# Legal to Expose Child Sex Predator to Neighborhood? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 25, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809 "2015-05-25T17:15:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/101 "2015-05-26T22:10:38Z")
> [@BlueValley45](#): > > Yes, my position here is certainly unpopular but wow, can’t believe the sympathy here for a multiple count felony child sexual predator who then was was convicted of avoiding registering as such. He’s trash. His greatest fear is being pointed at. The newspapers, the tv stations have done that. I DO NOT WANT MONEY OR ANYTHING FROM HIM. Being against you does not equate to sympathy for him. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/102 "2015-05-26T22:11:47Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > It’s pretty unlikely anyone would go looking to see if the OP posted on a message board, particularly since the s/he has posted anonymously with no identifiable information beyond state in their profile. You sure about that? ---
**Author:** ![BlueValley45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/103 "2015-05-26T22:15:40Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Nah-you just want to ruin him and maybe fix it so he goes to prison because you think gay people get special parole consideration because they may get raped. This is not about gay bashing . . a statement was made that he’s done “time”, he didn’t do “time”, read back . . He would be totally unable to defend his self in prison. Those who want to turn this into something else have their own agenda perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/104 "2015-05-26T22:23:07Z")
> [@BlueValley45](#): > > Correct, this is not the pit. Maybe you should adhere to that. Let the mods do their job. Report a post if you think it breaks the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/105 "2015-05-26T22:25:06Z")
Organ Lessons! _snerk_ ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/106 "2015-05-26T22:28:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Being against you does not equate to sympathy for him. Exactly. In the movie Illegal Alien vs Child Sex Predator I wasn’t rooting for either side to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/107 "2015-05-26T23:59:43Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > It’s pretty unlikely anyone would go looking to see if the OP posted on a message board, particularly since the s/he has posted anonymously with no identifiable information beyond state in their profile. Google is your friend, or sometimes your enemy. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/108 "2015-05-27T00:38:12Z")
I’ve never looked up if any sex offenders live near me. I Googled and found the official PA site. The first page had this > [@](#): > > Any person who uses the information contained herein to threaten, intimidate, or harass the registrant or their family, or who otherwise misuses this information, may be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability. So in the Keystone State, you’d be breaking the law. Can somebody get that quote from Man For All Seasons about ‘I would give the devil the benefit of the law for my own sake’? I would also add my voice to the chorus asking why you mentioned that the man was homosexual. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/109 "2015-05-27T01:18:41Z")
> [@BlueValley45](#): > > Yes, my position here is certainly unpopular but wow, can’t believe the sympathy here for a multiple count felony child sexual predator who then was was convicted of avoiding registering as such. He’s trash. His greatest fear is being pointed at. The newspapers, the tv stations have done that. I DO NOT WANT MONEY OR ANYTHING FROM HIM. Then why do you want to mail flyers to people about his presence? What DO you want? To make his life miserable? To get some sort of revenge for… what? Mooching money? Holy crap, I’d have to sue almost every homeless person I’ve ever encountered and half my friends and family if I took that approach! Mixing his clothes with yours in a washer? A bit icky, sure, but not even as bad as, say, keying your car or talking in the theater. He kept a security deposit? If he did so illegally you can go to the courts for a legal recourse for that. I just don’t get it - other than just being plain mean WTF is going on here? > [@BlueValley45](#): > > This is not about gay bashing . . a statement was made that he’s done “time”, he didn’t do “time”, read back . . He would be totally unable to defend his self in prison. Those who want to turn this into something else have their own agenda perhaps. They have something called “protective custody” in prison where vulnerable prisoners are given extra protection from the general population. If he was given probation in lieu of actual time behind bars it wasn’t because he was gay. Seems to me you’re pissed at this guy for… reasons… and you’re looking for an excuse to hurt him. That makes you pretty crappy from the viewpoint of a lot of people. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/110 "2015-05-27T17:53:49Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > You sure about that? Nothing’s for sure. That’s why I said, “pretty unlikely”. I still think it is. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/111 "2015-05-27T19:03:22Z")
