Have We Gone Too Far?

.....about this whole thing about publishing sex offender names? Coming on top of the whole MS-NBC "To Catch a Predator" series, some other news items that have caught my eye.

Item #1
Father gets 9 months for killing molest suspect

Item #2
Police say girl not molested before father stabbed neighbor

Item #3
Neighbors Allegedly Torch Man's Home

Two of Chandler's neighbors decided to do something about it, police say. They're accused of trying to scare him off by setting fire to his tiny house tucked away in a hardscrabble Appalachian hollow.

Chandler, 53, escaped from the flames. But his wife was killed in what authorities are calling an example of vigilante justice.

Yeah, sex offenders are reprehensible. And notifying neighbors makes sense. But where to draw the line?

Save the Planet or Save a Life

Two alternate events today, if you are bored. This morning's rain and clouds are expected to burn off.

Earthdance is happening this evening at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity College. Be there on time, there is supposed to be a global OM at 7:00 p.m., I think. Earthdance website here, local information at the Green Vibration / Alchemy Juice Bar site.

A last minute email from the Mad Agnes crew (back from the UK) informs me of the Twin Angel Folk Festival in Southington this afternoon. The fest is a benefit for Twin Angel Foundation which works on education regarding Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), and performers include my faves Mad Agnes, Cliff Eberhardt (goodness its been eons!), and Chris Thompson, among others.

Bonus: This weekend is also the Strawberry Park Music and Dance Festival - and if folks like The Nields, Richard Shindell, The Kennedys, Lucy Kaplansky, Jonathon Edwards, Gandalf Murphy, and Chris Smither blow your dress up, it's the place to be today and tomorrow! A lot of the same talent as one see's at Falcon Ridge, but a smaller, more intimate festival (at least it was last year!)