Are so called Megan's laws a good idea? Most definitely; Megan's law is designed to help protect a community by providing information about convicted sex offenders. The commonly known New Jersey law, "Megan's law", originated when the parents of seven year old Megan Kanka of Hamilton Township were not aware of the twice convicted sex offender living across the street until that neighbor brutally raped and murdered their daughter. The crime occurred only months after …showed first 75 words of 1103 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1103 total…world would cave in on me. I would do anything and everything in my power to protect my children, yet I know that I would be effected enormously by an experience like this. Who wouldn't? I would not want an offender coming back into my community. I sympathize for the families that have had to go through an unforgettable experience like the Kankas' and Wengerts' but I savor no remorse for the sex offender himself.