We need to stop giving dangerous people chances. Once you give someone who has done badly a chance nine times out of ten they will do it again. Any sex offender should be punished and kept away so that they have no way of doing it again. I believe a sex offender should be required to register with local authorities, even after serving their sentence in prison, because it protects our people, they’ll possibly do it again, and it’s a law. First, making sure sex offenders register protects our people. “DOC encourages positive interaction with the community as we strive to promote public safety, community protection, and public understanding.” (Department of Corrections Washington State) It’s important for the people in a community to be aware of sex offenders to protect themselves and also protect their children. For example, families don’t always go to parks together, today children above the ages of six go with friends or older siblings and anything could happen if they aren’t protected from sex offenders. …show more content…
“What we’re up against is the kind of criminal who, just as soon as he gets out of jail, will immediately commit this crime again at least 90 percent of the time,” a California legislator told the New York Times in 1996. Researchers say that, “Not only do the behavior continue but some eventually start killing their victims.” This alone should speak for itself, in order to keep sex offenders from repeating this behavior they should register and the community should be aware of the offender so that the can keep their children safe. Yes, they did their time and have already been punished but there is no certainty that they won't do it again. Yes they have families and it’s unfair for them but to be completely honest it’s the offenders fault and not the