Ohio Sex Offender Database

(Columbus, Ohio) Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has announced that citizens can now access a state database of 11,000 registered sex offenders and they can also receive email notification if a sex offender moves close to their homes. The database shows maps of offender addresses within one mile of an address. Naturally, the ACLU objects.

Personally, I think the database is a good idea for two reasons. One is that citizens will be able to be on guard protecting themselves and their family by knowing that a sex offender lives close by. And two is that the database provides an easy way for convicted sex offenders to make contact with other perverts in their area with similar backgrounds and interests.