That's one of the problems with the term "sex offender." There are still crimes on the books that can be enforced, even if they're consensual crimes, and it will get the person labeled a "sex offender." When people hear the term "sex offender," they think of rapists and child molesters. They don't think of a man who had consensual oral sex with his wife, and a jury decided to convict him because they could. Sodomy is still on the books in many states in the U.S., and includes oral and ****** sex.

I believe in free speech, but when the New York Times newspaper revealed information on methods our government was using to catch terrorists, it also informed the terrorists, and drove them further underground. That teaches them to hide better and to come up with sneakier ways to implement their goals. The same thing is true of pedophiles, rapists and predators. I don't want them living around me (but they do), but if they have nowhere to live (it's easy to say, "Not in my backyard," without helping to find a suitable alternative backyard), they'll find ways to live without anyone knowing where they are. They'll be more secretive, hidden and harder to find. And this will enable them to keep doing what they're doing. I prefer them to be out in the open, where I can know where they are, and where they feel freer to take risks--that can get them caught.