UPDATED with Public Hearing Date: Some Brevard County Talking Points

The Public Hearing on the Amendment to the Brevard County Ordinance is scheduled on the Agenda for Tuesday August 25th at 9am.  Location is Brevard County Government Complex at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, FL 32940 in the Commission Chambers.  Registered Citizens are not able to attend due to this same ordinance because the complex is located within 1000’

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How to win arguments and actually change someone’s mind

Typically, when we come up against something or someone we want to change, we approach it with force. But often, this aggressive technique makes people defensive and causes them to dig into their beliefs more deeply. “People don’t like being told what to do,” Berger says. “When they feel like someone’s persuading them or trying to persuade them, they put

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Inside the Endless Nightmare of Indefinite Detention Under “Civil Commitment

After serving their criminal sentence, these men discover their punishment may never be over. Under this legal mech­a­nism, which exists in at least 20 states and the Dis­trict of Colum­bia, indi­vid­u­als con­vict­ed of cer­tain sex­u­al offens­es (or in some instances con­vict­ed of noth­ing), and deemed to have a men­tal dis­or­der and con­sti­tute a dan­ger to soci­ety, can be invol­un­tar­i­ly com­mit­ted to ​“treat­ment”

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ACSOL Conference will be virtual this year – Oct. 10 and Oct. 11

For those who could not afford the airfare and hotel accommodations to California, you have an incredible opportunity this year. The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will be conducting their conference virtually this year. For those without internet access, accommodations will be made for you too, as you will be able to listen in by phone! The conference

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