thanks for taking the time to discuss this with me :-) and thank you (in particular) for being willing to engage in a discussion about this :-)

do you know what the repeat reoffending rates are on sexual offenders? i don't. is it close enough if i go with two thirds? do you know what the relapse rates are on psychotic episodes for people with schizophrenia? roughly two thirds (in developed western nations according to 3 WHO studies).

> I choose to generalize on the side of caution and safety for the public at large.

Yes. my parents felt the same way about the people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who were living just across the road.

The difference between tornadoes on the one hand and sexual offenders and people with mental illness on the other is that the latter are PEOPLE. a tornado won't be harmed (not even offended) if we regard it to be a destructive force, label it as such, and move the hell out of the way of its likely path. people, on the other hand, can indeed be harmed by whether we regard them to be 'chronic' or constrained by their past behaviour or not.

for example, the three WHO studies on recovery rates from schizophrenia found that people did significantly better (two thirds never relapsed) in developing nations (as opposed to developed nations such as USA, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ etc). why? hard to say... less access to medications... less access to psychiatrists... more access to social supports... less... social stigma...

> All I am saying is that I don't want one living above my home and I don't want to take the risk that he will fail where my family, friends and other individuals are concerned that come to my home.

Yes. That is how my parents felt about the people who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia living across the road from them.

People are often deinstitutionalised from mental institutions without adequate outpatient support. They often go on to stop taking their medication. They often never received therapy or life skills training in the hospital. My parents preferred them to be relocated elsewhere as well.

But where on earth is elsewhere supposed to be?

If he stays put he is somewhere where people can keep an eye on him, I guess. It would be understandable if you were to be cautious. If he moves... Where is he supposed to go? Is he supposed to keep on moving when people find out about his past? What is he supposed to do?