Friday, July 23, 2004

Hello, Neighbor...

Here is an 'actual' profile of one of the registered offenders in your area…
Last Name: Cavanaugh
First Name: Richard
Middle Name: E
DOB: 1967-11-23
Alias 1: EDWARD CAVANAUGH
Address 1: 240 EAST WESTFIELD AVENUE APT A9
City: ROSELLE PARK
State: NJ
Zip: 07204
Hair: Brown
Eye: Brown
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195
Race: White
Scars and Marks: SCAR LEFT ANKLE
Sex: M
Offense Description 1: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT
Conviction Date: 1987-12-04
Victim Sex: F
Source: NJ
Convicted: Yes
Address information is that of the Courthouse: No

Ok – I’ll say it. The worst thing I possibly could have seen next to this profile was – “Sorry… Image Unavailable”. Of course, I tried the ‘ol white pages, and Mr. Cavanaugh wasn’t listed. Doesn’t matter. Doesn’t exactly help me sleep better, now that I know that Eddie C. lives THREE BLOCKS AWAY. So let’s get to the chaser to this nice drink of reality…
I got this info from the US Protection and Care Society’s web page. On the home page you can do a ‘sample’ lookup and from this I got Mr. Offender’s info, sans picture. After reading a little deeper into this organization’s page, it occurred to me that this non-profit gets its funding from you and me in terms of membership dues. Um – what? Ok – I’ve done some work for non-profits and every one of them – I mean – EVERY ONE of them gets some kind of grant or other subsidization for their operations. If these guys were true to their value and mission statement, I would only think they would have the grey power to ask Uncle Sam for small slice to help the rest of the law abiding citizens from each other.
Yeah, yeah, yeah – it’s a great idea and cause. Man, I almost sound liberal here, but I just don’t think that because I have an extra $20 a year I am entitled to info that I am already supposed to be getting from the enforcement of Megan’s Law. Here’s another kicker – the USPCS isn’t the only folks doing this – the National Alert Society (probably the same folks) are charging the same thing for the same info and alerts.
Check it out, learn a name, and try to sleep better. If you can, let me know how.

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