Vigilante

[stevie1time]

I know of a convicted pedophile that lives in our neighbourhood..On my to the local shops i saw him leching and staring at some young boys that were playing football..I dont know this pervert,i dont know his name...i know for sure that he is a pedophile because the lady that lived next door to him tried to get him evicted because she had children,she has since moved..Well i went over to him and confronted him about why he was leering at the young boys...he told me F off and that he would call the police...So, i myself as a father, want to take the law into my own hands and teach him the lesson he deserves..to have someone much bigger than him make him feel like those children he abused..Basically beat the living daylights out him..In America,pedophiles are thrown with the general prison population,they live in fear of their lives,here they are segregated,so they can all exchange ideas and stories of the next life they intend to ruin...If he'd of called the police that day,who would have been the to be told off??? So my question is,shall i???

[CheekyChops]

Don't be ridiculous - you would be the one who got locked up, not him. You don't even know for certain that he is a paedophile, just because the woman next door says he is doesn't make it true.

I understand how you feel as a father but taking the law into your own hands is not the answer.

[fairkatrina]

Grow up. You have no evidence that he is a paedophile apart from some circumstantial gossip. Vigilantism is never acceptable. Instead why not think about what you are teaching your children. Do you really want them to grow up thinking mindless violence is going to solve all their problems, or that because they've heard something through the grapevine that it must be true?

There are some causes that are worth fighting for, and there are ways of fighting them. Do you really want to eradicate paedophilia, or do you not care as long as they stay away from your kids? If you want to make a safer world for everyone, then I suggest you think twice about committing actions that will drive these people underground.

[stevie1time]

It was in the local paper about her trying to get him evicted,they said he was on the sex register!!!

[fairkatrina]

oh well there you go then, the local paper said it so it must be true. go lynch him now.

[oldgrape]

i have a paedophile living next door to me and have a 15 month yr old son i am very close to a school and park but there isn't anything you can do just keep a close eye on him.
If you do attack him although it would feel good it would be you who be persacuted by the legal system .
Yes most people would pat you on the back but the police, judge etc.. will not take this mans past in to account

My advice to you is just keep a close eye on him

[stevie1time]

If you could of seen the way he was leering at the young boys,it made me feel sick!!! Yes i understand that everyone deserves a chance and maybe he has paid his debt through prison..but will he ever change,do those urges go away...what if he abuses another child? I read somewhere that these perverts cant help the way they feel and want someone to kick the **** out of em??

[GIRL RACERS]

You are right, the desires these sickos have do not go away the same as if you only like having sex with a male or female (or horse) or whatever your preferences are. Most sex offenders of this nature do committ again. Prision, in my opinion is not enough. They should have their hands and other body parts cut off to stop them re-offending, however, that still dosent stop their mind from thinking and fantasing about things. I reakon the best would be to put them in a room with the parents of the kids they have got hold of as the parents are just as effected.

Perhaps you should first find out what kind of sentance if any you would get. If he lived near me and I saw him lurking at kids I know exactly what I'd do, and I'd have no quarms in doing so or whether I'd go prison.

If he dosent know who did it ???

[redcrx]

If he was learing at young boys (or any child) then your first call shouldve been to the police!

I think it it was a choice of knowing where the peadophiles were in my area or having them hounded out and disappearing then id rather know where they were to keep eye on them.

if all parents go about taking the law into thier own hands and get prosecuted for it then whos left to protect the children???

[osprey88]

If he is a convicted paedophile, the chances are there will be restrictions on where he can go (not near schools/parks for example). If you should see him in one of these locations report him to the police. This way you might learn a bit more about him throught the police, not gossip/local rag. As for beating the cr*p out of him, just imagine sitting in jail, thinking about him leering over your son.

[dolly pond]

be careful it could be gossip started by some nasty woman who hates him, get your facts first or u will end up dead

[daffy654]

Just because someone is on the sex offenders register does not mean they are a paedophile.Rapists also get put on the register. If you truly believe he is a paedophile then find out his name and do some research on the internet.If you prove yourself right then keep an eye on him and report any instances of him leering at kids that you are witness too.

[Pippa68]

I often take my kids to the park and watch the other kids playing.

I hope I'm not accused of leering or leching.

[fairkatrina]

why do you care so much at him looking? even if he was leering at the kids and getting a cheap thrill, surely that's better than grabbing one of them and carting them off??? I have no problem with letting anyone look at someone they find attractive if it stops them from hurting that person or someone else.

[stevie1time]

fairkatrina....if a grown man was looking at your's or anyone else's 10 year old son and finding them as you say 'attractive' then wouldnt you think there is something seriously wrong with that??? But at a guess,i would say that you are not a parent!

[GIRL RACERS]

I will never trust our legal system to put a stop to these demented perverts - some have only spent two years in prison for raping a two year old.

If that two year old were a child of yours or someone's you knew, I think that maybe most of these reply's would differ!

There are kids out there that have been subjected to this filth whilst in the care of bording schools, the local clergy man, and in some cases the judges that pass the sentances of two years !! chances are both mix in same circle.

And If these bodies are untrustworthy...........

[Pippa68]

As I am a parent it is ok for me to sit in the park and watch the kids playing?

Hardly fair on people without kids who like to sit in the park, is it?

[fairkatrina]

I totally agree Pippa. No, I'm not a parent, but I can't see how looking is a criminal activity, no matter in what way you look. At the end of the day it's not going to harm your kids to have anyone looking at them, for any reason, but like I've said if you're going to condemn people for looking alone you'll only encourage the thought that they "may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb".

My dad was getting on in years when I was born, and when I was 8-10ish if he took me anywhere people always assumed something gross was going on, because he looked too old to be my dad. You could see the way they looked at him like he was doing something wrong. Exactly the same happened if my godfather took me anywhere, especially because I called him by his first name. I am only glad that neither of them were attacked because someone got the wrong end of the stick! Making assumptions about other people based on something you think you see or you think you know is always dangerous.

[Pippa68]

I worry about this fairkatrina.

My dad loves going to the park ~ especially around where I live because he grew up in the city and stayed there right up until last year. he does look like the stereotypical 'dirty old man' too, unfortunately.

Due to a certain condition he has, he drools. It sounds funny when I type it, but I am sure I wouldn't find it amusing if a group of vigilantes decide to knock seven bells out of him.

[Ethel]

People are put on the Sex Offenders' Register for many reasons and being on the Register does not mean he is a paedophile.

Gossip is a very dangerous thing - look what happened to the paediatrician because some half wit thugs didn't know the difference been a doctor and a child abuser.

How do you know one of the yourng boys wasn't a relative of his? You know nothing about him - you don't even know his name.

Are you going to be looking at all the men on the beach when your children are running about in their costumes and jumping to conclusions?

[spaced]

steve, I can understand your frustration, and I would find it very difficult not to intriduce him to my broadsword, but dont get in trouble over him, its not worth. As a father you want to make sure your there for your kids at all costs. You dont wanna be locked away while this nonce is still free.

Like everyone on here suggests, just keep a close eye on him, if your that concerened let the police know or set up a petition to have him removed.

Let someone else give him a hiding and pay the price of a jail sentence.

All the best mate