what would you do if a registered sex offender moved in next door to you?

Verify that info is true against a government list, learn what i can about there case since its public records, than nothing. Depending on the severity of the crime they might have taken the plea, or had lousy lawyers etc. If they were repeat offenders i would never turn my back to them. But try to believe they have paid there debt to society and deserve a second chance without extreme predudice. People go to prison all the time that are innocent. How often do we hear of someone released after being convicted but years later the Dna clears them. On a final note if you look at the registration laws that is affectivly a life sentence! People have done double murders that dont have that kind of parole upon there release. Save the judgement for the Lord & focus on your life and not what your neighbor is doing. Imagine living in a fish bowl with everyone watching every move you make, people crossing the street to get away from you like your a Lepper. Everyone believing ur a monster wishing death or castration upon you. Not a pleasant thought, the state laws seem to forget everyone has the right to privacy, even so called monsters.

I would do nothing differently than what I do now. I am the father of two mentally disabled teen aged boys. I don't let anyone, especially men, related to them or not, spend time alone with them.

Pedophiles are not hovering over your children like Spiderman on the side of a building; they are the men that you date or give access to your children. One in a million (exaggeration) pedophiles are the ones who kidnap some kid at the mall. 99.9% of abused children are abused by someone they know and the mother trusts (fathers, uncles, boyfriends, ok, aunts, sexy teachers, etc). I trust no one.

My kids are teenagers, now, but they are like five year olds. Whenever they mention a man's name, I interrogate them about who he is, how they know him, etc. There may be lots of great gym teachers who are men, but they had better be for real or I will find out.

Because I am a widower, I have personal assistants get my kids off the bus while I'm at work. I told the agency, straight up, I don't want any men watching my kids. 'Any man that wants to be around kids must be a fruit'. That's what my mother told my 6th grade teacher and I believe that. Youth Pastor, myass. PEDOPHILE!

Think like me and Jack the Ripper can move in next door and you won't have a care in the world. People who get caught are registered, most offenders never get caught, so you never know.

My daughter is grown, but if his offenses were against adults, you can bet your hinie I'm keeping a close eye on him when I have guests over. There's a rumoured one living in my building, but I can't prove it. But don't think I'm not keeping a close watch whenever I have female company.

There's nothing I can do about this creep living in the same building, but if I found out that he had assaulted someone, his teeth would get acquainted with my knuckles intimately and quickly.

Im all for being careful, but i wouldnt treat them less than human. I would respond in accordance to what they did... ie if i had kids and the person was a child molester i would teach them (and keep them away, lets be honest, safty first), a wife and a rapist next door, i would make sure she was always protected in some way....

seeing that statistically those on the registry are not the one that are likely to re-offend. I would not be upset. I would use all do vigilance but i don't use the registry as a feel good, or an excuse not to pay attention, after all most people do have cars and drive, i watch the grand kiddos at all times. Have you ever heard that a dog don't crap in it bed. -... ....

I would have him for dinner.

He may be on the sex offender list for having sex with his 15 year old girlfriend when he was 16.

If I had children i would very vigilante but they would never hear me put the guy down.

Well, first off I would find out hat their crime was. If their offenses were against children I would most likley end up moving to protect myself and my sister. Otherise I would be cordial but I would try and distance myself from them. Be extra careful

Depends on what the sex offenders offense is/was, and if I had children at the time.

What I WOULD NOT do, is be a gigantic dumbass like Mac Anic and feel that it was my obligation to harass someone just because they have a criminal record.

I wouldn't necessarily do anything differently, but I would be on high alert. If I had kids I wouldn't let them play outside unsupervised.

Nothing. If you do anything to them then you could be arrested. Plus you didn't say what type sex offender