About America's Sex laws

Weeks ago, I read an article about America’s Sex laws in Economist. The author argued the justice and necessity of the current American Sex laws. As a new home buyer and a mom of young kids, I do support strict curbs on any criminals, especially released sex offenders. Ratchet effect is one of the biggest concerns because sexual offense is considered as a psychological problem, which could be treated but not secured. If the current public sexual-offender registries can help homeowners and parents be alert of potential danger, there’s no reason to dysfunction it. However, I still agree with the author’s argument about making the punishment fit the crime.
When I used the California Megan’s Law website to check the safety of the new house we were going to purchase, it was convenient to check out any registered sex offenders by zip code and address, but on the other hand, it was not clear enough about what criminals those sex offenders convicted in specific. Most offense descriptions are like “lewd or lascivious acts with child under 14 years” or “rape by force”. As we know, registration is required for life by many states. Some offenders convicted their crimes decades ago and some did even when they were teenagers. On public sex-offender registries, there is no date of convicted crimes listed. According to me, it does not make much sense. If some of them are not recidivists with good record for a continuously long time period, it could be considered to remove them from the public registry. It is better for the Department of Justice to have specific assess of each individual offenders and mark the level the threats.
I believe that most sex offenders do not want to be titled “life-long sex offender” with most essential private information exposed to the public. Although their public personal information is legally not allowed to be used to harass offenders or their families, discriminations against them could easily ruin their life.
Personally, I believe in good human nature and support giving chance to anyone who’s willing to repent past mistakes. Therefore, any adjustment and reform that secures public safety and eliminates unnecessary difficulties for offenders’ life will win my vote.