Crackdowns continue in sued jurisdictions
If anyone expected the machinery of enforcement to slow down while constitutional questions related to the registry are being litigated, the message coming out of Jackson County is unmistakable. It hasn’t.
On September 23, FDLE announced that it had partnered with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Department of Corrections and Homeland Security Investigations in a three-day operation targeting people on the registry. The result: 21 arrests and 91 alleged registration violations. – 10% of the registrant population in that county were arrested.
According to FDLE, investigators contacted 101 registrants (50% of the registrant population investigated) and conducted verification interviews. The alleged violations included failing to report changes involving residences, vehicles, telephone numbers, email addresses and Internet identifiers, as well as allegations of providing false registration information.
And Jackson County isn’t an isolated example. FDLE’s own recent announcements show a continuing series of targeted registration-enforcement operations across Florida.
Read FDLE’s announcement of Operation Sandspur here: FDLE: 21 Arrests in Operation Sandspur in Jackson County
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I’m forced to register in another state. I’ve never lived in Florida nor vacationed there and never plan to.
The state I’m forced to register in, I fear, is taking lessons from Florida’s legislature regarding sexual offenses and doing their damnest to draft, debate, as well as pass legislation with the same penalty level for non – compliant Florida registrants currently in use.
The More we try and win, the more we seem to lose (Concerning crack downs, check-ins, verifications and registrations). If the registry is not punishment, there sure are a whole lot of ghost in jail and prisons because they seem to be arresting people who have long since been off paper, like probation or house arrest.
Seems like there is also two sets of rules for the supreme court. Those who can live on with their lives after they are released and those who are treated like we have just broken out of prison, even though we have done our time and done nothing wrong, although the other side doesn’t agree. Just existing means, we have done something wrong, due to our crime of a sexual offense, but do we have to wake up each day like it is Groundhog Day and relive a nightmare over and over again?
Finally, will there ever be a judge who has the guts and heart to do the right thing and give us our just relief.
Justice for Those Who Have Served Their Sentence
In legal and moral terms, “justice” for someone who has “done their time” means ensuring that, once an individual has completed the punishment prescribed by law, they are treated fairly, have equal rights, and are not subjected to further penalties or discrimination unrelated to the original offense.
The concept of justice in this context is tied to rehabilitation and reintegration. If punishment ends with the sentence, then justice demands that the person can live a lawful, productive life without being penalized for the crime itself once the sentence is complete
These arrests are not being taken lately either. I have heard as a downward plea for even a first offense they are offering one year in one day incarceration or two years GPS monitoring and all the probation restrictions. And that’s if you get a good deal. All these third-degree felony paper crimes are seven points in the FDOC system which equates to 21 months incarceration at a minimum. I also have heard people are getting no bond.
Question: If you’re not on supervision (ROFL We all are, in case you don’t realize it) When you go to the sheriff’s office, you verify all your info. When they come to you to do address verification, you show them your ID to prove you’re you and you are where you belong. If they ask ANY other questions at your door, internet ID’s, vehicles owned, social security number, college courses, etc., do you have to answer them? I’m under the impression that I’m not legal obligated to even answer the door. I do because I don’t want to rile them up. But can’t you just ask them if you are legally required to provide that information when this isn’t a registration event? Just provide ID.
You do not need to answer any questions nor ask any. You just need to show ID.
In my case, the police officer calls me, ( every 3 months) we set an appointment time,she comes to my door and says hi and leaves….no questions, no driver’s license check…just checking im still here and she’s on her way…