Family Watchdog

[PsychoCat]

I was surprised to see how many lived in ourtown :shock:.... have you checked your neighborhood? If you have children this is a good thing to be aware of

http://www.familywatchdog.us/

[capcat]

Our neighborhood offender is on there. Aggravated sexual assault of a child....I knew where he lives. Now I know what he looks like. Thanks, Kristen.

[PsychoCat]

We have friends who just bought a new house in a very nice neighborhood and checked this site after the fact...they found out they have an offender living two houses down from them... it is a good thing to be aware of when you have small children

[BowlingGreenUKGrad]

I was looking at that site. My neighborhood is clean.

What does "other offense" mean, though? I understand putting crimes against children and rape on a list like this, but they should explain what falls under "other offense."

[PsychoCat]

Looks like they have been convicted of some kind of a sex offense 2nd degree ( Im not sure what that means though) If you click on their square and then click tab for convictions it tells what they were convicted of

[BowlingGreenUKGrad]

I tried clicking the tab for more info on 3-4 of the "other offense" guys and all it said was "no other information available."

That troubles me.

If an 18-19 year old guy gets convicted of statutory rape for having sex with his 15-16 year old girlfriend, does he get thrown onto this list? Or what about someone convicted of soliciting a prostitute?

Maybe those type offenses aren't included. But if they are, they shouldn't be. I have no problem putting together a list of convicted child molesters and rapists, but I don't know if people convicted of lesser sexual offenses should be included alongside that type of scum.

[UKSam]

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: I tried clicking the tab for more info on 3-4 of the "other offense" guys and all it said was "no other information available."

That troubles me.

If an 18-19 year old guy gets convicted of statutory rape for having sex with his 15-16 year old girlfriend, does he get thrown onto this list? Or what about someone convicted of soliciting a prostitute?

Maybe those type offenses aren't included. But if they are, they shouldn't be. I have no problem putting together a list of convicted child molesters and rapists, but I don't know if people convicted of lesser sexual offenses should be included alongside that type of scum.

This varies from state to state. Also depending on the charge(s) a person can be removed from the list.

In most area's the charges are pretty specific so if it isn't spelled out you can usually read between the lines and figure out of the above has occured.

I Indiana, each county Sheriff's office has the task of tracking the offenders in their own jurisdiction. If you are checking an area and have some concerns contact your local police/sheriff's office and ask for the officer/deputy in charge of the registry.

[Will Lavender]

This is strange.

I searched my neighborhood. The closest offenders live 1 mile away on a particular road.

But what's weird is that three of these guys live on that road. What are the odds that three sex offenders would be living so close together?

[UKSam]

Will Lavender wrote: This is strange.

I searched my neighborhood. The closest offenders live 1 mile away on a particular road.

But what's weird is that three of these guys live on that road. What are the odds that three sex offenders would be living so close together?












The odds are really better than you think. Not many people are tolerant of sex offenders. Our jail staff has to be very careful to keep these offenders away from the rest of the population. "accidents" seem to happen if we don't do that.

Some of the offenders meet in jail and windup living in the same apartment complex or will find a renter that will not be judgemental and word travels in their groupl

[WildcatGirl]

Call it the social worker in me...I've checked out the sex offender registery regularly for years. I know the ones actually LISTED in my neighborhood as well as all the actual details of their cases...knowing people in the various local law enforcement and court systems has it's advantages...lol.

Sadly Kristen, as good of a tool as that site can be it's still out of date and only a fraction of the real picture. There are the numerous offenders who don't register as required, the ones who were granted 'youthful offender' status (and therefore can't be identified and the ones who've recently relocated to your state and aren't listed until they are given their 'due process'.

[she~cat]

there is one in our neighborhood....makes me sick to my stomach.....:dmad:....and makes my blood boil....

[TrueblueCATfan]

none in my neighborhood..but a weird looking character right down the road......

[Mr. Peanut]

My wife checked when we bought our house a year ago... we have multiple in our immediate area, including one about 1/10th of a mile down on our very street. I've seen the guy walking around. I wish there was more info on the transgression - it says something along the lines of "sexual contact child younger than 16". I'd like to know if that is rape, exactly what age the kid was, was it a daughter/son/relative or some kid off the street... etc.

His house sits in a spot where a lot of pre teen kids play. Scary stuff.

[BowlingGreenUKGrad]

Mr. Peanut wrote: My wife checked when we bought our house a year ago... we have multiple in our immediate area, including one about 1/10th of a mile down on our very street. I've seen the guy walking around. I wish there was more info on the transgression - it says something along the lines of "sexual contact child younger than 16". I'd like to know if that is rape, exactly what age the kid was, was it a daughter/son/relative or some kid off the street... etc.

His house sits in a spot where a lot of pre teen kids play. Scary stuff.
Or it could have been his 15-year-old girlfriend when he was 18 or something. That's what I don't like about these databases. They're just not specific enough. He could be a real predator...or he could just be an average joe that got caught in a bad situation and now is branded for life.

