MD- Maryland Sex Offender Signs Deemed A Success

After reading this entire article I cannot find one thing -attributable to the sign- to prove it was a success, excepting the claim by its inventor. Nationally, not one trick or treater was harmed by a RSO, and signs such as this were not used. Further, it is noted that there are three folks still unaccounted for, so where is the beef, the proof? I guess success is measured by how much the nation laughed at Maryland, especially after requiring the sign to be posted, then changing its mind and making them optional if it offended the registrant (optional at the discretion of the parole/probation officer). Proof is measured how, in Maryland?

11-9-2008 Maryland:

Sure, everyone had a good laugh about them. One intrepid reader even wrote a song about them. And - I'm sure like many others - I was the victim of some friendly ribbing by office colleagues who felt it appropriate to paste them on my door with specific instructions not to answer the door.

But as much as we want to have a joke at their expense, Maryland police credit the now notorious "No Candy At This Residence" signs with being wildly successful, assisting them to a safe Halloween.

Out of the 50 offender residences that officers checked on October 31st, 47 had the signs prominently posted and were not opening their doors. Many of those residences that police visited before Halloween were even receptive to the sign. The three offenders which police couldn't reach were more than likely working, but an investigation is underway to determine their whereabouts.

So, were the signs a good thing? Sounds like it.

Does it take the sting out of my entire office clamoring that I probably needed to talk to human resources about the sign on my door? Uh, not really. ..News Source.. by dcist.com