I know I’ve been a little absent from blogging. It’s that other part of my world that interferes once in awhile. You know, I think we refer to it as real life?

Anyway, I saw this and thought of it as a good news bad news story. Good news that the pervert was caught. Bad news that he was even walking the streets in the first place and that he was taken in alive. I’d heard a few days ago that he was considered to be armed and dangerous. I have to admit, that always makes me a little giddy hoping they somehow manage to get shot and killed instead of taken into custody without incidence. Really, think of the tax dollars that could be saved.

It looks like the law is really getting tough:

Mitchell had 14 prior arrests ranging from burglary and bomb threats to lewd and lascivious conduct, police said.

The girl ran away the day a new Florida law took effect making the state’s sex predator penalties some of the toughest in the nation.

The law requires offenders to register e-mail and instant message handles with authorities, information that will be shared with social networking sites like Myspace.com. The state also tripled the maximum sentences to 15 years for soliciting minors for sex and possessing child pornography.

I’d laugh if that wasn’t so completely asinine. Umm… which email addresses and instant message handles are they suppose to register with authorities? I mean, we all know how difficult it is to get MORE THAN ONE!! How is that even enforceable?! Why not change the 15 years to either death or life in prison? This way, we won’t have to worry about their freaking email and IM handles. Seriously, 15 years is considered tough?! Not in my book.