About 3.7 million people are victims of sexual assault, along with that about 300,000 women get raped per year. A sexual offender list was created for just officials to be able to know who has committed a sexual crime. However, because of certain cases the sexual offender list was made public in 1995. Megan’s Law states that the authorities must inform all communities about where a sex offender lives. This law also allowed the public to view the offender’s picture, name, address, and the description of their crime (Bonner-Kidd). Public shaming is a way to punish someone for the wrong that person did. Making the sexual offender list public seemed like a great idea, however there are a lot of issues with the list. There are people on the list who have never committed a sexual crime, false information is on the list often, and making the list public has not been proven to decrease the amount of crimes.
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Many people who are on the sex offender list, however, have never sexually offended someone. One can be put onto the list for life for public urination and in 25 states for public exhibition. Putting people on the list who have never truly sexually abused someone makes it challenging for parents and others to distinguish who is a threat and who is not. For example, in Wisconsin a teenager was added to the list for legibly forcing his friend to go with him to collect drug money. Yes, this is a crime, but not the type of crime that should put the individual on a sex offender list. When one list groups people together who have committed totally different crimes it confuses people and they don’t know who the real threat is (Yoder). A common prank we all hear about is streaking. Teenagers and young adults can be seen doing this at public events to get a laugh and just be
Many people who are on the sex offender list, however, have never sexually offended someone. One can be put onto the list for life for public urination and in 25 states for public exhibition. Putting people on the list who have never truly sexually abused someone makes it challenging for parents and others to distinguish who is a threat and who is not. For example, in Wisconsin a teenager was added to the list for legibly forcing his friend to go with him to collect drug money. Yes, this is a crime, but not the type of crime that should put the individual on a sex offender list. When one list groups people together who have committed totally different crimes it confuses people and they don’t know who the real threat is (Yoder). A common prank we all hear about is streaking. Teenagers and young adults can be seen doing this at public events to get a laugh and just be