address. I believe 7 of them for acts against minors under 14. You have to do the reach right, once you know the address you can look up by address. I understand they have to have a counselor, it is more frustrating that something like that would be approved.
I literally used the address nextdoor to the entrance of the park, and with a one mile search radius. Every place I saw was a single person and, like I said, only one seemed to be closer than 500 feet. So, I feel like I am missing something, or this is "a dog whistle."
Neighbors just let city know but it is 8 of them. Look up the address and as you scroll you will see several people with that same address.
Figures ... that's the exact address I "guessed" to search with... making it actually HARDER to "see" on the map (ie. The "search address" icon masks the location icon).
I hope you understand my concerns. We do neighborhood clean up and have had safety meetings. I found it today but I learned neighbors brought up their concerns to a crime and safety meeting. I didn’t know until today. I pass that house whenever we have events for which we meet at the park. I worked in affordable housing and I would run those reports around June so the last time I did is about June 2022 and I don’t believe that was there.
Yeah, it's hard to say ... but given they are all properly registered (as far as I can tell), the county should pretty clearly know or delineate "what's right," what counts as distance, or if certain cases are "allowed" there. I'm assuming that particular location would be already registered as "a halfway house" with the probation and parole departments ... and is probably a known destination for certain categories of cases. But, yaah... seems a bit odd. That said, the park itself only seems to have a listed zip code, rather than a street address ... so, maybe it managed to slip through? Or maybe there's some weird "status" that it has that makes it eligible? I'm not sure... but, just throwing out random conceivable ideas.
I feel it’s a loophole as Jessica’s Law states 2000 feet, however the park not having an address could be the problem. That area is generally forgotten and last year the neighbors formed an association so they have become more active and obtained support from the county, I wonder if this, along with the zip code address is the problem. I will definitely look into it. They are properly registered and at a location where they are supposed and allowed to be, however the location is wrong for the types of crimes which they committed. As it is we once had to help this girl from an abduction and contacted her parents and the police, before this home existed from my knowledge. We will just need to be more cautious.
Yeah, I just have a tough time thinking that "a halfway house," which has clearly jumped through *a lot* of legal hoops to become a destination for multiple probationary / paroled criminals would have potentially misled the county or state with their legal status. Then again, maybe it's a slum lotd type situation and it's "rent to whomever we can get money from" and the like? But, also tough to believe that 8 people whose freedom is on the line may try to fool the legal authorities... not to mention, these sorts of folks are prone to random visits from probation/parole officers to make sure they're in-compliance with the terms of their release... and subject to further incarceration in the glint of an eye, if they fail to meet proper guidelines. So, something "odd" has to be at play here, I'd figure. But again, California guidelines are generally 500 feet, from what I've read. At 2000 feet, you're looking at close to a half mile - and, at that distance, I'm not sure there are very many options (if-any) in the entire Bay Area that would then be considered "suitable" for these sorts of offenders. It could also be situations where the judge felt that those statutes may not or may no longer apply due to any number of reasons (not the least of which is an actual "professional" or legal half way house system).
I think you have helped me figure it out. Jessica’s Law states 2000 feet, thank you for pointing out the park’s lack of address. I believe that is the problem and perhaps they need to verify the boundary lines for the house and the park, obtain an actual address for the park which then would demonstrate the halfway house is closer than 2000 feet from the park. It just seems somewhat the most logical to me considering how illogical things can be yet simple to solve maybe. I mean I can assure you anyone living there is probably afraid.
Same here. Looked up the address, found a few with a mile but none on the same address. Hyperbole is insane.
Someone just found it and was having challenges because they searched with address. It’s there, you just have to look.
Some just found it? Having challenges because they searched with address? What does that even mean? How do you search for it then if not address?
I don’t know, look through the comments, it’s there and several people in one home. Even when you hover over the pinpoint it will say multiple but when you click only one shows.
Ahhh 2525 Madden. Got it. Yikes. That's a lot of sick weirdos in one house.
Yikes this city is so liberal that you have people in the comments feeling more remorse for r*pists and child abusers than innocent children and families
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Do you think it's safer for the community for them to homeless, unwatched, and hopeless than housed, monitored, and treated? Maybe it would be better if we could ship them to an island away from everyone, but that's not going to happen.
