Maybe This is Why Neal Doesn't Worry About His Radius?

[elrhiarhodan]

Very interesting article in the New York Times today: AP Impact: Some Ankle Bracelets Go Unchecked (or you can download the PDF here).

Apparently, law enforcement is so overwhelmed that they can't keep up with checking on all monitoring unit alerts.

I don't mean to make light of the tragedies noted in the article, but just pointing out that maybe Neal treats his radius as a joke because he's learned that no one ever checks up on him,

Comments

[yamx]

Peter checks. Peter ALWAYS checks.

I don't think Neal treats his radius as a joke. I just think in the version of NYC where he lives, things are positioned differently to the NYC in our reality. *nods*

[embroiderama]

They are, at the very least, lax in checking it. I mean, even when Neal was fresh out of prison he managed to get all the way to Peter's living room before anybody noticed he was out of his radius.

[lov-pb.livejournal.com]

Fascinating and frightening article. Quite different than how the system is portrayed on TV.

On the other hand, I still see Peter conducting a frequent review of Neal's tracking data. :)

[sinfulslasher]

Ya know, the mere thought of a sex offender skulking around a playground or school without anyone checking up on that...makes me physically sick.

FFS, people!

I mean, Neal is cute and adorable and a modern Robin Hood with no impulse control, so he's not really hurting anyone (who doesn't at least somewhat deserve it). If he can go traipsing all over NY state without anyone batting an eyelash, fine.

But sex offenders? Let's ignore the fact that they should be locked up, period. But if they're not closely monitored 24/7 then... I'm just speechless.

[ladyrose42.livejournal.com]

No wonder Peter vertifies. Remember when Neal was surprised that Peter checked his anklet.
On personnel note, one of my high school classmates had a sister raped and murdered by a sex offender released on parole back in the 70s pre-anklet. Shocked the entire rural community.

[lauracollared.livejournal.com]

I admit that I didn't read the article, but I could imagine this could lead to an interesting fic..... ;p

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Mm, yeah. What good is a set radius if no one official cares? And if no one official cares, why should Neal?