Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Estimates of the number of entries with crucial mistakes run into the tens of thousands. One man—and pretty much only one man—is trying to fix them. Tim Fisher steps slowly up the driveway, glancing back with mournful eyes a few times toward his sister-in-law across the street, silently pleading for her encouragement. With neat, shoulder-length, salt-and-pepper hair and a mustache,

KUDOS TO W.A.R.!!!! ____________   As New Times discovered earlier this year, there isn’t a subject touchier than the laws outlining the rights — or lack thereof — of sex offenders. The uptick of laws determining where sex offenders can and cannot go, along with the rise and ubiquity of information on the sex offender registry, has created a tricky

The following appeared in AlJazeera   Rape and sexual assault often do not get the police attention they deserve in the United States, whether on college campuses, in the military or in major American cities. This isn’t arguable. But sex is vastly overpoliced in this country, and this ought to concern us too. The combination of steroidal law enforcement, puritanical

The following letter was sent from FAC to the FDLE. ———-   To Whom It May Concern:   Last year, the Florida legislature passed a series of laws governing sex offenders. Included in these laws are additional requirements concerning “Vehicles Owned”. These additions included a change in the definition of “Vehicles Owned” in F.S. 320.01.   FDLE had circulated an

The title of this report out of Pennsylvania says, “6 sex offenders arrested under ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ after unannounced Megan’s Law compliance checks” Apparently, “The U.S. Marshals Service and the Pennsylvania State Police worked with ten other area law enforcement agencies” on this operation. WOW! The Feds, State Police and TEN OTHER law enforcement agencies were involved! This law enforcement effort

Maryland parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv say they’re afraid of their children being snatched away from them. They are not, however, concerned about the ominous threat of stranger danger. They say they’re worried about local authorities. And they say they’re pursuing “all legal remedies” to protect themselves and their kids. This is just the latest twist in a story that