In Lima, OH there is an ordinance for Halloween.



On Saturday, for two hours all registered sex offenders are required to be "rounded up". If they don't show up to the designated location they get arrested.

I have no sympathy for sex offenders, especially those who have committed crimes against children. If i was not a rational human being, i would want those people tortured. I think there is no crime worse than sexual crimes against children, because it perpetuates a cycle in society. Although physical damage may not remain, the psychological damage is immeasurable. It takes people their whole lives to recover, and many never recover.

I will be honest though, this ordinance bothers me. I understand you want to protect children from these criminals. However...i almost feel it is a violation of their rights. While convicted felons...they are still Americans with (limited) rights. And where is the responsibility of the parent anyway? If you locked up every person who has the potential to harm children on Halloween night, you would need to lock up everyone. And then trick-or-treating would be finished. What ever happened to parents monitoring their own children. I think it is wrong to expect your local government to violate the rights of people just because you don't want to watch them.

Contrary to my opinion stated above, i do have mixed feelings. I understand the desire to keep these people away from your children, but at some point there must be some kind of personal responsibility.