Jim Bibb’s view: GPS tracking for sex offenders is, ‘in some cases … simply not enough’

Note: This is a guest column about how to deal with sex offenders that was solicited from both candidates in the attorney general race. Bibb was allowed up to 800 words, but chose this concise response. Democrat Gary King’s column ran Wednesday.

By Jim Bibb
Republican candidate for attorney general

I prosecuted sexual predators as an assistant district attorney in Las Vegas, N.M., and as an assistant United States attorney for the District of New Mexico. As an FBI special agent I assisted in the execution of arrest and search warrants involving sexual predators seeking to entice young children over the Internet. I stood up for the victims of these horrible crimes as a guardian ad litem representing abused and neglected children.

This experience, along with being a father of five of children, is why I am the most qualified to be the attorney general who will lead the pursuit and punishment of those who prey on the most innocent among us.

You asked if sexual offenders can be rehabilitated, and in some instances that may be true. It is these to whom the requirement of global positioning systems should apply after they have served their prison sentences.

However, I believe there are some sexual crimes that are so heinous as to not warrant release, ever. Those violent sexual predators who violate and destroy the lives of our pre-pubescent boys and girls should never, never be given second chances. GPS tracking technology can be a useful tool, but in some cases it is simply not enough.