Did anyone consider that sex offenders could own cars. They could leave their neighborhoods and travel great distances. Safety is an illusion, The sex offender that lives a block away is just as dangerous as the one that lives 10 miles away. In fact you are probably safer because your level of alertness is raised. You need to keep an eye out for you kids no matter what. This mob rule needs to stop these people have served their time and need a place to live.

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." Tommy Lee Jones MIB

Exactly, that is why we want to be informed. Did you mean to say the above? I ask because it goes against everything else you said in your post. I don't believe anyone is under the impression if you know the offenders in your area, then you are totally safe. We just want to know about the obvious dangers and then use common sense and dogged responsibility for our own children at all times. We need all the tools available to keep our children safe.

My child needs a place to live too and he never was convicted of a crime or did time. I care about his needs first.

Then let them live next to you and ruin your property values...

OK...here's the deal. At the meeting in Conestoga, an audience member queried Armstrong (I'm having trouble with the prefix "Mr."...which in my mind has attributes of virtue, integrity, honor, etc. - Something Armstrong has not shown) about how much he gets for the "placement" of each of these men. The audience member said he heard Armstrong gets $900 per man. Armstrong stated he wanted to have a total of 6 units that house 5 men apiece. (A total of 30 possible sex offenders in one small community) "Simple mathematics tells everyone you will receive $27,000 a month for these guys." Of course the audience was outraged. Armstrong's response was, "Those numbers are greatly inflated." When queried further what the true number is...he stated, "It's none of your business." After the meeting, Armstrong was overheard saying he won't make any money until his 12th to 15th man is "placed".

The final "question" of the evening came from a gentleman who held up his government incentive check stating, "I'll give you my check if you move these guys out of town." What do you think Armstrong said? "I'll take your check." Although he MIGHT have said it humorously...it made a bold statement to the fine people of Conestoga that this man "in some manipulative way" is all about the money. He added that the home next to him is for sale - but, somehow conveniently - he can't afford it.

He's been in public office long enough for people to know where he lives in Marietta. It is a LARGE house with plenty of room to house his family & his "in ill-health" relative. For Christ's sake...why doesn't he bring the ill member of his family into his home where they can be taken care of 24/7 by his entire family? Instead...he deports his wife and minor daughter to house half the sex offenders in Marietta. Men...in his own words at the meeting in Conestoga..that HE alone deemed "safe". How long has he known these men? How long has he known his "in ill-health" family member? And yet...he takes these men into his home instead of his own family member?? And this man (?) is being moral & honourable? Something's terribly amiss.

Wow, Bo, what a great first post!!! Information galore -- and FIRST HAND to boot! Woo-hoo! Welcome to LOL. And thanks for the info. Very enlightening.