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PA - Middletown to draft sex offender law

View the article here 04/16/2009 By MONICA VON DOBENECK - The Patriot-News Middletown officials are going to draft an ordinance restricting where sex offenders can live even though an Allegheny County judge recently overturned a similar law there. During a committee meeting tonight, borough council members said they can't live in fear of lawsuits. - If you were considering the Constitution, then you'd not have to live in fear! . "I'd rather err on the side of safety for our children," member Rachelle Reid said. - Typical sound-bite.  Nothing about their proposed law will do what they state above, it's just another placebo to pacify the sheeple, and get them votes. Borough officials will put together an ordinance for consideration at their May 26 meeting that would limit where sex offenders can live to within 500 to 1,500 feet of schools, playgrounds, day cares, open spaces and other places children gather...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).