thecookielady just met her new neighbor... he's a Level 3 Sex Offender. She even provided A LINK to the site where you can read all about him! He's a Child Rapist. Level 3 is the "Yeah, he's probably gonna do it again but we have no choice but to give him a chance on the outside" level of Sex Offender. That really, REALLY sucks for Todd & Andrea :(

I then made the mistake of searching for Sex Offenders in my own neighborhood :(

FOUR SEX OFFENDERS WITHIN A 2-MILE RADIUS!!! Two of them are Level Two ("He's probably not gonna do anything but I dunno he's got them crazy eyes so watch out") and two of the Level Threes. One of the "Threes" is a Child Molester.

Beyond the initial shock of it all, I'm not actually THAT concerned. Just a bit more... aware, I guess.

But ya know what really gets my goat? I mean, sure, he's a guy with a terrible past and having him in your neighborhood has just made your home go down in value by about a bazillion percent and you'll never feel safe in your neighborhood again despite "The System" having declared that he is perfectly fit and ready for life in a suburban neighborhood and he has to live SOMEWHERE and there's always going to be somebody who feels threatened no matter where he lives and no matter how reformed he may be... I get that.

No, what really irks me is HOW DOES A CHILD RAPIST AFFORD TO OWN A HOME?!?! I personally have 100% LESS CHILD-RAPES ON MY RECORD and I can't even find a JOB let alone somebody willing to finance a home for me! How did that bank loan manager meeting go down? "Well Mr. Turner, everything looks in order here... Child Rape? Well, I'm sure the kid was asking for it. Say, I don't suppose you've ever been fired for having made a slightly off-color remark in a private conversation to a fellow co-worker, have you? Oh good... 'cuz if you had done anything like THAT we'd have to turn you down! So just the child rape and the prison time, right? EXCELLENT!"