Wednesday, March 24, 2010

THE CHIP

I don’t know if any of you are familiar with the Chelsea King case in CA? Her body was found on a jogging trail. They have a man (John Gardner III) in custody for her murder he is a registered sex offender. It so happens that there are other girls in the area missing. One of his victims escaped and identified him as her kidnapper. We all know that the government tries its hardest to keep these sex offenders registered at all times having them check in at the local police station or with probation officer. If these sex offenders fail to check in the police will go looking for them at their last known address. The only problem I see with that is if this offender did something horribly wrong he could be halfway across the country by the time they look for him. That is why I believe all sex offenders regardless if it is their first offense or not need to be chipped. That is right; the government needs to install chips in to these people to keep track of them at all times. Imagine if a kid ends up missing and they have this person monitored at all times with a chip. They could easily determine if this sex offender was in the area that the victim was last seen and where there new location may be. I believe that all sex offenders need to wear a monitoring device at all times, this will help families within the area feel more relaxed know that the government has a location for these people at all times.

3 comments:

  1. I hate pedophiles. To me they rank somewhere between a yeast infection and dog shit. But I don't agree with the chip idea. This only opens the door for police and government agencies to use the RFID technology to track anyone. I have to ask: Who's next? I don't want to be. I have a criminal record, should I be chipped? I don't think so. Longer sentences (like life), more effective counseling, and chemical castration are all more viable options.

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  2. Very interesting perspective, Olivia. I thought Kurt's response was, too. I see his point because wouldn't we then want to chip rapists and murderers, too? It's hard to draw the line.

    Still, anyone who harms a child? Horrific. Ugh.

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  3. This is a really interesting blog! I think that something serious needs to be done about this sort of issues. I am not a big fan of the whole chipping concept but I think that there needs to be something done. I personally don't like the concept of having a chip in me because that simply freaks me out and goes against what I believe in. But, I do think that there should be something to take care of these people...I think jail for life sounds good. :)

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