Tell public about predators

In response to the Aug. 17 editorial "The predator who lives next door," I find your position that "these people have served their time behind bars and do not deserve to be 'outed' again" both disturbing and repulsive.

I find it ironic how our media comes to these types of conclusions and opinions of convenience yet still professes that there is some sort of journalistic ethics (also subjective I suspect) that are unbiased that they live by.

How is it that the media can chase celebrities around the world, justifying it by stating "they chose a public life," and when an individual violates the public's safety by preying on a victim, especially a child, is convicted and sentenced by the very same public, the media will relieve them of responsibility by stating they have paid their debt.

I agree that people that have served their debt should be afforded protection from harassment and physical harm, even though I believe the debt we call for in our justice system for predators is far too lenient. However, this antiharassment statement and your statement as to the disclosure law seem to be a means of the Moorpark Acorn trying to hide behind the law and justify why they do not disclose when predators are moved into our community.

The Moorpark Acorn is our town crier, just as Paul Revere was our country's crier, riding at night at great personal risk to warn his countrymen that the British were coming. The Moorpark Acorn now enjoys the freedom of speech to be able to warn their community when the molesters are coming. They instead choose not to disclose public information to their readers.

I wonder if the collective Acorn newspapers might change its tune if the advertisers terminated their support for this "public service" that you have decided not to provide. Rodney Kendall Moorpark