Posted by tsetsaf on August 22, 2007 at 12:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I feel like we are living in Puritanical times. If these people are so dangerous to the community why are they out? Get rid of the Megan's law crap and lock them all up. If they have completed their time and we as a society have let them out of jail then let them live their lives without being assigned to a database or forced to live a certain distance from children, schools, creeks, rivers, buildings, airports, and so forth.

What a joke.

Posted by malloryruiz on August 22, 2007 at 12:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Just an FYI, that Ross Wollschlager guy is currently living @ the Motel 6 on Johnson Drive. My coworker got a blurb @ home about it yesterday.

Posted by gr8fulgirl on August 22, 2007 at 12:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Why should they be allowed to live their lives near schools and children? The law makes it so that we can't keep them in and I don't think it's fair to the rest of the population to fear a scumbag like that. We need the laws that allow for notification, how else would I know that there are 2 convicted offenders with preferences for little girls my daughter's age living within a half a block of my house?? I'm sorry tsetaf but you're way off base here.

Posted by sunnbear on August 22, 2007 at 12:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tsetsaf, The time that these scumbags do is not enough. Anyone who hurts a child...physically, emotionally or sexually (which is physical and emotional also) should never walk the streets or live in our neighborhoods ever again, in my opinion. But since the time served will not increase, they need to be watched like hawks. It is a fact that, unlike thieves and even murderers, pedophiles can never be rehabilitated. They will always have the sick twisted thoughts inside their little pea brains. I, for one, do not want these people in my town! I am in Ojai and my children go to school and play on the playgrounds where I know some of these scumbags live. I hate it! Well, at least I know where they are. I am afraid that this new law will send some of them off the radar when they fail to register.

Posted by BeaHappi on August 22, 2007 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Chemical or medical castration.

Posted by Jacksprat on August 22, 2007 at 1:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If this is going to be required then what need tobe done is build a special place to keep them after they leave the prison. It will not be a prison but a place where they must stay. However than we have another problem, in that they can't go to work out side of this place so we must contune to support them.
A hard problem to fix. Some will never have another problem but then who is to decide.

Posted by lyn_uk1 on August 22, 2007 at 1:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I have said this before and will say it again - the ones we need to be concerned about are the ones who arent registered@

Posted by augusta427 on August 22, 2007 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

They don't have to live close to schools or parks to frequent them. Also there are too many that don't register or don't report where their living and they disappear. If they had to wear ankle bracelets or micro GPS Chips inserted in their body somewhere (like we now do for lost pets) for the rest of their life their movement could be monitored. I bet if you followed one around for a month or two after release they'd violate parole and then BACK TO THE CLINK they'd go.

Posted by soyculay on August 22, 2007 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Has anyone noticed that in Oxnard, there are 10 registered sex offenders living in the 2825 Ventura Blvd. appartment complex. That is 10 CONFIRMED sex offenders. Good luck to those neighbors.

Posted by martin.gonzales on August 22, 2007 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Everyone acts like a mob ready to lynch anyone they feel they can... Im sure that you have a few child molesters living in your neiborhood now, maybe the older brother , sister , uncle etc of your childs friend now...He's the one that says hello and helps you carry in your groceries, he's your kids little league coach. Regardless of where these "known people" are, im sure there are alot of "unknown"ones, alot closer. As parents you need to keep tabs on your kids and keep an open line of communication. This is about as safe as you can make it for your child. My molester lived across the street and the other 3 houses down... All it takes is trust and 5 minutes for it to happen. The disgusting thing about this to me is that molestations arent as uncomon as you think. Ask any of your freinds, see if they can push away thier shame and pain to admit it happened, you may be surprised. Keep your child within your light, because once its stops shinning on them or it becomes dim, it becomes a Very dark World.

Posted by FedUp on August 22, 2007 at 2:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I am sorry for what you have been through Martin. but I would think you of all people would be happier knowing where the registered offenders were living. everyone is very concerned for their kids, and always wonder about that nice man down the street.
I for one, vote for castration, followed by 20 years in prison. then, let them live wherever. there wont be a whole lot left of them after that time anyways.

Posted by sunnbear on August 22, 2007 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Martin is right about keeping tabs on your children. I also think that any help, like knowing where the registered scum lives, is benefitial. Let's keep a close watch on both!

Posted by martin.gonzales on August 22, 2007 at 3:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My point is, whether these people are registered or not, it can happen. All Im sayin is watch your children.

Posted by slkrchck on August 22, 2007 at 3:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

it seem to me that folks think sex offenders are child molesters. sometimes they are. but some are adult molesters. you don't have to be a child to be raped. a very violent sex offender lives around the block from me. he was convicted of rape. he may not live near children. but he may live around women. go figure.

and what about women offenders? is there a way to castrate them? we focus on the "nice man down the street" take a look at his wife folks. they're are probably as underreported as the family members that make up the bulk of sex offenders. megan's law is good, but it hasn't even scratched the surface.

