This was written for and posted at The Jogging Gimping Blogger.
Recently, we have had a rash of stories about some sexual predator who abducts a child (often a girl) and commits murder after sexually assaulting the victim. Two recent cases involve a young girl named Jessica Lunsford from Florida and a girl named Jetseta Marrie Gage from Iowa.
Jessica was abducted and killed by a convicted sex offender named John E. Couey. The medical examiner said that Jessica was sexually assaulted and died of asphyxiation. This man was already convicted of a sex crime involving children and he was allowed out on the streets.
Jetseta was abducted from her home. At this time it is only a suspicion but the authorities have in custody a man named Roger P. Bentley who is a registered sex offender. There was an amber alert issued when Jetseta went missing. Authorities have found a body of a young girl and are awaiting autopsy results to determine her identity. One ominous sign, they cancelled the amber alert.
These are just two recent stories of children who have been abducted and subsequently murdered by animals who have a history of sexually assaulting children. These perverts are suppose to register with the local police in their community and from all signs, at least one of them did. Yet, no one knew about this because they did not look it up in the on-line registry. Who can blame them? How many people actually look up new acquaintances on the internet to see if they are registered sex offenders?
Why is it that these animals are back on the street? As a society we tend to protect our children. This is a natural thing and we look down upon parents who do not appear to care to look out for their children. The court system makes it harder on us by allowing these slime balls to live in our communities. If the government was serious about this problem perhaps there would be a national registry that offenders were placed on before their release. Then when they move into a neighborhood the local police would mail out a letter telling everyone who moved in.
Better yet, why do we not make it a law that if you are convicted of sex offenses against children you get life in prison? If you murder a child like in the above cases you get the death penalty. There are some who might think this is a bit harsh but who in their right mind wants to have perverts out among our children? This world is a tough enough place to raise children without having to worry about sex offenders released into the neighborhood in search of fresh prey.