Author: FAC Contributor #1

“But punishment should fit both the offense and the offender, and placing children who commit sex offenses on a public registry – often for life – can cause more harm than good.”     The common misconception is that the average sex offender is a middle-aged man who is a predator of young children. As such, this image keeps people

It can be illegal to be homeless. As ludicrous as that sounds, it is the case for at least one man in Augusta, Maine who was arrested for not registering his currents address. However his address was under a tent under a bridge. This yet one more person affected by homelessness as a cause of being a registered sex offender.

We have one of our first new bills for this legislation and this one is truly inspired! Senator Dorothy Hukill of Port Orange, Florida has come up with a concern; that sex offenders will be using drones to take pictures of children in schools or parks… HMMM… I imagine she’s spent many sleepless nights ruminating over this concern so she

One can almost bet that a politician is, right this moment, concocting some new stupid piece of legislation. And he will crow if he manages to pass the new absurdity into law — and the more absurd it is, the more likely it is that it will pass. Consider that we are now about to enter Halloween. It is not

There is an interesting criminal case in Canada where American Peter Hasler, 25, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., is under arrest for possession of child pornography. However, the images were not of human beings but cartoon characters. Canada treats sexual cartoon images as pornography – a view widely rejected in the United States as inimical to free speech protections. READ MORE

The meeting was a forum consisting of officials from Brevard County courts and Brevard County law enforcement. These included: Circuit Judge – Judge John D. Galluzzo State Attorney Phil Archer Public Defender Blaise Trettis Palm Bay Police Department – Deputy Chief James Rogers Melbourne Police Department – Chief Steve Mimbs Department of Corrections – Circuit Administrator Rachel Richardson   Unfortunately,