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Published: February 20, 2015 ‘Draconian’ laws Regarding “Sex offender’s home a parking lot” (front page, Feb. 14): I was happy to see the article about the treatment of sex offenders in Florida. Antonio Rodriguez Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison because, as a sex offender, he couldn’t find a place to legally live where he felt safe, and

Courtesy of Lauren’s Kids Lauren Book has started a political fundraising committee, fueling speculation she might be considering a run. As she climbed the hill leading to Florida’s State Capitol last spring, Lauren Book broke from a walk into a run. The 29-year-old blonde with a pink ribbon wrapped around her ponytail raised both arms in the air and flashed

We posted about this yesterday, however it’s such a crock of ____ that it was worthy of adding this article to the pile. It seems that, In Florida, if you are a politician, police officer or corrections officer, you are free to rape and kill with much lighter consequences than the average person. ______   A former Florida cop who

The following article appeared in USA Today. Before anyone in Florida gets too excited, the preemption argument was tried here already several years ago and failed.   ALBANY, N.Y. — Local governments in New York cannot restrict where registered sex offenders can live, according to a ruling Tuesday by the state’s highest court. The state Court of Appeals threw out

Is this article for real?!?! Can someone tell me where they got the statistic that one in three middle school children are being targeted for sex trafficking?   Story by Jonathan Beaton/CBS12 News WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) — Violence, threats, terror and lies are just some of the ways officials say sex traffickers are targeting South Florida children and we’ve

This article is not so newsworthy or republished here because a police officer got off easy after sexually assaulting multiple victims. We know that’s not anything new or unusual in Florida. The reason this article appears on the site is because of the highlighted quote below: ____________ In March 2009, soon after he was named Employee of the Year for