Numerous studies have shown that the number of rapes increases as the population increases. However, the rate per 100,000 in the U.S. has increased by 400% since 1960. This produces a double whammy effect. If the population doubles and the rate quadruples, then there are eight times as many rapes. A level 3 sex offender lives a hop, skip, and a jump away from Highland Elementary School. Allowing that to happen is equivalent to letting a recovering alcoholic work as a bartender. Level 3 offenders, being the most serious, are considered a high risk to re-offend, according to police departments and experts who have done research on the topic. To be a level 3 offender, the person has had to offend multiple times, and chances are that there will be a next time. …
