Researcher Posts: 230 Date: Sep 24 10:58 PM, 2007 Views: 20

Quote | Reply RE: MAYOR DOHERTY SAYS: Minicozzi for School Board Is this the same O'Malley? A letter to the Times editor. Monitor pedophiles Editor: Much has been in the news lately about pedophiles. Recently Albert Liberatore Jr., a former priest, received probation for violating Megans Law; attempted child abductions were reported in Scranton, and several municipalities are setting boundaries defining where convicted sex offenders cannot reside. I believe that as along as pedophiles are released from prison they are a danger to the welfare of our greatest resource, our children. During my 15 years as a corrections officer, I have seen several repeat offenders. There is no pill, no counseling, no prison sentence or no sure cure to treat these individuals, to keep them from stealing the innocence of our children. Under Pennsylvanias Jessicas Law, a global positioning technology can be used to track sex offenders or sexually violent predators. Funds have not been allocated for the GPS monitoring systems. Its time that our lawmakers find the funding and put this great tool in our law enforcements hands. An exact location on these sex offenders under the watchful eyes of law enforcement would give us an extra opportunity to keep our children safe. These offenders should be monitored until their probation is completed. How can you put a price on our childrens safety? Whatever helps to keep these soul stealers from hurting our children is worth the price. PATRICK OMALLEY SCRANTON

Since Pman banned me for correcting Edith one too may times, I would like to dedicate a topic to some of the half-baked, hair-brained, Edithisms the Pman's spousal unit chimes in with.

Yes Edith, it might be the "same" O'Malley, but I'm not really sure what "same" O'Malley you mean.

Now if you're talking about the election for Scranton School Board, it might surprise you that there are actually TWO candidates on the ballot with the name O'Malley, and to complicate things further for you, there is actually a current member of the board with...what you guessed it.... the name O'Malley. He's not running again though, so that should be a relief. Furthermore, if you want to stick your nose in the school board slate, you should begin by repeating the following phrase to yourself....."It's MIKE Sheridan...not William. It's MIKE, not William."