Two conflicting tenets of law come into conflict when it applies to paedophiles !
We contend that when a convicted person has served his or her sentence for a crime they are entitled to re-enter society as a free person.
We require paedophiles to be recorded on a register after their release - because this crime has a history of re-offence.
Somewhere in the centre of this conflict of interests comes the matter of anonymity of the released person !
On the one hand, families with children contend that they have a right to know if a released paedophile is living nearby - and to guard their children accordingly.
Unfortunately, some people take this role to the physical stage of picketing and harassing - to drive the former offender out of the neighbourhood.
There simply is no perfect answer to this conundrum !
But it is certainly not helped by Melbourne broadcaster Derryn Hinch thumbing his nose at the law and - and both naming previous offenders and disclosing their address.
It is a clear case of either enforce the law - or make a legal change.
An area where angels fear to tread !
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