Living next door
Warning wipes out feeling of security
Letter to the Editor
September 15, 2006
''Notice of High-Risk Sex Offender!'' A postcard in the mail to warn me and my neighbors, I almost fainted. Am I right to be upset? A convict, guilty of indecency with child sexual contact, when the victim was two years old, now lives two blocks away from my own two-year-old.
My security is gone. I know the politically correct thing would be to ignore it, give the guy a chance, but politically correct is not reality. The majority of these men are repeat offenders. So am I to risk the safety of my child so he can have a second chance at not getting caught? He drives past my house every time he leaves his own. He can't help it.
What about my right to pursue happiness? I don't call happiness double checking the locks and making sure the toys are all in the back yard so maybe he won't notice I have a toddler. At what point in this country did it become acceptable to warn parents of such a danger, but to do nothing to protect the children of the community?
I am more than angry - I am frightened. My once-peaceful streets have become dark and ominous
Delia Lemons
Abilene
By Delia Lemons
Warning wipes out feeling of security
Letter to the Editor
September 15, 2006
''Notice of High-Risk Sex Offender!'' A postcard in the mail to warn me and my neighbors, I almost fainted. Am I right to be upset? A convict, guilty of indecency with child sexual contact, when the victim was two years old, now lives two blocks away from my own two-year-old.
My security is gone. I know the politically correct thing would be to ignore it, give the guy a chance, but politically correct is not reality. The majority of these men are repeat offenders. So am I to risk the safety of my child so he can have a second chance at not getting caught? He drives past my house every time he leaves his own. He can't help it.
What about my right to pursue happiness? I don't call happiness double checking the locks and making sure the toys are all in the back yard so maybe he won't notice I have a toddler. At what point in this country did it become acceptable to warn parents of such a danger, but to do nothing to protect the children of the community?
I am more than angry - I am frightened. My once-peaceful streets have become dark and ominous
Delia Lemons
Abilene
By Delia Lemons