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Lake Monroe, FL— September 25, 2013. How Many Convictions Are Questionable in Light of Sting Exposure.  Imagine someone offers you a cigarette, you accept and about halfway through smoking it they tell you the cigarette contains marijuana and they are arresting you for possession. The cigarette never actually contained marijuana and you never sought out drugs, but you get arrested

Lake Monroe, FL— September 25, 2013. “Bookville” 3 – Colonies of Homeless Sex Offenders Continue to Grow and Generate Media Attention. “Bookville” – the name that has become associated with a colony of sex offenders forced to live homeless as a consequence of residency restrictions pushed through by lobbyist Ron Book, which is in its third incarnation, is beginning to

Lake Monroe, FL— September 25, 2013. ACLU Holds Forum on Sex Offender Registry Restrictions.  This past Saturday, the ACLU of Florida held a forum on the efficacy of sex offenders. The event, moderated by CBS 4 Reporter Jim DeFede, sought to answer the question of whether the residency restrictions imposed on sex offenders are based on evidence or politics and,

Legislators Are Well Intended But Misguided. Citizens Should Not Be. The 2014 Legislative session will see a number of bills that are proposed and likely to pass regarding the sex offender registry. As our state continues to pass more and more laws named for a victim, costly repetition is occurring. Such laws are passed with no consideration for empirical evidence

Lake Monroe, FL— September 25, 2013. We Don’t Need More Sex Laws- We Need Rational Sex Laws New sex offender laws will be considered in the upcoming legislative session, beginning March 4. Unfortunately our sex offender policies, both existing and proposed, are based on commonly held, and grossly erroneous, myths about Stranger Danger and the recidivism rate among Registered Sex

Lake Monroe, FL— September 25, 2013. Shame on You, Miami Herald.  When actor Tim Allen was nominated for the Golden Globe or Emmy awards for his successful comedy series or Disney movies, did they announce him as “Convicted Drug Trafficker, Tim Allen”? Then why would the Miami Herald announce that a former FIU baseball star that was honored with throwing