But is he a Smitty?

[canadaump6]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I agree that people can change. Unfortunately pedophiles can't. They can surpress the urges but eventually they will repeat offend. People with records like this do not belong around kids, period.

73% of convicted sex offenders did not reoffend 20 years after release, according to one study: http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca/res/cor/sum/cprs200407_1-en.asp

From another study:

Approximately 4,300 child molesters were released from prisons in 15 States in 1994. An estimated 3.3% of these 4,300 were rearrested for another sex crime against a child within 3 years of release from prison.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm#recidivism

Sex offenders certainly do re-offend, but the facts do not support your statement that they cannot supress their urges.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

73% of convicted sex offenders did not reoffend 20 years after release, according to one study: http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca/res/cor/sum/cprs200407_1-en.asp

From another study: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm#recidivism

Sex offenders certainly do re-offend, but the facts do not support your statement that they cannot suppress their urges.

Once the word gets out on the street you're a sex offender, it travels pretty fast. Who knows, maybe they did repeat offend. They just don't go around bragging about the fact.