Use this Google Earth map to easily locate and gain information about sex offenders living in your area. http://locator.thevision2020.com/ Geez, checked my old neighborhood in upstate NY and there are offenders coming out of the woodwork!
I don't think it's meant to be a joke. People don't make jokes like that incase someone goes and lynches an innocent person!
There aren't many here where I'm living now.. 5 or 6 in the whole town (remembering that these are only those who have been caught, convicted, and released). I'm not suggesting a witch hunt tho.. just nice to be aware.
It's not accurate! I had to go to a 20 mile radius, and it still only showed 7. I've seen other offender map sites and I know there are much more than that in my area... My Business Ethics professor got busted for embezzlement. During the investigation for those charges, they found child porn on his computer!! He's in prison now...
Most of these lists I've seen are also pretty outdated (addresses, pics) but they make people aware of possibilities.