Guest #1 October 17, 2006 via The Register UK Story on Wired site MySpace testified before Congress earlier this year that they couldn't do it. This Wired mag editor did: "Excluding a handful of obvious fakes, I confirmed 744 sex offenders with MySpace profiles, after an examination of about a third of the data. Of those, 497 are registered for sex crimes against children. In this group, six of them are listed as repeat offenders, though Lubrano's previous convictions were not in the registry, so this number may be low. At least 243 of the 497 have convictions in 2000 or later. "He registered on MySpace using his real name? What a nitwit." Next stop for this offender: Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass prison, I hope. [Edit to add: Unfortunately, NY state law has changed, and the max they can hit him with is 90 days. What a shame - mh] edit to add second link and personal op-ed."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
