Fort Lauderdale opening more neighborhoods to sex offenders with change in strict law

There are no homes at 2700 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Although the only buildings standing are a McDonald’s and a Chick-fil-A, 110 people have registered it as an address. All of them are convicted sex offenders. This hotspot for sexual criminals is one of several along Federal Highway in northeast Fort Lauderdale, one of the few slivers in

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The Dobbs Wire: Liberty stolen – Follow the Money!

The Dobbs Wire:  Liberty stolen.  Legislators have created an extraordinary array of harsh laws for individuals convicted of sex offenses.  Prison terms are commonplace while twenty states and the federal government go even farther with “civil commitment.”  After paying the price, their prison time done and freedom near, some find themselves, instead, held indefinitely in locked facilities that may as

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Fort Lauderdale Votes to Remove School Bus Stops from Sex Offender Residency Restrictions

At last night’s City Commission meeting, the city of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida voted to remove school bus stops from the list of locations around which persons required to register as sex offenders could live. The current ordinance (which included school bus stops in the exclusion zones) left less than one (1) percent of Ft. Lauderdale compliant for a registrant to

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Prosecutor’s husband could face charges for spying on showering nanny

The husband of a Manhattan prosecutor could face criminal charges after he and his wife allegedly videotaped their nanny undressing and showering in their bathroom, The Post has learned. The nanny’s lawyer said a grand jury could soon hear evidence against the husband, Matthew Seltzer, 35, including possible felony charges of unlawful surveillance, attempted unlawful surveillance and falsification of business

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“We’ve had a chance to see the unintended consequences”

“We’ve had a chance to see the unintended consequences” is how one of the articles in today’s National Review begins. The article is titled “Remove Children from Sex Offender Registries” and it talks about the 1994 Crime Bill, which created many ‘tough on crime’ initiatives that, after 25 years, appear to have failed miserably… foremost among them are sex offender

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