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View Poll Results: Sex offenders and Teen Romance
Treat them the same way 0 0%
Treat each on case by case basis 2 40.00%
Not at all close 3 60.00%
Could care less - Does not concern me at all 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-12-2007, 09:43 AM
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Default Romeo and Juliet Sex cases compared to Violent Sex Offenders

Do you think that Romeo and Juliet cases (16 yo boy/girl with 15 boy/girl and sex in consensual) should be lumped in the the violent sex offenders that prey on young children, use child pornography, and kidnap?
If it were your son who had sex with his 15 year old girlfriend that you knew about, what would you do? What about if it were your daughter?
I ask because so many cities in the Detroit area are making it tougher for convicted and registered sex offenders to be near parks and schools. The problem being that these Romeo and Juliet cases are not exactly the same but they get lumped in there.
Warren is considering legislation to change the distance from 500 feet to 100 feet. A few Oakland County cities have already done it.
If a registered sex offender moved in next to you, would you find out what happened first or pass immediate judgment?

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Old 07-12-2007, 11:03 AM
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Do you think that Romeo and Juliet cases (16 yo boy/girl with 15 boy/girl and sex in consensual) should be lumped in the the violent sex offenders that prey on young children, use child pornography, and kidnap?
If it were your son who had sex with his 15 year old girlfriend that you knew about, what would you do? What about if it were your daughter?
I ask because so many cities in the Detroit area are making it tougher for convicted and registered sex offenders to be near parks and schools. The problem being that these Romeo and Juliet cases are not exactly the same but they get lumped in there.
Warren is considering legislation to change the distance from 500 feet to 100 feet. A few Oakland County cities have already done it.
If a registered sex offender moved in next to you, would you find out what happened first or pass immediate judgment?
Very interesting question. No time to go into alot of detail but I would definately say to find out what happened first. And I think it is a travesty that the R and J cases are treated the same, since they are obviously not.

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