Correct False Reporting: WFTV should learn TRUE recidivism rates
Winter Springs Florida’s ABC Affiliate, WFTV, reported about a sexual assault yesterday. In that report they quoted Senator Linda Stewart as saying “The problem that we have with the [sex] offenders is that they are going to offend again.”
Really?!?! Perhaps Senator Stewart and WFTV need an education on actual recidivism rates. If anyone has a moment today, please reach out to them and share your comments here so that others can comment too.
https://www.wftv.com/station/about/
https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s13
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I do believe that we should flood them with corrections. However, the sad thing is that they don’t care. Matter of fact, they very well might know the truth. But the media in Central Florida is far more concerned with getting the story out first and the shock value of the story over the accuracy of the story, the safety of their personnel, and morality in general. I’ve often wondered if they even have a conscience.
I spect 8 years working in Broadcast in Central Florida, and all of the off-air stations were that way. I was sickened by where they placed importance, and how they would just about crucify their own mother to win a Pulitzer. Like the industry says, “If it bleeds, it leads”.
The following was just sent to Robert Johnson, General Manager of WGCU, NPR for South West Florida:
Hello:
WGCU has been a beacon of light, moving beyond the rhetoric surrounding many sensitive issues. You report the truth rather than the hype.
There is often much misunderstanding about, and animosity towards, those persons who are required to register publicly as former sex offenders and who reside amongst us in our Florida communities.
I would like to cordially invite members of your news department to a film screening and panel discussion.
Details are here: http://link.rm0004.net/go/-cGFMjBx01VVLio1ssL6iQ2/
Very Cordially Yours,
Our good Senator Linda Stewart (and she does seem genuinely nice and concerned) has been cordially invited to the “Untouchables” movie screening and panel discussion on the 27th.
Thank you for extending that invitation to her!
Do you have the info on where and what time untouchables movie screening ? I was told the date and that it would be in Broward county Fl but no address of time has been forwarded to me and I do plan on attending so if anyone can please give me all the detail I’d really appreciate it, thank you.
Gina please attend!
Info is is at https://floridaactioncommittee.org/event/
Bring others!
I received the following reply from Senator Stewart:
Thank you for reaching out to me. There seems to be a big misunderstanding of a recent quote in a news story about my proposed bill relating to public exposure. We were talking specifically about serial offenders who expose themselves to multiple victims, not sex offenders in general. My bill (SB 1018: Exposure of Sexual Organs) only addresses that specific offense in order to give law enforcement better tools to catch and prosecute these type of offenders.
Here is a link to SB1018 http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1018. Thank you again for reaching out to me. Have a great week!
I did not actually view the video clip. If what she is saying is true, it still makes us all shudder as the public thinks that all registrants are like the very few that re-offend over and over again.
This was great – please share her response with our legislative team and hopefully we can keep her engaged.
OK – here’s where we have to be creative. The guy is already on the list for lewd/lasiv (not sexual assault) and here he is at a PARK doing it AGAIN. Indeed this sucks. We like to say this stuff just doesn’t happen at parks and people don’t reoffend and this guy just did both. This is a PERFECT opportunity, for us to say, “We agree with the Senator this person obviously needs professional help, but one of our main involves residency restrictions. As we have said many times before, people who are going to commit these crimes will not be deterred by residency restrictions. This person had a car. We are very concerned about homeless sex offenders in Florida.” That’s how you turn this unfortunate story around.
It’s awesome to think creatively. Maybe these few things too?:
You said the guy was “already on the list”? Is that right? I did not see that in the article. He also doesn’t come up if you search Floriduh’s Registry. But, the GREAT news is that, either way, one thing that we know for sure is that the Registries did absolutely nothing to prevent a crime. That is normal.
Further, I’d say that if he was Registered, that almost certainly helped caused him to commit further crimes. I’m sure Registries increase recidivism and other crimes in general.
Why would the guy need “professional” or “mental” help? I expect the guy knows fully well that what he is doing is wrong and illegal. Frankly, I don’t give a flip WHY he is doing whatever. All we need is for him not to. If he needs help, why doesn’t everyone who commits any kind of crime? Is it just because $EX? Makes no sense.
I would point out that if instead of pointing a penis at the person, if he had pointed a gun, that would not have been so dangerous. It could have been just a trivial, normal robbery and we don’t even need to worry about Registering people who do that every year. We don’t have to worry that they need any professional or mental help either. Because that’s normal and safe.
Reality: The $EX Offender Registries are nothing but a giant pile of excrement. They are clearly not needed or beneficial. That is trivial to prove. There is nothing legitimate about them. They are nothing but harassment by out-of-control Nanny Big Government and the emperor never had any clothes. They are all liars.
Just a heads up: When you email the TV station, you will be asked to give the current year. You have to use 2019.