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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:00 AM

Mall Santas: Nice or naughty?

California legislator supports increased employment restrictions for convicted sex offenders.
Lynn Harris

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006 01:34 PM

    I can see the concern

    I don't care for the witch hunt nature I've seen on a lot of local news, but as a guy with a) a daughter, and b) 4 sisters, one of which had an experience with a Santa who was "feel the Christmas spirit" a little too strongly, yeah, I'm concerned.

    It's one of those things to keep an eye on, to make sure that nothing bad happens - as long as it doesn't start inspiring the townspeople to start sharpening the candy canes and burning yule logs on people's lawns.

    —John Hummel

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