Ed, I was reading the article that said Megan’s Law does not deter sickos. They are all out there walking around. Well maybe that’s because we don’t know who they are. If we made the sex offenders get a big tattoo put on their forehead before they get out of prison we could recognize them on the street and stay away from them.

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Branding, though cruel and unusual, is tempting in these cases. Regardless of whether Megan’s Law “deters” sickos, it does what it was intended to do, it tells you where they are so you can try to keep away from them. Not much is going to “deter” someone with an illness that is rarely cured. The rate of recidivism is insane. The best hope is to keep your kids away from them. —Ed. Note