Megan's Law is named after seven- year old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester in 1994. The felon moved in across the street from the Kankas, without their knowledge. Megan's parents embarked on a national crusade to change federal and state laws to allow for community notification of released sex offenders (Johnson11). After this event, few could argue that communities should be notified when a sex …showed first 75 words of 1248 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1248 total…tell the offense that has been committed. People convicted of indecent exposure should not be on the list. These problems need to be fixed and then the law will be totally acceptable. Children should be protected at all costs. “Which is more important: the right of a child to grow up unmolested or of a man to live in peace (Sheppard39)?” Obviously the child, who has their whole life ahead of them, is more important.