Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
A video captured a startling scene in Trumann, Arkansas: a woman, identified as Tracy Washburn, was seen approaching two children — a five-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy — and attempting to persuade them to go to the home of a registered sex offender. According to the children’s mother, Washburn told them the man was “a nice guy,” claimed “he
Read moreIn a shocking example of the extremes to which registry laws can reach, a mother in Greenville, North Carolina was arrested for picking up her child from Southwest High School — not because of misbehavior, not because of threat or complaint, but solely because she is a registered sex offender. The woman was flagged by the Raptor system while attempting
Read moreIn a time when many jurisdictions are rethinking overly draconian residency laws, Florida is heading in the opposite direction — making its buffer zones harsher and more restrictive. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the country, communities are dialing back restrictions over constitutional concerns, lack of housing, and legal risks. Let’s compare what’s happening in Forestville, Wisconsin and Union County, Florida to see
Read moreWhen Senator Ted Cruz stated in a recent Senate hearing, “How about we all come together and say, let’s stop attacking pedophiles,” the internet erupted with outrage and mockery. But those who dismissed it as a “gaffe” are missing the larger truth: Cruz gave voice to a deeply uncomfortable but vitally important reality. In America today, the word pedophile has
Read moreOver the last couple of days we’ve written about social media “predator stings”, where private individuals orchestrate these pretend stings seeking to catch people showing up to allegedly meet up with minors. These groups create fake profiles, pose as underage “decoys”, bait people into sexual conversations, lure them to a specific location, and then publicly confront them on video. The
Read more135 Arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio… at least that’s what the news report from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is titled. In reality, the headline could have read “How 100 law enforcement agencies spent their week turning massage parlors into headline theaters”. The AG’s press release trumpets the word “human trafficking”, but most of
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