[Mr. Peanut]

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Mr. Peanut wrote: My wife checked when we bought our house a year ago... we have multiple in our immediate area, including one about 1/10th of a mile down on our very street. I've seen the guy walking around. I wish there was more info on the transgression - it says something along the lines of "sexual contact child younger than 16". I'd like to know if that is rape, exactly what age the kid was, was it a daughter/son/relative or some kid off the street... etc.

His house sits in a spot where a lot of pre teen kids play. Scary stuff.
Or it could have been his 15-year-old girlfriend when he was 18 or something. That's what I don't like about these databases. They're just not specific enough. He could be a real predator...or he could just be an average joe that got caught in a bad situation and now is branded for life.


Not for this guy... He's 50 something and was convicted in the last 10 yrs.

But, thats the type of detail I'd like to have too. Something that allows us to know who the dangerous predators are vs some situation like you describe.

[Trueblujr]

Not exactly sure why that would be, but there could be a couple of reasons. one being that in Louisville at least there are usually some pretty tight restrictions on where they are allowed to live, as in they can't live within a certain distance of schools or Parks or other places children may frequent.Usually the distance is so restrictive about the only place they could live is in the middle of a warehouse district or industrial park, or limited to specific small little pockets within the city that meet the guidelines.

[boomdaddy]

Speaking of sex offenders, I firmly believe that rapist and child molesters can not be reformed and therefore should never be let back out to be a risk to the public. Imho, the laws in the united states are very flawed. There are thousands of laws that fill the prisons up to over capacity and because of this, the dangerous criminals are let back out to commit more crimes. Imho, the majority of the laws on the books do not benefit society as a whole. Longer sentences for violent criminals and ablolishment of 75% of the rest of the "laws" are what is needed.

But, for example, there are cases where people are found guilty and shouldn't have been. There lives are forever headed toward a downward spiral. Take Mike Tyson for example. That poor guy lost his only family member, (Gus Demotto) the man who literally adopted him. He started down the wrong path when Don King got his hooks in him. But, when he got convicted of raping a woman, who confessed that the sex was originally consensual in Indiana, his life was essentually ruined. Yes Tyson had it all and lost it all. If Tyson had not been convicted, his life wouldn't be as messed up as it is today.

[Will Lavender]

boomdaddy wrote: But, for example, there are cases where people are found guilty and shouldn't have been. There lives are forever headed toward a downward spiral. Take Mike Tyson for example. That poor guy lost his only family member, (Gus Demotto) the man who literally adopted him. He started down the wrong path when Don King got his hooks in him. But, when he got convicted of raping a woman, who confessed that the sex was originally consensual in Indiana, his life was essentually ruined. Yes Tyson had it all and lost it all. If Tyson had not been convicted, his life wouldn't be as messed up as it is today.

You're serious.

The "downward spiral" began to occur, for Tyson, long before the rape conviction. It began when he popped out of the womb with that warped, psychopathic mind of his.

Mike Tyson's life has been a litany of problems. The rape was the most severe -- but not by much. He's bullied, threatened, spit on, beat up, maliciously assaulted everyone who has stepped in his way. He has no impulse control; whatever he thinks, he acts upon.

The man's a sociopath. Blaming others for "getting their hooks in him" and leading him down the wrong path is a lame excuse. If not for his time in prison, where he claims that he found religion and philosophy, there's no doubt in my mind that he would be on death row right now.

[boomdaddy]

Will Lavender wrote: boomdaddy wrote: But, for example, there are cases where people are found guilty and shouldn't have been. There lives are forever headed toward a downward spiral. Take Mike Tyson for example. That poor guy lost his only family member, (Gus Demotto) the man who literally adopted him. He started down the wrong path when Don King got his hooks in him. But, when he got convicted of raping a woman, who confessed that the sex was originally consensual in Indiana, his life was essentually ruined. Yes Tyson had it all and lost it all. If Tyson had not been convicted, his life wouldn't be as messed up as it is today.

You're serious.

The "downward spiral" began to occur, for Tyson, long before the rape conviction. It began when he popped out of the womb with that warped, psychopathic mind of his.

Mike Tyson's life has been a litany of problems. The rape was the most severe -- but not by much. He's bullied, threatened, spit on, beat up, maliciously assaulted everyone who has stepped in his way. He has no impulse control; whatever he thinks, he acts upon.

The man's a sociopath. Blaming others for "getting their hooks in him" and leading him down the wrong path is a lame excuse. If not for his time in prison, where he claims that he found religion and philosophy, there's no doubt in my mind that he would be on death row right now.

Yes, I am very serious. People are a product of their environment. Had Cuss Dematto lived for another 10 years, the life of MIke Tyson would have come out completely different. As for Tyson finding religion in prison, it may have come out of his mouth but it sure hasn't shown up in his actions. Everyone is free to have their own opinions, but as for myself, being wrongfully convicted of a felony does in no way become a positive in one's life.