The bus stop for kids going to school is front yard of sex offender

[The Straight Story]

Across the street from me lives a sex offender. Give ya details in a sec on that. What disturbs me is that the bus stops there to pick up the kids for elementary school.

I live across from a court, the house across the street is one of many memories for me, and as noted is now a bus stop.

I have known the family there my whole life, and when this offender was born I was going to the same school these kids are now going to. He was busted for having sex with his brother's 13 yr old daughter. His dad died 2 years ago (he did not go to funeral as he was in jail) and his mom earlier this year (he did not go to hers as he was in prison again for violating conditions of his parole concerning being around young girls). BTW he is 28, was 26 at time of offense.

I have known him and his family for about 40 years. His brother, my age, lives down the street from us. Two doors down in the court is another guy I have known my whole life who is a crack/pot/etc dealer. Two doors down from my house is another friend who is a convicted killer, general asshole to most (except me and my dad who lives next door).

Out of the three people I see it like this:
1. The killer I know (who has dealt drugs, counterfeited, et al) hasn't done anything to young kids (directly). He has also kept the 'hood clean of some rather iffy folks. As an aside, he killed the guy who killed his brother (after he burned the guy's house down). Did six years for it and does not want to go back (though I think he will sooner than later). His kids play with my daughter, as they are basically out of the house dawn to dusk. They love to come here and have fun.

2. The crack dealer I am dealing with (in fact, I am fixing his computer this weekend) via means I cannot go into here. Being an X cop I have a lot of friends in the force who can help fix that issue.
This guy is loser central. His little kids roam the streets in diapers, while the older ones (4,6,8) push the new baby about in a stroller. He likes my family a lot and gives us no trouble, in fact of all the people here he comes to me when he needs something. His kids like coming to my house and playing, and we have watched them off and on. Not their fault things are fucked up at home.

3. The molester. He did his time, and has kids he sees off and on. While the other two have had their issues, neither like him as he cannot keep away from younger girls (hence his parole violation) and both don't want their kids near him. While they rationalize their deeds (ie, deal drugs to make more money or kill some SOB who killed your brother) they cannot see his acts in the same light. And maybe I cannot either.

We have only about 100 homes here, cut off by 2 freeways and a creek. We have some oddballs (the folks three doors down on other side - well 2 kids died {aids for one, heart attack the other, a body builder} one is doing well, and the other OD'd on something wanders the streets in a daze mostly) but we also have the cool folks. We all know each other for the most part (and the stories I could tell...) and get along - but when it comes to someone molesting a kid we get a little testy.

--- I guess it is all interesting. Who is the worst, the killer, the dealer, or the molester?

I know the kids would be fine waiting on the bus at the dealer's house, his aim is money. The killer, also a dealer off and on, sees kids as off limits (and funny thing is, he came down to my house one day to tell me how cool my dad was. My dad used to yell at him and his brothers for racing up and down the street, and now he sees why - kids could get hurt). But the molester - he sees young girls as something he can use to get himself off.

So if I had to help nail one of the three (and I could all three, too many details to post here) I would choose the molester/rapist. In the end though, I think all 3 will be best - though I fear for what may happen to their young kids.

I guess I am asking, in a general way with the scant details I have given - which do you see as the biggest issue, and would you report to someone if a school bus stop was in front of a convicted sec offenders house (and I mean it literally, they stand on his front lawn awaiting the bus)?