http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056 Remember the state that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/05/bridge.sex.offenders/index.html">makes sex offenders</a> spend life under a bridge due to the registry residency laws? What happens when they get banished from the only  bridge they've ever called home? They have to <a href="http://www.local10.com/news/15107218/detail.html">march to the Everglades swamp</a> and set up camp there. en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:47:03 EST Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:35:24 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#15 I am not an extremist on this issue.  I think that you have made an excellent analysis of the drug problem and I am perfectly willing to accept your proposal.  As a society we really need to think more clearly about the very serious social proble Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:35:24 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#14 <i>it would be interesting to think about what would happen if E went from a party drug to a casual use drug.</i> <p> Nothing really. The few people I've seen use it on a day-to-day basis were essentially using it in an increasingly uphill battle to boos Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:16:03 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#13     I believe under the law we are pretty much considered a pawn shop, so there are some requirements. Anything with a serial number (console, television, camera, etc) gets the paperwork, as does any CD or DVD transaction over $50. (They are all Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:49:49 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#12 Since you deal so much in cash for random items, do you have the requirements of a pawn shop (eg taking down photo ID info in exchange for buying the stuff)? I understand your store cannot do anything about it since the cops wont get involved, but I am jus Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:19:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#11     Well, the guy always claimed to have a lot of credit, but we never saw him come close to using it . . which was interesting, because he abuse our listening/preview option all the time. (Yes, customers can listen before they buy, so long as th Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:59:41 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#10 <i> <br>     Direct examples happen for me just about every day. One notable gentleman was trading in up to five portable CD players a week (he worked at a car wash, but none of the stolen players ever had a follow up from the police, so there wa Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:47:54 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#9     Y'know, six years ago I might have agreed with this line of thinking, though I'd already had enough experience with meth (a very little was all it took) to make me believe that legalizing it would be a disaster. Having worked for a couple yea Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:31:04 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#8 You'll be putting more than one kid through college with the wrongful death suit coming your way...<p> I thought S&W made bicycles nowadays... Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:40:58 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#7 When I hear the phrase "sex offender" I think pedophile, but pedophiles are very rare. Of these few, the great majority are near and dear to their victims. They are the priest, the stepfather, the uncle, or the babysitter. One need not look these monsters Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:26:54 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#6 You make a logical argument.  However, there is an even better solution to the problem of dangerous drug addicts.  Let them have their drugs.  Nicotine is as addictive as heroin, yet of those two drugs only one tends to cause the kinds of cr Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:28:32 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#5 Real men, that's who. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:24:53 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#4 <i> It seems unreasonable to me that after serving the sentence for the crimes they committed, sex offenders are nonetheless still treated as criminals and not allowed to live normal lives.  I do understand the thinking, however.  A person who is Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:52:17 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#3 It seems unreasonable to me that after serving the sentence for the crimes they committed, sex offenders are nonetheless still treated as criminals and not allowed to live normal lives.  I do understand the thinking, however.  A person who is inc Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:44:57 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#2 <i>Reminds me... I should polish up the Smith & Wesson and put some fresh ammo in it.</i><p> Makes sense...I mean, who wants to be murdered by a dirty gun with stale ammo? Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:37:16 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/1/22/122821/056#1 If you haven't done so, you might want to check your <a href="http://crime.about.com/od/sexoffenders/Locate_Sex_Offenders.htm">zip code</a> and see who lives near you.  I found 34 of them in my area (a fairly nice neighborhood).  One was living n Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:29:44 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/