Comments on: 40 sex offenders arrested in Hillsborough County ‘Halloween Operation’

By: jim

jim — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 02:49:36 +0000

I do not believe there were 40 offenders arrested and out of compliance on a halloween sweep. What could it possibly be for . I have checked teh arrests for Nov 1 and there was only 1 arrested

By: james

james — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 02:41:53 +0000

First off, it sounds like this was all done in one day. It was not. I have checked the arrests. This article is very suspicious. There are no names given. How in the world can 40 sex offenders be out of compliance during a halloween sweep? I do not believe the article. There really is no way to prove this.

By: Ed C

Ed C — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:50:06 +0000

NARSOL just published an article in which it searched news sources and the internet for mentions of children being harmed, molested or abducted by registrants on Halloween 2022. They found not one reference. This was true regardless of whether officials took any preemptive actions. in my state LE is prohibited from adding requirements not specified in state statute, e.g. residence checks. We had the same number of harmed children as did Florida. That is precisely zero.

https://narsol.org/2022/11/law-enforcement-in-at-least12-states-mislead-parents-about-risk-of-harm-to-children/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:30:40 +0000

Here’s more proof LE has it wrong with respect to Halloween dangers. Sad that it’s costing lives….

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-dies-after-suv-hit-her-while-she-was-trick-or-treating-north-carolina-cops-say/ar-AA13CcVc

By: Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret

Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:44:11 +0000

Jack, our society is so screwed up that even much of law enforcement believes lies and myths. How can justice be found in such an atmosphere?

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:25:34 +0000

In reply to Ben.

Ben

If you have kids or grandkids, would you let them knowingly trick or treat at the house of person that murdered someone in cold blood? Most likely not, but they do not have to avoid Halloween or turn their lights out.
What about convicted drug dealers who could lace candy with substances? Never heard of any of them being banned from handing out candy.
The facts are from my perspective is, the only two things I have really ever heard about kids and Halloween are #1 a high chance of getting hit by a car while running excitedly across the street for more goodies. #2 An occasional reaction to something they were allergic to like a candy containing peanuts, dairy etc.
Out of the Millions of people who live in the U.S, I have only ever heard of one Halloween story involving a kid getting taken or harmed in my entire 60 some odd years of life.
The fact is, most go in groups. Even when I use to hand out candy, I never once say a kid come alone to my door no matter what state I lived in. I never went alone as a kid and when I saw other kids my age, they also were either in a large group or with a parent at least.
The same people who are afraid of the Halloween myths, would do what I experienced once. Two girls about 10 and 11 came to my door alone selling girl scout cookies. Now days instead they sit outside Publix at a table instead of going door to door.

By: Capt Bob Munsey Jr.

Capt Bob Munsey Jr. — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:55:20 +0000

No sex crime was identified but at least the LEO’s felt they were justifying their salaries.

By: Just plain tired

Just plain tired — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:17:06 +0000

As someone in Hillsborough and had these fishermen come to my house let me tell how it went there were 3 deputy’s 2 probation officers. They were at my house for over an hour went thru my phone not once but twice found nothing checked my paperwork over and over looking at a car that IS on my paperwork , the car I don’t own is not tagged and is not running They were fishing for a reason to violate me . just before they left they told me the halloween rules , I have been on probation for 6 years I know the rules. Of course all the neighbors want to ask why all the sheriffs vehicles were at the house they spent most of the time they were here walking around the property looking around. Its funny Hillsborough has 1200 registered citizens and the sheriff has said ALL were going to be contacted BEFORE Halloween to check compliance , but in the end said only 123 were checked ? what happened ? Were they all checked and in compliance ? Or did they not check the other 1100 ? I mean 40 out of 123 sounds like they really did something where as 40 out of 1200 makes it sound like a waste of time and money Which is it ?…I’ll let y’all decide.

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:29:31 +0000

In reply to JZ.

What scares me is, if you live in a county where things are half decent because the sheriff is not so focused on registry issues, that can all change in a moment’s notice. We all tend to forget Sheriff’s are elected official and can be voted out. some retire, or take other jobs.
My point is, also a bad sheriff can go away eventually but I have also seen some of them in office for 16 years or more. I had to get out of the city because I was getting checks by FDLE agents, City cops and the Sheriff’s Department. Sometimes they would take turns and other times they came all at once.
Their harassment worked and as soon as I was off probation, I high tailed it out of there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:24:00 +0000

So this county had a 30% non-compliance rate? Definitely sounds like over policing to me. Statistics from other jurisdictions would belie these numbers as abnormally high.