Sex Offender Poll
Do you know a registered former sex offender?
| 61% (36) | Yes | |
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| 38% (23) | No |
59 voters have answered this question.
The average recidivism rate for registered former sex offenders is:
| 10% (6) | 100% | |
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| 34% (20) | 50% | |
| 55% (32) | 5% |
58 voters have answered this question.
Stranger Danger is:
| 28% (17) | Common | |
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| 71% (42) | Rare |
59 voters have answered this question.
Pedophilia is:
| 41% (24) | Common | |
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| 58% (34) | Rare |
58 voters have answered this question.
97% of all new sex crimes are completed by people NOT on the registry:
| 89% (51) | Ture | |
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| 10% (6) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
Your child is at greater risk of a sex crime from:
| 94% (54) | Someone well known to the child such as a relative or close friend | |
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| 5% (3) | A stranger |
57 voters have answered this question.
A person who is caught urinating in public can be charged with a sex offense:
| 74% (43) | True | |
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| 25% (15) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
A 19 year old boy can be charged with a sex offense if he has consensual sex with his 16 year old girl friend who was his high school sweetheart:
| 87% (50) | True | |
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| 12% (7) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
Hebephilia is the same as pedophilia:
| 3% (2) | True | |
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| 83% (47) | False | |
| 12% (7) | All sex crimes are the same |
56 voters have answered this question.
Most sex crimes involve abduction:
| 5% (3) | True | |
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| 94% (55) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
Most sex crimes involve murder:
| 1% (1) | True | |
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| 98% (56) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
Most sex crimes occur around parks, playgrounds, schools and toy stores.
| 10% (6) | True | |
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| 89% (51) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
All sex offenders and their offenses are equal:
| 6% (4) | True | |
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| 93% (54) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
Regardless of the circumstances of the crime, the time served, the rehabilitation, the remorse, or the acceptance of responsibility, I do not want a registered former sex offender living in my community:
| 25% (15) | True | |
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| 74% (43) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
Most sex offenses go unreported.
| 80% (46) | True | |
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| 19% (11) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
I am a Christian:
| 69% (39) | True | |
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| 30% (17) | False |
56 voters have answered this question.
Jesus said that by merely thinking of sexual sin, it is as good as doing it.
| 23% (13) | True | |
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| 25% (14) | False | |
| 51% (29) | It may be true but it is human nature |
56 voters have answered this question.
I should be forgiving, compassionate and merciful toward former sex offenders:
| 82% (48) | True | |
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| 17% (10) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
I would rather have a murderer living next door to me than a registered former sex offender:
| 17% (10) | True | |
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| 82% (48) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
I would rather have a drug dealer living next door to me than a registered former sex offender:
| 17% (10) | True | |
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| 82% (46) | False |
56 voters have answered this question.
I would rather have a gang member living next door to than a registered former sex offender:
| 17% (10) | True | |
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| 82% (48) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
I would rather have an alcoholic with six arrests living next door to me than a registered former sex offender
| 29% (17) | True | |
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| 70% (41) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
I can protect my children from a sex offender
| 54% (31) | True | |
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| 45% (26) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
I can protect my children from a drunk driver
| 5% (3) | True | |
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| 94% (53) | False |
56 voters have answered this question.
I can protect my children from being sold drugs
| 12% (7) | True | |
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| 87% (51) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
I can protect my house from being burglarized
| 28% (16) | True | |
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| 71% (41) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
Murderers, drug dealers, gang members and burglars should be on a registry:
| 69% (39) | Yes | |
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| 30% (17) | No |
56 voters have answered this question.
A teenager who keeps going back for sex over a 6 month period is a victim of rape:
| 15% (9) | True | |
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| 84% (48) | False |
57 voters have answered this question.
Registered former sex offenders are employable:
| 65% (38) | True | |
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| 34% (20) | False |
58 voters have answered this question.
Children are most likely to be molested on a playground than in their own living room:
| 14% (8) | True | |
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| 85% (48) | False |
56 voters have answered this question.
Drunk drivers kill over 5,000 children per year. Should they have to register?
| 77% (45) | Yes | |
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| 22% (13) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
Drug dealers, alcoholics, burglars and gang members have a recidivism of up to 70%. Would you mind if one of them lived next door to you or is it important for you to know?
| 46% (27) | Yes, I mind, it is important and I want to know | |
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| 8% (5) | No, I don't mind, it is not an issue | |
| 44% (26) | Yes, I mind but this is America. As long as they paid their debt. |
58 voters have answered this question.
There are over 700,000 registered former sex offenders in the US. Most of them are unemployed. Should taxpayers be giving them social services such as health care, food stamps and disability?
| 60% (34) | Yes | |
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| 39% (22) | No |
56 voters have answered this question.
Some states spend up to thirty to sixty million dollars per year on the sex offender registry alone. Since it is proven that the registry does not prevent sex crimes nor does it protect anyone, is this a good use of our tax dollars?
| 18% (11) | Yes | |
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| 81% (47) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
A Saratoga NY police officer forced several women to have sex with him by gun point. He does not have to register as a sex offender. Should he?
| 91% (51) | Yes, he is a threat to society | |
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| 3% (2) | No, he is not a threat to society | |
| 5% (3) | He spent six months in jail. He has paid his debt |
56 voters have answered this question.
Former registered sex offenders are often the victims and targets of vigilantes.
| 12% (7) | Good | |
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| 87% (50) | That is a Hate Crime |
57 voters have answered this question.
If a registered former sex offender fails to register his home and job in an effort to hide from vigilantes, but is caught, he could face up to 15 years in prison.
| 19% (11) | He deserves it | |
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| 47% (27) | Draconian | |
| 45% (26) | That could cost taxpayers $450,000 | |
| 15% (9) | Too bad for his children | |
| 12% (7) | He is hiding only so he can rape more children |
57 voters have answered this question.
Some states spend over $150,000 per year per inmate, civilly confining a single sex offender. Is this a good way to spend taxpayer money?
| 12% (7) | Yes | |
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| 87% (49) | No |
56 voters have answered this question.
John Walsh got his wife pregnant when she was under age. Should he have to register as a sex offender?
| 58% (34) | Yes | |
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| 41% (24) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
At the age of 8, Adam Walsh was left unattended in a mall arcade while his mother went shopping. Adam was was abducted and beheaded:
| 15% (8) | This is a sex crime | |
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| 84% (45) | His mother should have been charged with neglect |
53 voters have answered this question.
Child pornography was found on Mark Lunsford's computer the night his daughter was murdered. Should he have been arrested as a sex offender?
| 66% (38) | Yes | |
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| 33% (19) | No |
57 voters have answered this question.
Mark Lunsford's 18 year old son was arrested for having consensual sex with a fourteen year old. The charges were reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. He does not have to register as a sex offender. Should he be on the registry?
| 61% (35) | Yes | |
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| 38% (22) | No |
57 voters have answered this question.
If a parent leaves their child unattended and the child gets into trouble, should the parent be held responsible?
| 79% (46) | Yes | |
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| 20% (12) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
A teen who is arrested for tossing pumpkins off of bridges onto passing cars, should be given a second chance after he serves his time.
| 96% (55) | Yes | |
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| 3% (2) | No |
57 voters have answered this question.
A registered former sex offender who committed only one crime his whole life, depending on the circumstances of his crime, deserves a second chance.
| 89% (52) | Yes | |
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| 10% (6) | No |
58 voters have answered this question.
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