Posted by martin.gonzales on August 22, 2007 at 3:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

SLKRCHCK makes a very good point.

Posted by ca4ever on August 22, 2007 at 3:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Martin is right and that all we can do is keep a close eye on our children and stress the importance of what is right and wrong and to always tell an adult, regardless of what the offender says will happen. This is obvioulsy not going to help all situations, unfortunately all we can do is hope and pray that our children (or anyones for that matter) wont be next

Posted by ShelleyCam on August 22, 2007 at 4:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I wished I had known the law would only affect new parolees. I voted against it. My friend is labeled an offender for life, because although it was a part of a consensual relationship, he was 18 and his girlfriend was 17. I believed the law would have required that he sell his house, and move with their children (they are now married.) His behavior is not acceptable, but not all of the offenders labeled, are what my might consider to be repeat offenders, or serious offenders. Obviously that problem should be corrected at the time of sentencing so that we can rest more easily on passing measures like this one. That being said, check out this webpage. You can see registered offenders near you.

http://www.familywatchdog.us/

Posted by themaxwellclan on August 22, 2007 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Why don't they let them live next door to the judges that sign the paperwork that release them back to society?

Posted by joanns3angels on August 22, 2007 at 5:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Just a reminder to all parents who have young children. Please don't let them go to any public restroom alone. Yesterday my daughter and 9 year old grandson were at Wendy's on Rose Road. My grandson had to go to the bathroom and begged his mother to let him go by himself. In the restroom as he was using the urinal a man with dark glasses, a beanie and a baseball cap walked in and went to one of the stalls. My grandson got a bit suspicious because the man opened the bathroom door for a second time and looked at him. My grandson quickly left the bathroom and told his mother. I don't know if this man had any bad intentions but he didn't buy anything at Wendys, he just walked out and left.

Posted by busymommy on August 22, 2007 at 6:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

That Motel 6 that Ross is at is near a tutor time preschool. That is very scary

Posted by Will on August 22, 2007 at 8:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

That Ross guy was raping women and teenage girls. Violently. Tutor time may be safer than the maid at the Motel 6.

I think castration is a solution.

Posted by slkrchck on August 22, 2007 at 10:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

about the 18 year old and 17 year old.............i thought you had to be convicted of felony sexual misconduct to be on the megan's law site. that isn't a felony. if she had been 14 it would have been. and soon we will have a new law that will highlight a new category. under 10.

sure he's not pulling your leg? what does his registry profile say?

Posted by surfmedic91 on August 23, 2007 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

There are freaks everywhere. Walk your dog down the promenade by Surfer's Point any night of the week. Why are there so many single males by themselves walking in the shadows and parked alone? Take a guess. One of them works at ARC and lives across from Lincoln Elementary in Ventura. If anyone works for an agency that monitors sex offenders, this guy needs to be watched. He has been doing this for years and fits all the characteristics of a sexual predator; male, female, and children.

My wife has been followed and even stalked many times, even from the Navy base in Port Hueneme. 99% of them will stop if confronted.

Posted by micarobt on August 24, 2007 at 7:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I really do wish people would get a grip regarding this issue and realize that the politicians and media have twisted it up so with their propaganda. About a year ago when I realized that Californians were going to vote on Jessica's Law, I started doing research. Being a college educated person and not willing to take anyone's word for it, I did my research and basically found out that:

1. Restricting where former sex offenders live doesn't make an iota of difference in social safety. It's not where those who would re-offend live (and believe me that the media and politicians severely over estimate how many WILL reoffend) but where they hang out. IF they're going to re offend, it isn't going to be in a place where they're recognized.
For reoffense rates, look at the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Statistics for figures. Re offense rates for even pedophiles is something like 25% and much less for other types, far, far below those commonly thought of by the public.

2. The premise that strangers will grab women or children from public to molest them is patently false. Upwards of 90 percent of sexual assaults of both groups are committed by people KNOWN to them! Those are usually the parents, grandparents, family relatives and friends, teachers, coaches for children and acquaintances for women. The police and media point out stranger danger but fail to note well enough that it's people you know and who can get close to you who are much more likely to harm you, whether sexually or physically.

3. The number of assaults (child and female) has been falling for the past decade. What is RISING is media coverage of the crime, promoting the idea that there are more assaults than there were in the past.

4. California, contrary to popular myth, is very red when it comes to criminal justice policy. It has been forcing sex offenders to "register" since 1947 and Megan's List reaches back to 1944. That's why there's 106K RSOs. The state also has 107 different penal codes for Megan's List, of which child molestation is a small part.

5. Forcing newly released to other communities which don't have dense clusters of schools and parks is NIMBYism at its worst and just creates a situation where they're more likely to go underground when they can't find suitable shelter.

Basically, Jessica's Laws have been promoted by certain politicians of both parties and certain journalists and media outlets to benefit themselves WITHOUT really providing true public safety. Actually, I would say that the problem is vastly overstated (as was the day care satanic sex cult scandals of the 1980s).