Hello Jacob, I’ve tried posting a few times to this blog and they were declined. Like a rant I had against Mr Book, where I was literally vomiting into a vomit bag while parked inside the red garage at Jackson from the side effects of Chemo. Pile it up Mr Book cause I stand unbroken and I’m coming after you…..legally of cause..Forgot the whole rant but hey my head was in a vomit bag. I was sick.

There was an incident where a very high level puke in the movement was busted for having contact with minors. I was outrage by the support of this individual. He did nothing for our movement but bolster our oppositions argument concerning recidivism. My disgust over his actions where ignored.

Here’s my premise. I’m moderate in the center understanding the concerns of those supporters of registration laws. To keep this short and simple, for me any new restriction needs to be prospective not retroactive. I committed, plead guilty to and was sentence to a term on the registry with the option to be removed after 10 years. I was required to report to the DMV within 48 hours of changing my address and was required to answer an address verification notice that was mailed to me. Now the requirements are becoming nearly impossible to comply with. But Comply I we must otherwise face a felony charge.

Any new restrictions imposed upon me or anyone else AFTER the fact violates the EX Post Facto clause. Those recently convicted have been given fair notice of their requirements.

You rape a child or adult women, download kitty porn, get caught up in some online internet trap, there will be hell to pay. Please don’t come crying to me. I took and still take my medicine.

To be Experienced is to be Forewarned.

I agree. Many years back when the registry first came out, some guy on the “List” was dragged out of his home and beaten because the neighbors didn’t want him there. None of the people that attacked him had anything to do with the case he was charged with.
When interviewed, I can remember one lady specifically stating that she hoped he either died or finally would move. I cannot remember if he lived or moved though.
Having said that, back then there were not as many on the registry so we were targeted more. These days , at least in Florida, there are so many registered that in some ways, now people just tolerate us. I have had less problems in the last 10 years than I did when the registry first came out.

I think you give “the public” way too much credit. The U.S. has always, forever, been a hateful, dumb country. Today, people take pride in that ignorance.

I truly believe that most in the U.S. have little concern for what happens to People Forced to Register or their families. I think most don’t care that Registries don’t work. They won’t care unless they believe it is hurting them in some way. That’s “the public”.

Just like any other government agency.

Thanks. I had not seen this article.

Always grateful for your resourcefulness, SarahF. And I’ll never forget the wonderful expose by Steve Yoder:

https://floridaactioncommittee.org/floridas-sex-offender-registry-proves-inescapable/

SMART and its employees and contractors are slanted against any findings that would threaten the SMART budget.

I post contrary opinions here all the time and welcome the variety of viewpoints.

Some of us on the registry and neither alive or dead. They killed my self worth and turned me into a zombie. I owned up to what I did and stupidly to things I did not do because I was interrogated for 6 hours without a lawyer.
Whenever I requested one I was threatened with them going to the news. I should have just endured that to fight my case but did not want to put my family through that. As it were, it would have been totally worth the fight but the lawyers ran me and my family out of money.
At some point I should have fired the lawyer and gotten a public defender but the damage was done. Despite all that, if I could just get off the registry, I could care less about having a record at this stage of my life. I am disabled and cannot work anyway.
Every time I register I have to worry they are going to call my name and bring back behind that door that you do not return from. I have seen a few guys go in there and never come back out. I guess next they will tattoo us with FTR on our arms.

That in and of itself should prove that the registry IS in fact punishment. If it is to protect and inform the public, Who in God’s name are they protecting from a dead person ?

This is a reminder to the neighbors of the family that , that family use to have a labeled sex offender living in their home and they should be shunned for life for harboring such a person.