Megan's Law 4
Date Submitted: 03/22/2004 22:41:07
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 2 pages (528 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 2 pages (528 words)
Megan's Law is named after seven year old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was
raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved in across the street from the Kankas - without their knowledge. Megan's parents embarked on a national crusade to change federal and state laws to allow for community notification of released sex offenders.
This law is very controversial because some say it infringes on the rights of privacy
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these horrible crimes, but some do. Shouldn't people who have paid their debt to society should at least be given the opportunity to lead productive, peaceful lives? This law makes all the offenders open to ridicule,discrimination or even vigilantism.
The question is where do we draw the lines? Is it worth the inconvenience of a
convicted sexual offender to protect, at least to some effect, an innocent child? Some people, myself included, say yes.
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