What's worse? Child Molester or Politician

So I'm reading this story in the Journal Sentinel today (yeah, I can reed... Hooked on Phonics wurked four me!)
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/oct05/366284.asp?source=tmj4

No trick-or-treat for state's sex offenders
Special rules prohibit thousands from Halloween activities

Wow, great... That sounds like GREAT legislation.

I have a question? If Sex-Offenders are so dangerous that they can't be allowed to have ANY contact with minors under 18 (see rules in article) and they can't answer the door if a trick-or-treater comes knocking?

What the fuck are they doing out of prison?

I don't know about you, but I can't think of many places I go where you don't come into contact with a minor. Grocery store, walking down the street, anyplace???

I don't know the psychology of a sex-offender so I can't speculate on what their 'risk' to offend really is. But IF legislators feel the risk to offend is SO great that a child walking up the stairs to your porch and getting a snickers bar is a danger doesn't that wave a red flag that the offender shouldn't be in the general population at all?

What's the real problem here? Are we out of prison space?

I've got an idea. Lets define what a sex-offender REALLY is. So lets eliminate the dudes who got labeled a sex-offender because they turned 18 and knocked up their 16 year old girlfriend. (I'm sorry, but mommy being pissed because boyfriend took your daughters V-card doesn't make you a sex offender)

And if you are a 'real' sex offender. If you are a risk to the population. You should be in jail.

So to the moron legislators who write up this stupid I'll-look-like-a-champion-for-kids legislation: If you want the soccer-mom do-gooder feel-gooder vote go kiss some babies at the state fair. Don't blow sunshine up my ass with b.s. legislation to try to solve a problem the wrong way. Use the left side of your brain, not just the right.

fhl