CALL TO ACTION: Contact Hillsborough County Commissioners RE: proposal to extend residency restrictions to 2500 Feet

Commissioners are:

Leslie Miller Chairman 813-272-5720, Victor Crist, Co Chairman 813-272-5452, Sandra Murman 813-272-5470 Stacey White, chaplain 813-272-5740, Ken Hagan 813-272-5725, Kevin Beckner 813-272-5730, and Al Higginbotham 813-272-5735.
For email link go to: https://webappsnet.hillsboroughcounty.org/Forms/BOCC/contactCommissioners

Article background: Commissioners are proposing the 2500 foot rule on all registrants to keep ‘in line’ with the recently passed Pasco Co. ordinance, the county immediately adjacent to the north of Hillsborough.

Most inflammatory statement was made by Sandra Murman ““These people technically cannot really be cured!”
Info to be used in your contact:
•    There is no empirical data that residency restrictions do anything to further public safety
•    Not all registrants are the same!  The one size fits all in the sex offender labeling is not working.
•    Reliable sources state that recidivism is low—3 to 5 %
•    Most sexual abuse occurs in homes or by someone close to family members
•    Tax dollars are being wasted on ineffective ordinances and laws; no actual costs to the taxpayer are considered; funds are more effectively used to support families that are experiencing dysfunctional circumstances or to agencies such as DCF, etc.
•    The goal of TaxWatch Center for Smart Justice is based on the belief that public safety is paramount and finding ways to ensure Ex-offenders return to communities as productive and employable members of Society
•    Evidence-based policies provide for safer citizens and save tax dollars that can be applied to effective practices.
•    An example is in Palm Beach County where restrictions were rolled back a year ago and there have been no incidents.