I have so many emotions attached to this issue .... knowing that in a large majority of the cases, the sex offenders were abused in a similar fashion and a similar age to those they now victimize .... so, treating their problem with the same treatment they gave .... well, it obviously created the problem, didn't solve it ... and yet the thought of someone victimizing any child is abhorant!

I like the bracelet idea ... it is something that gives a visible cue to others that they need to be aware of the possible criminal behaviors of that person ... the only problem I see is if we begin to think that those wearing a bracelet are the only ones to be wary of.

I remember watching an Oprah show where they were talking to a "recovering" child molester .... he said that whenever he moves into a community he makes a point of notifying everyone that he has this in his past and asks them to report him if they see him doing anything suspicious because he realizes that he may fall off the wagon and really doesn't want to have any more such problems on his conscience! I thought that was a very good approach from his standpoint ... no one has to look him up on a web site, he makes himself known to all in very public ways.