Comments on: BBC to air a feature on Miracle Village – January 24th – calls Florida Sex Offender Laws “Punishment for Life”

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:08:09 +0000

In reply to G. Working on it NOW

By: G

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:19:50 +0000

Has anyone figured out a way to watch this documentary? The BBC channel in my area is not showing it , and can only view it on the BBC website if inside the UK (royalty rights).

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:17:31 +0000

I paid my dept to society 25 yrs ago, (1993 – 2000) then two yrs parole after getting out. I had never been in any kind of law enforcement trouble before this with perfect military record. But I was convicted of attempt rape on my wife (now ex – naturally). We were divorcing and I had temp custody of our 2 yr old little boy during the legal process. everything was in my favor it seemed but just 3 months into it she called me up sobbing she wanted to restore the marriage and “fix things” said she didnt want to see our son grow up in a broken home!. Well, I agreed and she moved back from ST Louis to Virginia. 4 days after she was back i tried ( what I thought ) to make love to her, instead she threw a fit, cursing, telling me “who the f33k did I think i was to touch her without her permission!!! The rest is why im here writing this. so, after release and Parole, moved to florida in 06, newly remarried we bought a house in Brevard CO , Soon after got a neglected sailboat on the cheap , took it to Patrick Air Base and started restoring it. now 11 yrs later i was sitting at the end of the pier talking to some friends, and base police pulls up and arrests me for Brevard. they initially said it was because i didnt register the boat as a temp address, well i argued because of course for the past 11 yrs i did, even talked to the registering officers bout sailing. well turns out I was right , but the reason was because i didnt register it with DMV. I AM CURRENTLY 13,000+ IN DEP Lawyer fees, bail fees, ankle monitoring fees, court fees , and now, house arrest/probation fees- yeah , I Thought I paid my dept!!!
P.S. Virginia has since 2011 restored my civil rights lest firearms, but Florida has taken them away again.

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:20:28 +0000

Until something like this can air on primetime ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc… here in America, it won’t make that much of a difference. But hopefully, it will get some exposure. Do I even have BBC Three?? I’ll have to look.

By: B. Webb

B. Webb — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:39:06 +0000

If more news agencies can “high lite” the situation of ex-offenders especially in the states that offer no respite then perhaps changes will come. People instead of jumping to the conclusion that everybody on the list is dangerous needs to look at everything that puts you on the list. Instead of saying the list protects them they need to look at the actual data that proves it does nothing at all for protection.