I’m talking like the local paper that gives out free copies at every coffee shop and corner store.
See, I got a new neighbor, two doors down, and he’s a RSO.
But the only articles about his arrest and conviction are in a small town newspaper, and they want $83/yr for me to be able to read this article. From two years ago.
I know that sometimes RSO lists can be bullshit. Is this guys charge bullshit? I have no way of knowing. Nor do I have any way of knowing if my kids are his target demographic.
The only other thing I could find was his sister and parents sueing him for custodial rights over his kids following a DV call…Which makes me think his victims were his own kids (so statistically unlikely to attack a neighborhood child, especially once everyone is onto him), or that it’s all made up family drama.
I just want to know what I’m dealing with. Wtf. Why does everything need to be paywalled?
All kids are potentially in danger from any stranger, regardless of whether they’re an RSO. Assume there is a danger until proven otherwise.
Sex offender information is public information in most places. The local newspaper is charging you for their journalism and reporting, but their source is free, public information you yourself can access.
You can be placed on the sex offender registry for public urination. RSO doesn’t mean they’re a paedophile. But until proven otherwise, keep a close eye on your kids.
Imma stop you there. Stranger Danger is responsible for socially crippling several generations now.
While I get an inkling that pedophilia is probably more common than anyone wants to admit…I also know that statistically, almost all offenses take a pre-established position of trust. Kids getting plucked off the street by strangers is incredibly rare…especially in the day and age of Flock and doorbell cameras…because you know they’d be screaming that from the rooftops every time it happened.