I said yes, because as a general rule I think anyone deserves a second chance (but thy might have to earn it), but mostly I think "sex offender" is no longer a useful category, if it ever was. It covers everything from the worst things you could do to a person short of murder to crimes so trivial they shouldn't even be crimes.
Imagine if people talked about "theft offenders", completely glossing over the fact that the category included everyone from people who take a jelly beans from the bulk candy bins without paying to armed carjackers. That's basically the same situation we've got with sex offenders.
Do sex offenders deserve a second chance?
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I said yes, because as a general rule I think anyone deserves a second chance (but thy might have to earn it), but mostly I think "sex offender" is no longer a useful category, if it ever was. It covers everything from the worst things you could do to a person short of murder to crimes so trivial they shouldn't even be crimes.
Imagine if people talked about "theft offenders", completely glossing over the fact that the category included everyone from people who take a jelly beans from the bulk candy bins without paying to armed carjackers. That's basically the same situation we've got with sex offenders.