I will preface this by saying that I really do want a daughter. But after this week's news, I think that if I had a daughter, I'd be a wreck right now.
The murders of Somer Thompson and Elizabeth Olten, along with the disappearance of Morgan Harrington have touched my heart. I cannot imagine the pain their parents are going through and I have to wonder why people prey on the innocence of children. It just sickens me.
I looked up information on local sex offenders and there are TWO in my neighborhood and 30 within a 5-mile radius of my home. One lives on the same street as a friend of mine. I guess that having 30 within a 5-mile radius is better than the 161 within a 5-mile radius of Somer Thompson's home, but still...
I wonder if the massive numbers of sex offenders have to do with the fallen nature of our society. Pornography, promiscuity, and other immoral acts have become so much more rampant than when I was a kid. I understand the need for "acceptance" and "tolerance," but do we really need to accept and tolerate abominable behavior in the name of "civil liberties?" What about the civil liberty of being safe in your own neighborhood?
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