Patrol to expose and eradicate pedophile activity

Petition Preamble:

In Sint Maarten, the rights of convicted sex offenders seem to take precedence over victims' rights. Especially with pedophiles. Serial sex offenders have their names, photos and addresses, suppressed by the courts on release, and the information remains unknown to the law-abiding citizens of this Country.

Unlike other parts of the world, communities in Sint Maarten, have no knowledge as to who they are or where they are. A public register is a right and a national duty that is long overdue.

We, the undersigned, insist that by the end of 2015, the Sint Maarten Government and Parliament, through their respective authorities, unite to publish an ongoing national public register of all convicted sex offenders.

In addition, the petition seeks the following:

1. A call to the minister of transportation to include a requirement that All public busses should not be tinted and should be lit after 5 pm.

2. A call to Government to allocate sufficient financial and human resources to entities to research, formulate plan of action, and execute same.

3. A call to NGOs and service organizations to assist in bringing awareness to child sexual abuse and pedophiles in particular.

4. A call to government to adjust the penal code, to provide stiffer penalties for child sexual abuse and pedophilia.

5. A call to government to address mental health, and other social issues, placing top priority on these through awareness of current laws and revisions of same where deemed necessary.

6. A call to legally establish a 'sex offender ' registrar...so parents can know where these people live etc., with DNA data included and up to date employment information.

7. A call to legally establish means to monitor child pornography in our communities! We must remember that the act of pedophilia does NOT start on the bus, the sport field, the classroom, etc! It starts in the home of the pedophile and is more times than not fed with pornographic images, which he /she desires to act out. Monitoring internet activity will need to be included, if there isn't already legislation covering this.

8. A call to put in place a thorough system to evaluate all persons who come in contact with our children - including coaches , teachers , day care assistants etc.

Duly signed by: