[#93855] Re: Re: Michael, I am in support of

Thanks for the apology Michael and yes my witch hunt remark was also a bit over the top, sorry.

...have you ever looked at someone and in the back of your head you felt fear? You feel the compulsion to get away from them? Like something isn't quite right with them? The human mind is adept on picking up on things like this. It is a survival mechanism, and the reason why stereo types and racism exist. 

Yes its not unusual for us to stereotype people and feel irrational fear, compulsions and racism towards others. That is why it is always good to know the facts. The following statistics were taken from the US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities and can be found at http://childprotection.lifetips.com/cat/63573/sex-offender-statistics/index.html :- 

* Approximately 22% of child offenders reported having been sexually abused as a child.
* More than three-fourths of violent crimes against children occurred either in the offender's home or the victim's place of residence. 
* Three out of four children who were victimized were female. 
* In one year alone, approximately 4,300 child molesters in 15 states were released from confinement.  Of the 4,300 child molesters released, approximately 3.3% were rearrested within three years for another sex offense against a child. 
* One-third of the convicted offenders had committed a crime against their own child. 
* About half of the convicted offenders had a relationship with the child, either through friends or family. 
* Only one out of seven inmates reported that their child victim was a stranger. 
* Those inmates who were convicted of committing violent acts against children were more likely to have been white, a percentage of nearly 70%, than any other race. 
* White inmates were nearly three times more likely to have victimized a child than black inmates. 
* Nearly two-thirds of convicted child molesters and/or offenders were or had been married. 
* Child molesters and offenders were more likely to have grown up in a two parent home and were more likely to have been molested as a child. 
* Child molesters were on average approximately five years older than those sex offenders whose victims were adults. 
* Approximately 25% of child molesters were age 40 or older. 
* Younger inmates weren't as likely as older inmates to victimize children.

There are several websites where you can view the details by zip code of convicted sex offenders in the world, including the child molesters and their photos but you have to register and pay to get access. I wonder if there is much difference between the smile of a sex offender in general and a child molester? This is probably a good place to start looking, see https://orders.nationalalertregistry.com/landing1/