To: The Delaware State House, The Delaware State Senate, and Governor John Carney
SEX OFFENDER'S LIST IN DE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED
Not all convicted sex offenders are on DE offender's website. Depending on the classification, as citizens, we have no way of knowing and therefore , protecting ourselves and our children.
Why is this important?
Unlike our neighboring states, PA, MD, NJ, and VA, in DE, convicted sex offenders who are classified as tier 1, are only made known to law enforcement. They are not put on the state sex offenders website. They are not prohibited from going to schools, parks, places of worship, or other places children gather. These offenders are considered "low risk "; however, I say to you, if there is ANY RISK to myself, my children, or yours, we have the right to know.
There are MANY registered sex offenders on DE website, but this makes me wonder how many more offenders are living in our state that we are unaware of. Unfortunately it seems, DE does not take sex crimes seriously.
This law needs to be changed to better protect our communities, but it's going to take us to do it.
There are MANY registered sex offenders on DE website, but this makes me wonder how many more offenders are living in our state that we are unaware of. Unfortunately it seems, DE does not take sex crimes seriously.
This law needs to be changed to better protect our communities, but it's going to take us to do it.