I don’t know where you got your ideas, but the FACTS are very serious.

“Sex offenders were about four times more likely than non-sex offenders to be arrested for another sex crime after their discharge from prison –– 5.3 percent of sex offenders versus 1.3 percent of non-sex offenders.”

That is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm

The crime they commit is horrendous and affects children their entire life. You wouldn’t consider letting a mass murder off easy would you?

I am not now nor have I ever been a criminal, just a god fearing hard working young man who has fell on hard times and has had trouble getting work as many others as well.

I have survived by receiving food from Fort Wayne’s generous food pantries and local churches, in which I am very great full for.

I have been told numerous times or asked if I had gone to the mission shelter. The above information pertaining to the ongoings and content of individuals who are or have, been occupying the mission are one of the exact reason why I have chosen NOT to go to the shelter for help or housing assistance.

It is a shame, a very big one, that honest people in true need of help who have done no wrong are out here suffering on the streets, freezing at night, some times digging through trash for food and not being so much as able to shower or bathe while predators receive help from hard earned tax dollars.

Once a sex offender always a sex offender. Being kept under lock and key makes you think you have changed, wrong….once out, old ways seem to sneak back in.

Dan, thank you for keeping the spotlight on the low lifes!
I imagine the Rescue Mission believes they are helping out but I hope they keep one eye open at all times!

In many cases, the victim is a family member or friend, and these offenders are often times not welcome to return to their own homes. They have a difficult time getting or keeping a job due to their history, and there are rules of where they can and cannot live as far as being too close to a park or a school. I understand they have obstacles and it makes sense they are ending up homeless. It makes sense that they are ending up at the rescue mission

These men destroyed the lives of other people in ways as horrible as if they commited murder. These crimes should be as severely punishable as murder. But they are not, and these men and women are being released back out into the world to go forward and live a happy life in spite of what they have done to one or more innocent child. Too bad these innocent kids can’t get a 20 year sentence with ten years suspended and good behavior rewards and then all of the sudden to be free to live a carefree and happy life. No, the victims don’t get such a light sentence. They get a lifetime of horrific memories and issues they must deal with. They never walk away from it.

Over and over again, many people claim that offenders can be reformed. I say I don’t want to test that bogus theory out on my kids or any other innocent children. I believe the judicial system is way too light on sexual offenders and child molestors specifically. Obviously I am not one to offer up much compassion to these individuals, but I can see why they are ending up in the rescue mission.

I guess, considering the funding for these missions comes from charitable contributions, if you happen to be a contributor to the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission, did you know this is how your money is being spent? Is this the contribution you thought you were making?