A mother in my good ol' home-state of WA has plead no-contest to the accusation that she beat up a sex-offender, who she saw talking to her 10 year old child, with a baseball bat. A little twist on the issue is that not only did she attack him in his own home, but she also beat him up, not for molesting her children, so she says, but because she recognized him as a man she had seen "chatting up" her daughter the year before and offering her fire-works. She says that once the man moved into her neighborhood and fliers were distributed, she recognized his face and height (7"3) and went to confront him and then attacked him
Here is are links to the article:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/401858_batattack28.html
http://www.parentdish.com/2009/03/02/mother-sentenced-for-attacking-sex-offender/
Link to sex Offender Registry and the man attacked:
http://www.familywatchdog.us/ViewOffenderDescription.asp?oID=WA935945&aID=&at=1&sid=&sp=1&nm=
What do people think of this?
Some things to think about:
This woman broke the law and admitted it. Vigilantism is illegal.
This man is a Level 3 (High risk offender), though age and sex of his victim(s) is not listed.
RCW 9A.44.083
Child molestation in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of child molestation in the first degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is less than twelve years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim.
This man has served his time and has been released.
Should we be allowing level 3 sex offenders back on the streets when they are at such a high risk of re-offending?
In general, what do people think of this woman's actions?
Please discuss respectfully and attempt to not be sexist/racist.