Sex offenders' name changes.

political analyst

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63636409

Obviously, however much we sympathise with Sarah Sands and her children, we don't have the right to take the law into our own hands.

The paedophile who abused Sarah's children had already done time for abusing other children and had then changed his name.

Campaigners have said that, although it's illegal for convicted sex offenders to change their names without notifying the authorities, there's not much incentive for the offenders to notify.

So why are such offenders allowed to change their names at all? Why would a government be unwilling to have the law change to prevent those offenders from changing their names?

NiceFella

To protect the family they came from??

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058273032/sex-offenders-name-changes

...or why dont we implement adequate health services to try prevent such outcomes!

political analyst

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119912451#Comment_119912451

What have health services got to do with this?

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119912451#Comment_119912451

Are you trying to say if there was adequate health services they would not offend and abuse children!!!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119912451#Comment_119912451

this is an outre nonsequitur even for you tbh

political analyst

In a separate case, Della Wright was sexually abused as a child by a paedophile who kept changing his name. Eventually, the perpetrator was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Della is campaigning to have the law changed to have sex offenders banned from changing their names.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/girl-groomed-top-pops-abused-24935056

Mrs OBumble

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119913484#Comment_119913484

If the mental health services were adequate, then sexual deviants of all persuasions could get therapy to reduce the risk of offending.

And parents would receive adequate supervision to reduce the chance of them creating paedophiles in the first place.

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119913972#Comment_119913972

Parents create paedophile!!! I have heard it all now. So all children will have to go through mandatory health screenings now. What are these symptoms in a child are they to look for. Also you forgot 1 think the paedophile would want to get help before offending

c.p.w.g.w

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914183#Comment_119914183

Well In Germany they have trailed a few medically driven approaches, and from one article I read, many of the people coming forward were by definition pedophiles who hadn't acted on their urges

Jequ0n

Why wouldn’t they be allowed to change their name? Clearly the linked article shows why their lives can be endangered.

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914199#Comment_119914199

But they have to come forward themselves was my point. There is no all men have to have regular check ups.

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914324#Comment_119914324

Nobody (except yourself) has suggested that all men should have regular check-ups for this purpose.

emiliaalinaa8

Parents breed paedophiles! I've finally heard everything. As a result, get all names help here mandatory health checks for children are now required. What signs should parents be on the lookout for in a child are these? You also overlooked the possibility that a paedophile may seek assistance before hurting people.

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914356#Comment_119914356

Read @Mrs OBumble Post I replied to. The last paragraph

Dr Turk Turkelton

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914210#Comment_119914210

Their lives are endangered because they are filthy paedo scum not because they changed their name.

Way it should be.

ELM327

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119912451#Comment_119912451

That's a disgusting comment

Mrs OBumble

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914395#Comment_119914395

There are already well-child health checks for a number of conditions- which could be expanded to include psychosexual health.

If society really cared about children, of course they would be compulsory.

I really have no idea where most of you think people who are sexually attracted to children come from - perhaps you think the stork drops them off, fully grown.

Of course this is well off topic for whether people who have been convictied for sexual offenses involving children should be allowed to change their name.

I'd broaden the question to whether people with any convictions should be allowed to change their name.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119914857#Comment_119914857

Meh. Nobody argued that their lives are endangered because they changed their names.