posted by Joe Polk at 2:08 PM /
State, county and local legislators are examining residency restrictions aimed at keeping sexual offenders away from schools, a move Mt. Lebanon residents suggested after learning an offender lives nearby.
State Rep. Matt Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, is a co-sponsor of House Bill 926, one of two bills in the judiciary committee that would tighten the state's Megan's Law. It would prohibit sexually violent predators who commit certain crimes on children younger than 14 from living within 11/2 miles, by road, of any public, private or parochial school that teaches children in kindergarten through elementary school. Violating it would be either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the number of violations.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795729-55.stm
State Rep. Matt Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, is a co-sponsor of House Bill 926, one of two bills in the judiciary committee that would tighten the state's Megan's Law. It would prohibit sexually violent predators who commit certain crimes on children younger than 14 from living within 11/2 miles, by road, of any public, private or parochial school that teaches children in kindergarten through elementary school. Violating it would be either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the number of violations.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07172/795729-55.stm
2 Comments:
Hah. Is there any home in Mt. Lebanon, or even the County, that not within 1.5 miles, or even 0.5 miles (2500 ft), of any elementary school? Is it really possible to ban sex offenders entirely from the township this way? Constitutionally, I mean?
First of all, I totally agree with Vince Gastgeb's approach. The County taking action on residency makes perfect and uniform sense amongst all towns in the County. Even as Humphries is quoted, the County can handle it better; including legal issues. The parents concern and safety should be everybody's concern. Additionally, Matt Smith's proposal on sexually violent preditors also makes sense. Both these guys are great for Mt. Lebanon. I hear they really like each other and work great together. One is a democrat and one is a republican. This is great for the people who live here to have these two working and providing support. The first step is our children and our safety. These guy's get it. These are resonable residency requiremnets. This also gets the issue out of the hands of our incompetent Commission.
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