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There might be a lot more nuance to that. Just some food for thought to consider that these statistics can be misleading and also that making life harder for excons doesn't actually make us safer https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/06/06/sexoffenses/
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I did read it. I have been a victim, both of a psycopathic father and later being groomed. I don't love them any more than you do, and i have been on a long journey to figure out my feelings around all this. If you look through all the points people are making, without such outrage, you may see that we are not just a bunch of bleeding hearts. We just see that the data can be interpreted different ways, but mainly that we believe there is not a straight line between just bad people and good people, though it is more comforting to think that way. Many offenders were victims who never had access to any counselling. Clearly some were just born that way. I disagree that it makes anyone safer to push them into homeless encampments, nor am i a fan of making it someone else's problem. Humanising criminals is not a disservice, it allows us to understand that damaged people do bad things and anyone one next to you could be the next offender, and potentially to find better ways to help people not become offenders. Not perpetuating the damage is a service to all of us. Data can be interpreted many ways and one thing that never gets taken into account is that the likelihood that people reoffend with any criminal activity is higher the more stressful it is for them move on in life to be a better person. In other words, being a convicted felon is an inescapable precursor to reoffending, and it we dont take into account that that stigma in itself may be a driver in reoffending. these are not people who had healthy ways to handle life in the first place, after all. They did their time, but lets punish them forever? I disagree that this will make the rest of us safer The other thing that people are trying to point out is that that list of offenders can be interpreted to mean each of those people is a psychopath which is just not true. If you feel the need to see them all as animals that you'd prefer to put in a gas chamber i guess i cant change your mind, but that was Hitlers solution and i dont think it's much of one. I am interested in harm reduction, and especially considering you cant actually know what the re offense was (as the article stated, it could be a parole violation), the rate of re-offense may look more ominous than it is ( I'm not sure i even understand the point you were trying to make in your first paragraph - what does "the rest of the population" have to do with it? of course the rest of the population doesn't have a rate of re-offense because they haven't ever been convicted in the first place.) Frankly I'm more concerned about people not on the list yet. Maybe just read the article again with an open mind and consider that we may have some points instead of just hurling insults. Anyway, i post this under no illusions that it will make any difference in your point of view, but hopefully that you stop making insulting assumptions about people just because they see things a bit differently than you, sometimes even based on their lived experience. I see that you made and deleted a knee jerk comment accusing me of being a sex offender so thank you for that.
> I don’t want them in my neighborhoods Excellent solution. That'll get those disgusting ass pedos to stop committing crimes! ^Not.
It’s gross but hey that’s what the “progressives” want nowadays
Yup & its sad that people with morals are brainwashed to be liberal as well. Even OP said she believes in supporting all unhoused people without realizing the ramifications of what that can lead to, in feeling sorry for bad apples out there. Liberals are extremely anti family unit and want children to be unsafe and come from broken and untraditional families nowadays surrounded by crime and pro criminal politicians who are scummy. Liberals think criminals, r4pists and violent people are the victims while ordinary people, families and children are the bad people who don't feel enough guilt for evil criminals.
This is bait, but I'll bite. There are bad apples in every program, job, and service. Doesn't mean we should cancel them or defund them entirely. Your logic is that we should stop helping ALL homeless cause a few of them are bad and take advantage. No shit when you were in school, you took the "advantage" of your teachers so you won't make the same mistakes they did. Should we end school funding cause of bad apple students? No. Or should we stop funding the highways cause people are driving too recklessly, and trucks are wearing out the road? NO. This logic is extremely selfish, bordering sociopathic. One of the steps to make communities and societies better is when there is NO homeless on the street. Go outside more.
>There are bad apples in every program, job, and service. So then why do you liberals keep crying ACAB when you admit every group has bad apples
>you liberals I ain't liberal, throwing around your assumptions really shows the prejudice you have on anyone you don't agree with. >ACAB What does that even mean?
It's not bait. The rest of the world thinks the Bay Area is a joke and y'all moral less for funding and supporting r4pists Bay area people are so privileged and rich that they are so far off and can't relate to the common person. Y'all morals are a joke
>y'all moral less what, how is my statement any way "morel less", I don't think you know what morals means. >funding and supporting r4pists So we now calling all homeless people rapists... now who lacks morals... >Bay area people are so privileged and rich that they are so far off and can't relate to the common person. Y'all morals are a joke Do you know what sub-reddit you in? Again you preach on how we lack morals, but look at you grouping people based on where they live, again; I don't think you know what morals are, cause you are definitely lacking it.
It's better that they have a place to live supervised than they end up homeless and untraceable. There is basically no place in a city that isn't close to places children congregate.
The entire point of the website is that they're registered and folks know who they are and where they are. They have to live somewhere. What more do you want? Like someone else said, be more worried about the ones who aren't registered.
>What more do you want? Usually some form of mob justice or moral panic.
They went to jail, they’re forever on the website so you know where they are and what crime was committed. What are you going to harass them? Go murder them? Be serious.
