Lake County, FL – Meet Legislators at a Town Hall Meeting
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FAC has been a true blessing for me. For the board members and active volunteers, I cannot thank you enough for all that you do for us. You are all wonderful!
As a fairly new member, I have done very little to help out, other than some financial contributions. Until February when my husband will be released, I am available to do whatever you need me to do if I have the capability of doing so. I told Anita on the new members call last night, that I am available to coordinate with people in the Duval-Clay-St. Johns-Nassau area. It was also mentioned that you need members to serve on committees, such as the “follow the money trail”. I do not know if I am qualified to be of any help to you, but I was a secondary math teacher for 30 years and might have some skills that you can use.
Please see the following news report about what is happening in Orangw County.
https://www.wesh.com/article/parents-voice-concerns-over-orange-county-school-bus-stop-outside-registered-sex-offender-s-house/28640146
WESH2 NBC out of Orange County says that the Florida statute states that the residency cannot be within 1000 ft of a bus stop. Florida Statute 775.215 simply states school, daycare facility, park, or playground. Are they correct in saying 1000 ft from a bus stop anywhere in the state for a predator?
Also, why are predators always classified as violent and/or having multiple victims? There are “predators” who only had one victim and they did not violently force themselves on the victim. I was told that all they had to do was make a quick touch inappropriately over clothing, and if the child is under 12, that makes them a predator, even if the child was quite young and thought the whole thing was funny. Looking up synonyms for the word violent, I found the following: brutal, vicious, savage, harsh, rough, aggressive, fierce, bloodthirsty, ferocious, etc. I know details for certain predators, and there was nothing “violent” about them. They put their hands somewhere where they should not have for a few seconds, but there was no force involved. I am not trying to say that these actions are okay, but so many of these people could have been deterred from ever doing something like this again without being sent to prison for years and then serving harsh probation time along with the barbaric ordinances associated with the registry. I think that the legislators just want everyone to think that these people are violent. Some lawmakers and politicians are more violent that some so-called “predators”.
They are incorrect. The statute says, “may not reside within 1,000 feet of any school, child care facility, park, or playground”
“Predator”, “Offender” and “Pedophile” are used synonymously but they are not. Similarly, there are many labeled as “predators” in the system that are clearly not.
Our registry is offense-based, instead of risk based.
I have sent an email to the reporter involved, Matt Lupoli, stating the mistake made in his report. I also let him know that I thought he did an excellent job in his reporting style.
That’s the town I despise, I contacted the head public defender in that county Michael graves and told him about what his public defender illegally allowed to happen about the entrapment and the double jeopardy charge. His response was cant do nothing about it because it’s a conflict of interest. Crooked ass county
Just an FYI to anyone who is hesitant to attend something like this I wanted to give a little feedback. I recently attended an open house my congressman held. He routinely meets at public places like grocery stores for informal one on one meetings but I’d never taken advantage of this until a couple of weeks ago. Obviously your mileage may vary, but overall I found my experience VERY positive. I don’t expect overnight results, or for that matter – any results, but I believe I was heard.
A few things to do before going.
1. Research the representative before going to meet them. Each rep sits on specific committees within the government. They may/may not have any insight into the particular program impacting us, but they can communicate with other representatives.
2. When you go in, realize that they may have no idea the challenges we face and/or why. So bring in documentation/facts for them to have. Don’t overload them so they just ignore the overall set of data. Basically have it short, to the point and easy to read.
3. Don’t blame the rep for our current situation, but rather educate them on what the current laws are limiting us in being able to do (homes, jobs, family situation, etc.)
Obviously your mileage is going to vary greatly depending upon the rep. I felt heard from mine – so I guess that’s something.
Brian – thank you for this. This is great.