[68Charger]
”…but at what point does it become conspiracy? if someone who is related to a victim posts in a blog "I hope he gets a taste of his own medicine while in prison", and an inmate acts upon that (without asking the poster), and sends a letter back to the poster telling him "done, you're welcome" a case could be made, but did he really conspire to commit the crime? (I know you're going to call this a 1% example, just explaining where I was coming from originally)


Common-sense and good minds have to prevail when pursuing conspiracy in my view, sex offenses or otherwise, and I’m not qualified to address the question (my escape hatch answer) from a pure legal perspective, I’d become a “Google-n-paste flunky” and that’s not something I’m willing to do. I have to put some faith and support in the [previously acknowledged fallible] justice system, the professionals accountable to administer such and as a US/CO based constituent hold that structure accountable to ensure conspiracy charges are applied with integrity. But…my answer to the above, no way, that would not pass this non-legal boy’s sniff test.


” That being stated, I'll concede to your point about "cherry picking" samples, but only as long as you stop inferring that I think the registry is invalid,worthless, or the like...


Agreed and closed. As an aside, analytics, statistics, associated references and the ‘good and bad,’ yup…I live in that mode often.


risk of what? and what is the real value, what does that average person DO with this data? Are you less inclined to trust people, now that you see there are 71 registered offenders within 5 miles? Do you ask your children to avoid the streets that have offenders on them? Do you tell them why? I'm really curious about this, because when I take a hard look at it, I don't change anything based upon the data in the registry, my kids are probably over-sheltered already. The only scenario is if someone did approach a child, I could look and see if they're on the registry- and if they are, a report to authorities would be in order. That scenario sounds like a .01% example to me (maybe because of the rural setting I live in).


Risk of misuse or the risks of applying the proverbial Scarlet Letter theory to people that are listed under less-than-ideal parameters, etc.

The value for me, coupled with other public records searches (I cannot speak the average Joe, I’m hoping they do something similar) is;

1. Proximity awareness of convicted offenders and drill-down if I elect to do so.

2. Q1 - Q2 09’ decided to return to CO and buy a new home. I used the data pre and post move in my decision processes, not excessively but as a feed [input] to quality of life factors, sale/re-sale value consideration, etc.

3. Further, post move, I selected names that met a given criteria (e.g. within X miles, on X road or street) and I then determined if drill-down for details was warranted and it was, specifically on two names that were “closer geographically” than I was comfortable with and listed as “assaults,” so…I went over and shot em’ [I’m kidding…I’m kidding…]. I know where they are, I know what they look like, my lady knows the same, knows their history and she would be very conscious if either was found strolling around in my very remote area. Not that we live in any fear of that, or much of anything else but…we’re aware. What I intended to do, and still need/will do at some point is solicit more details via fee-based records services as I my on-line pursuit of details and free DBs turned-up nothing (and I looked hard - an important point, I used the data). By choice, I have no children so I can’t respond in that light.

4. Another example FWIW, used the data in Wisconsin to gather information on offender counts and locations when working with a colleague to determine lease/buy locations for a professional practice (dentist). The data “meant something” in the due diligence process. More on that if you ever care to hear it.

This thread is hurting my eyes.