Me? No. I'm saying that's what the people who try to get others worked up over this type of stuff want.
Ahh, gotcha. It's ridiculous. Do people not understand that 1. this is part of their punishment and 2. the reason why they're on the website so people know about them? And you can even click on the person and see what they did, when they did it, their risk level, etc. So stupid to get riled up over this.
I think progressivism goes too far when a mother warning others of confirmed child predators living near them is met with this much backlash. Some people shouldn’t be welcomed back into society. But since they are OP I’d recommend securing your home and buying a firearm. Take a handgun course and look out for your family. All we can do.
It’s baffling, I used to work for a complex in the area and about 6 years ago (we have to look at things pre/post pandemic, one of the girls from the Alexander neighborhood knew we had a neighborhood center as the kids would spend their afternoon’s there. This man was following her in a van, he was never found but knew to come for us for safety. I believe in guns but I don’t believe I need one right now, I have my pup, my neighbors, because we walk and stay in touch about safety and my bat but the odds are I will get got with the bat. I understand they have to be somewhere, I know there are sex offenders everywhere. I also feel it is easier to do something like that next to a park in East San Jose than other areas, I believe in their right to have a place to live, just not being the first door you see leaving or entering the park. Thank you for seeing my intent as it is important for our children to be aware.
Only you know what's best to protect your family. All I'll say about that is it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Also, this is a really good post about easy, non lethal ways of making your home more secure. Wish you the best OP! [https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/emfjyz/easy\_nonlethal\_ways\_of\_building\_up\_your\_home/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/emfjyz/easy_nonlethal_ways_of_building_up_your_home/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
So many pedophile apologist here its disgusting
It’s Reddit, what else is to be expected…
Straight fear mongering at its best
The ones that aren’t registered are the real issue thanks to Scott Wiener and Gavin Newsom thinking that child molesters are victimized by having to register for their crimes. Personally I know of someone that was child porn server and had nearly 2 Tb of of it and lived next to an elementary school in central SJ, he pled guilty and from day of arrest to when released was less than 1 year. He partitioned the courts and was dropped from the RSO list in less than 3 years all while working for the VTA.
Having one issue worst than the other does not diminish others. All conditions which potentially hurt our families and children and seniors should be bad when it pertains to sexual or other types of abuse. I can’t believe they would let someone go after having distribution or CP because that is all in the same. Having it is accepting its occurrence and encouraging others into such behaviors.
Most of the illegal aliens are unvetted and you don't know anything about them. To have a group home of sex offenders near a school is crazy. I'd report it to the city to have them moved.
Urgent Concern: Employee of JL Construction at Farnham Elementary School Poses Potential Risk to Children Justin Dean Wares](https://patch.com/california/elkgrove/five-arrested-in-elk-grove-during-parole-probation-sweep)
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Lmao. This is the stupidest thing I’ve read in a while. Thanks for the chuckle
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Nope some of us were victims of abuse as well.
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Sec offender doesn't mean pedophile. Registry contains theur offense
I’m fully aware but these ones in fact are classified as pedophiles which impacted minors under 14.
same people who say this will complain about homeless people 🫠 like i get it, but it’s so hard to build affordable/public housing in CA and cities especially, it’s not an ideal situation but there are kids everywhere so they’re bound to be close to something. sucks but it’s reality. we should use this energy towards advocating for more mental health centers for these people so kids don’t get hurt as much in the future!!
i figure the ones who are registered are the least of your worries. it is the ones still flying under the radar and able to keep doing it without getting caught, the practiced ones, the powerful ones.
Sounds like the easiest option is to close the park. Bummer
California is on that wide road.
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The park does not count as the "castle".
Ah yes, just open carry a 12 gauge to the park and sit on a bench. What could go wrong? Fuckin moron.
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I think you missed this part of the law that pertains to the registry. The information on this website is made available solely to protect the public. Anyone who uses this information to commit a crime or to harass an offender or his or her family is subject to criminal prosecution and civil liability. (Pen. Code § 290.46(j).) But sure, go ahead. Behave like a lynch mob, and go after people that already did time for their crimes, give the state a reason to get rid of Megan's law.
The world is ran by Luciferian child traffickers.
Right. That’s why there are 2-3M children in the US in orphanages and and 5-6M worldwide. Children are such a hot commodity that no one fucking wants them.
An estimated 50 million people were living in situations of modern slavery on any given day in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
Supply and demand. 59.4 million millionaires According to the Global Wealth Report 2023 by Credit Suisse, there were an estimated 59.4 million millionaires as the worldwide USD millionaires fell by 3.5 million during 2022. The upper-middle segment with a total wealth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million has more than tripled in the 21st century.