Sarah Payne, an eight-year old girl who was murdered in September 2000 by an (ex) sex offender. Because of that, the British paper 'News of the world' published a list of convicted sex-offenders. Name, photo and place of residence were published. This naming and shaming campaign had far-reaching results. Two (ex)-sex-offenders committed suicide, and five innocent families had to move. The Belgium government prevented a list of convicted sex-offenders at the last moment.
The media had paid a lot of attention on sexual offence lately. Because some people want action. They want the data of (ex) paedophiles, concerning identity and place of residence released in a public register. So, that everyone who wants to know where a (ex)-sex-off
ender lives can 'consult the register'.
When there's a public register, parents will check if there is a sex offender in their neighbourhood. When it's not so, parents will probably think their neighbourhood is safe. Their children can play peacefully outside. But 80% of the cases the perpetrator is a member of the family. The dreaded unknown opposite neighbour, against who the register must give protection, in not always the biggest danger. And there are a lot of potential sex-offenders who are still free. Because only convicted sex offenders are registered in the public register.
The constitutional state has a couple of principle's. One of them is that the judge rules and not the people. When everyone knows where a (ex) sex offender lives, this pr
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