Look at the OP’s profile more closely. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/112 "2015-05-27T20:25:56Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > It’s pretty unlikely anyone would go looking to see if the OP posted on a message board, particularly since the s/he has posted anonymously with no identifiable information beyond state in their profile. I feel like people don’t live in the modern world. Everything is googleable, and people today google everything. Besides, all of you are thinking “Smart people wouldn’t put down that they were mad and that it was a vendetta, so how in hell would they know it was harassment”. I assure you, lots of people are not smart and would do exactly that. Their only minor saving grace would be maybe to write the letter anonymously. I have received a few anonymous letters in my time (even a death threat!) and I can tell you, there is no wisdom or often, coherency in these letters. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/113 "2015-05-27T20:31:22Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Look at the OP’s profile more closely. We don’t have to protect people from themselves but try not to point. Although I can make no claim as to how laws are interpreted in Illinois. Of course how they are written is only part of the answer. There are also precedents and State Attorney General Guidelines. From the Illinois Sex Offender Registry: > [@](#): > > IMPORTANT REMINDERS > > The information on the Registry refers only to sex offenses and/or certain crimes and may not reflect the entire criminal history of a particular individual. A complete public record of Illinois criminal history can be obtained from the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification. > > The information contained on this site does not imply listed individuals will commit a specific type of crime in the future, nor does it imply that if a future crime is committed by a listed individual what the nature of that crime may be. ISP makes no representation as to any offender’s likelihood of re-offending. > > **Information compiled on this Registry may not be used to harass or threaten sex offenders or their families. Harassment, stalking or threats may violate Illinois criminal law.** You would need someone who deals with Illinois law to tell you specifically how harassment is interpreted there. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/114 "2015-05-27T20:38:29Z")
I’m sure that what **Really Not All That Bright** is getting at is that **BlueValley45** s e-mail address is on his SDMB profile page. It’s [email address removed]. That seems pretty ‘personally identifiable’ to me. If you’re aware of the existence of this thread, all you need do is log in to the SDMB, go to the OP’s profile page and click contact info. And just to put us on equal footing, my e-mail address as seen on my profile page is [email address removed]. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/115 "2015-05-27T21:29:18Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > We don’t have to protect people from themselves but try not to point. I’m assuming that was a moderator instruction. I was trying to walk a tightrope between explaining my point to **Helena330** and… well, doing what the previous post did. If you feel the need to remove or edit my posts please do. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/116 "2015-05-27T21:36:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I’m assuming that was a moderator instruction. I was trying to walk a tightrope between explaining my point to **Helena330** and… well, doing what the previous post did. If you feel the need to remove or edit my posts please do. I’m making it one, yes. Let’s not stray any further down the path of putting out personally identifying information about posters here. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/117 "2015-05-27T21:38:41Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I’m making it one, yes. > > Let’s not stray any further down the path of putting out personally identifying information about posters here. I’ll comply. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/118 "2015-05-28T02:08:05Z")
A pedophile who works in a church?? Impossible!! 😃 Really, the guy seems like a jerk as a landlord, he’s on the sex offender registry, but BV45 isn’t going to gain anything by “reminding” those who might give a crap about this. I don’t know any details of his case, so, yes I’d consider him untrustworthy, but I wouldn’t put myself in the line of legal fire just to piss him off. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/119 "2015-05-28T02:32:51Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > Can somebody get that quote from Man For All Seasons about ‘I would give the devil the benefit of the law for my own sake’? **A Man for All Seasons** , by Robert Bolt > [@](#): > > **William Roper:** So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! > **Sir Thomas More:** Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? > **William Roper:** Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that! > **Sir Thomas More:** Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not God’s! And if you cut them down, and you’re just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809/120 "2015-05-28T19:40:59Z")
Thanks **Tomndebb**. I was going to add something, but that passage sums up my thoughts quite nicely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809.md?page=7)