The Fallacy of Stigmatizing an entire group because of the few “bad apples”

Weekly Update #91 Dear Members and Advocates, As we begin to emerge from the coronavirus shut-down, we enter another period of unrest and uncertainty. Across this country, groups of people are hitting the streets to protest the tragic and senseless killing of George Floyd. George was an African-American man, who was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The officer

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The Inflexibility of Florida’s Sex Offender Registration Requirements

Weekly Update #90 Dear Members and Advocates, It is important that everyone remembers to perform your in-person registration, even during the period of pandemic, even if you are sick, even if your registration office is closed. If not, you can be arrested. If your registration office is closed, find a way to travel to another county and perform your registration

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Being “On the Registry” used as an excuse for cold-blooded murder

Weekly Update #89 Dear Members and Advocates, This past weekend, James Fairbanks shot 64-year-old Mattieo Condoluci. His motive, according to a confession email sent to the police; “he was listed on Nebraska’s sex offender registry”. Over the past few years there have been numerous murders of people on the registry by people who did not know them, but hunted them

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Good Coming from Bad – Court Decisions on the FL Sex Offender Registry

Weekly Update #85 Dear Members and Advocates, Everything bad is good for something. Sometimes it’s difficult to see the validity of this old proverb, but it’s true. As we continue to fight what appears to be an unsuccessful battle convincing the Governor to suspend in person registration during this pandemic, we are beginning to envision a positive outcome from this

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