Set in the 70′s, The Lovely Bones is about Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan), who at fourteen was murdered by a sexual predator; “she has never been kissed and will never grow up”.
Her body is never found, but her consciousness goes to a place known as ‘the in-between’, where she watches as her family tries to come to terms with her loss, and also tries to discover what happened to her.
Her father, Jack (Mark Wahlburg), becomes so obsessed with finding out what happened to his daughter that he ends up in a hospital after stalking a man into a field and getting beat up for his trouble.
Her mother, Abigail (Rachel Weisz), cannot face what has happened and has to take some time away from the family.
Abigail’s alcoholic mother, Grandma Lynn (Susan Sarandon), comes to stay while she’s away.
Her sister, Lindsey (Rose Mclver), frustrated with the whole situation, focuses her attention on a neighbour, George Harvey (Stanley Tucci), who she is convinced has something to do with Susie’s disappearance.
Through it all, Susie watches her family as she tries to help them and herself move on.
The reason I am talking about The Lovely Bones is because of the recent story of Chelsea King, who has recently met a similar fate. Another beautiful soul who was taken before her time, like so many others. At least her murderer has been apprehended.
Watch out for creeps!
BUT GET THIS…he had been previously labeled by psychiatrists as a candidate with a strong propensity to be a repeat offender. So why the hell was he released from prison to begin with? This piece of excrement has done nothing but bring sorrow and pain to others. In my opinion HE HAS NO PLACE ON THIS GODS EARTH!
I am so disgusted with these sexual predators! I ask myself why on earth would a HUMAN BEING commit such atrocities towards another?
Because they are NOT human…these predators cannot even be classified as animals!
I know what I would do to these freaks of nature if given the opportunity! Unfortunately, I understand I will never get the chance. So what to do? For one, inform myself as to who I need to be aware of, and pass that information on to anyone and everyone.
There are two websites that I have found to be very informative, providing much needed information on registered sex offenders:
My favorite out of the two is Family Watchdog, simply because it provides a map of the area searched showing the listed addresses of each predator along with their corresponding pictures and classifications.
I couldn’t believe how many sexual predators were in my area!
I highly recommend everyone to do a search in your area. Our best defense against these freaks is to know who they are and where they are.
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Hi there UC. I’m with you, these types of individuals have NO place in society. Lock ‘em up and throw away the key. Seriously. Thanks for posting these 2 sites, being informed is crucial. And yes, be careful.
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Good information. Thank you.
I agree completely. Great tips, and those websites are very helpful. But yes, shocking! I’ve checked them out before for our location. Could not believe the numbers here in our rural location. OMG!
It’s crazy! I couldn’t believe just how many were around were I live!
WOW that is so sad about Chelsea!! And so many other young lives lost! I am with you, why the crap are these people let out into society with their obvious mental issues!! Love those sites!! !
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I check it OFTEN! I even have an app on my IPhone for offenders in our area!! Great post!! And a Great reminder for everyone!!
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I check the registry often.
I actually know someone who violated teen girls but charges were dropped because of pressure in the community on the girls. Knowing this man is out there pisses me off. Now he has teen girls of his own.
Disgusting.
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–>I worked with teenage sex offenders (males and females) for almost a decade. They were in treatment and actually the recidivism rate was extremely low. However, the bastards in jail do not receive treatment and are re-released into society. Is it any wonder that many repeat their offenses?
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Ugh. This makes me so sick to my stomach. And? it also tempts me to lock my kids in the house for ever.
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I’m in favor of the .17 cent solution. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know judge not, blah blah blah. I do judge. You probably do to.
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Great post. I read the book The Lovely Bones when it was first published.
So true with these offenders. Many years ago I worked at a State Hospital
that had a “program” for these creeps (heck it was in the very liberal 60′s!) .
Their “counselors” were other offenders!!!
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Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out. I can’t believe how many of these offenders are put back into communities either.
Hi UC. Great post. This topic is close to my heart. I think one productive thing we can do as adults is to not shy away from broaching the topic of “protective behaviours” with our children. The cost of awkwardness of inhibition around the subject is too great. Fostering a trusting relationship with our kids and also encouraging them to build a connection with another trusted family member in whom they could also confide if needs be, is also important. Sadly though, the difficulty there lies in the scary fact that a perpetrator of abuse on a child is more likely to be known to the child than not. I do agree, there is no place in society for these offenders because the chance of rehabilitation is practically nil. They will always remain a risk to children.
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I have yet to read the book or watch the movie… My ex-husband is a dectective and I’ve heard so many things from him over the years…and when theis movie started previewing years ago, I thought to myself…there is no way I will be able to see that… And I have yet to do so… I am fortunate to live surrounded by my entire family, and there are no sexual predators in our direct vacinity, but there are quite a few in town… I’m the type mom that my child doesn’t go to a friends house unless I know the parent(s) very well! My daughters life is worth WAY too much to trust it with just anyone!!!
I’m with you on being protective of our children, I was overprotective, but I didn’t care. The movie was done in a very good way, it was sad and horrible, but presented in a tasteful (as tasteful as you can with this topic) manner.