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10-07-2008, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Argyle, Maine
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If they removed the tall fence from the bridge it would lower the population of mental patients.
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10-07-2008, 06:44 PM
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ready for any thing
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: some where maine
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i think every one on probation should have to whear a shock coller and have it programed so that they can go to work and go home but if they are not where they are suposto be zapppppp useing gps i think it would work that would end alot of crime in augusta.and other places.
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10-07-2008, 06:53 PM
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Zymurgical Alchemist
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Log "cabin" west of Bangor
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I've been to a number of cities and worked the night streets of Boston for over a decade. Cities collect the nutballs and other detritus (and I mean this in the nicest possible way, I'm just not in the mood to be "Politically Correct"), because this is where most of the freebies are- services, shelters, handouts, etc.
The only city I can recall *not* seeing this, is Quebec City. I wonder what they do with them?
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10-07-2008, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Argyle, Maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RANGER.101ST
i think every one on probation should have to whear a shock coller and have it programed so that they can go to work and go home but if they are not where they are suposto be zapppppp useing gps i think it would work that would end alot of crime in augusta.and other places.
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A larger part of the problems in Augusta, are with a different portion of the Augusta people. Those people who were elected or appointed. Those people also need collars. |
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10-07-2008, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Haha....
I like all of the ideas above.
Perhaps the officials should have let be the original new bridge, the one without the suicide fencing.
It was much more pleasant to look at anyhow.
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10-08-2008, 12:24 PM
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There are 165 registered sex offenders in August. When about 1 in every 112 people in a town are sex offenders that are living in the community it's not going to be a huge surprise to have that high a number of rapes.
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10-08-2008, 01:45 PM
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"status" from Dale Carnegie
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: a step from New Brunswick...
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Centaurmyst.... we've had a number of discussions on here regarding the registry. It may prove eye opening to you to search for one of those threads and review it. Every person listed on there is not quite what you'd expect to find. 
I'm also incredibly tired of the Augusta bashing. |
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10-08-2008, 02:04 PM
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I'm currently in college in Social and Human Services. I took a class on Sexual Abuse and Trauma so I'm very familiar with how the registry works and the kinds of crimes it covers. Maine, in comparison with other states has a much lower crime rate than most other places. Augusta is likely only getting spanked because it's political season and that is where all of the politicians hang out, lol. I have nothing against Augusta.  |
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10-08-2008, 02:16 PM
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"status" from Dale Carnegie
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: a step from New Brunswick...
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Good, I'm glad then that you understand that some of the crimes that lands one on the registry have little to do with "sex"
I have nothing against Augusta either. We have one person in particular spending a great deal of time on here bashing it. It's getting very old, very quickly!! |
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10-08-2008, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mollysmiles
Good, I'm glad then that you understand that some of the crimes that lands one on the registry have little to do with "sex"
I have nothing against Augusta either. We have one person in particular spending a great deal of time on here bashing it. It's getting very old, very quickly!! |
Well, a sex offense isn't "sex" anyhow, it's a crime. Sex offenses include everything from violent rape and torture to fondling oneself in public, peeping, etc.
For every sex offender that is listed on the registry there are several more who have yet to be caught commiting these kinds of crimes. Since Augusta is the capital there will be a higher number of such offenders in that town. Whenever you have a higher number of offenders in one town you are going to have a higher number of those kinds of crimes.
Does that mean Augusta is a bad place? Of course not...it simply means that it's good to know if there are higher rates of any particular crime because then you will be better able to take extra care to protect yourself from any additional risk, regardless of how slight that may be.
The higher rate may also be because Augusta is doing a better job at getting these crimes reported and prosecuted than some other areas, and if that is the case then it would be a compliment to Augusta.
On town bashing...no one should be doing that...because ALL towns have their issues, including that of whoever is bashing.
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