Sex offenders being removed from the register

[Landlord]

It's rare that news gets me genuinely worked-up to the point where I post about it on an internet forum but this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8634239.stm really pushed my buttons (oops, nearly wrote bottom).

Anyway. The teenager involved apparently raped a 6 year old and is complaining that his inclusion on the register stops him from taking holidays and playing rugby (paraphrasing). With two young children of my own, I can't imagine the anger the youngsters parents feel and the anguish of the young'un.

The should be punished for life just as his victims will be.

Sorry if this is a repost.

[Landlord]

HiRich said:

Would you want to have to declare all speeding convictions from 20 years ago?

If it honestly was as henous as raping an innocent child then, yeah. I'd probably deserve it.

HiRich said:

Getting caught hanging out the back of a six year old boy is going to take one heck of a good story.

Well, I live in hope that this is the case. It's the risk that it won't that worries me.

I guess it's a difference between those that do rape kids and those that don't. If I ever, even accidentally, put my willie up a toddlers bottom I would expect to be punished for life for it. I couldn't imagine that I'd have the audacity to say "listen, I've done my time. I've done all that 'sorry about that' stuff. Any chance we can all forget it and I get on with my life?". Then again, I couldn't imagine ever wanting to brutalise a toddler. So maybe that's why I don't get it.

Edit to fix spelling and typos.

Edited by Landlord on Wednesday 21st April 13:53

[Landlord]

cs02rm0 said:

Just kill everyone suspected of a crime and be done with them then.

Ah, the voice of reason at last.

Not sure how it's relevant to this thread, but a nice robust manifesto none the less. Well done.

[Landlord]

HundredthIdiot said:

not "Sex offenders being removed from the register" as the thread title suggests.

I wouldn't take too much notice of the title, that's just me being lazy. As you'll see from the content of the post, I was commenting on the fact that the kid is complaining about being kept on there.

[Landlord]

HundredthIdiot said:

I can allow for the possibility that someone who committed a sexual offence at age 11 should not necessarily have that hanging over them for their entire lives.

Yeah. I'm not so "right-wing" (if that's the appropriate phrase) to disagree... but I'd have to say, 5 years after the event? I'm not so sure the proof is there on which to make a judgement. I mean. He'll be 16 now and still a kid AFAIC.