Results tagged “sexoffenders”

According to Friends of the Woodland Park Zoo Elephants, the zoo is dirtier than a frat bathroom with twice the STDs. With elephants dying of herpes and generally pinned into tiny confines, the group contends it's time to stop gawking at their expense and release them to a happy retirement in far-off sanctuaries.

At least that's part of the lesson we learned from reading the Seattle Times feature news story on how corrections officers and cops troll Seattle festivals like The Bite and Seafair for lapsed felons and folks with outstanding warrants. The other thing we got from reading the story was never wanting to go to another free festival again. You only have to read the first sentence of the story to be convinced, but we assure you the whole thing is filled with reasons not to attend.... The opener:

Because your inbox isn't already a landmine of things you may or may not want to see and know, the state of Washington has decided to offer email notifications to residents when sex offenders move into the neighborhood. While the website and notification system is still in the planning stages, it could be up and running within three months. It would include "real-time updates for newly registered offenders," as well as the email notification program.