Missouri General Assembly House members attached a provision to a crime bill on Wednesday that would ban sex offenders from "knowingly" entering within 500 feet of a park. The provision would also restrict sex offenders from coaching a sports team that included members younger than 17.
Today's Question: Will proposed provisions for sex offenders work?
Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 11:34 a.m. CDT;
updated 12:00 p.m. CDT, Thursday, April 9, 2009
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