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Megans Law1

ted States citizen is a partner in making this law. We are obligated to act responsibly with any information we receive. No one has the right to take this law into his or her own hands by wrongfully treating or harming a Sex crime offender ( Verniero 1 ). Another case of a once convicted child molester, gaining no respect from fellow citizens occurred in Seattle, Washington. A released child molester purchased a boat with his spouse but was rejected by dozens of different docks in the area before finding one that was willing to lease him space. It is understood that citizens fear sex crime offenders but this does not mean they have the right to treat them unfairly. Everyone makes mistakes but they should also be granted the right to move on and live a happy life ( Shenk 27 ). People in communities think more natural responses on how to drive the sex crime offender out instead of how to live with them ( Mader 2 ).The Attorney General Janet Reno had much to say about Megans Law. She was the one who drew up the final guidelines for Megans Law. " Megans Law makes two changes in the Jacob Wetterling Act. It eliminates a general requirement that information required under state registration programs be treated as private data, and it substitutes mandatory language for Butler and Roos 6previously permissive language concerning the release of relevant information that is necessary to protect the public concerning registered offenders ( Reno 2 )." " Megans Law creates a registration system which informs the police and community when a sexually violent predator or a child Molester moves into their community. In my opinion Megans Law could and will stop sexually violent predators and child molesters from striking again ( Reno 36 )." The Attorney General of New Jersey, where the actual murder of Megan Kanka took place, also had much to input on this topic. He feels that if Megans Law is implemented less Sex crimes will occur all over not just in s...

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