Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Contributed by our board member Barb M.   You might find this interesting.  It is a six page read and these are just my thoughts: First of all we have to be mindful this is a survey and not a study.  But it continues to indicate that the actual research, empirical data, and the knowledge base is just not being

This legislative session there are a couple bills that would impose a financial penalty on registered sex offenders. The first is HB 1261, which would impose an “Offender Registration Fee” which permits the Sheriff of each county to charge sexual offenders an annual fee of up to $100 and $200 for predators. The second is the Lifetime Monitoring bill (HB

In a post last week we asked the question, ‘how many registered sex offenders have been arrested for committing crimes on school campuses in the last year?’. Or the last ten years, for that matter? How about; how many registered sex offenders have even been suspected of committing crimes on school campuses ever? Municipalities have been in this frenzied rush

Perhaps the most striking illustration that if a legislator wants to get a bill passed, all they need to do is throw the word “sex offender” in there and it’ll work. Case in point: Currently in both the House and Senate are bills concerning the use of Drones (SB 766 and HB 649). A “drone” is essentially an unmanned aircraft

As you watch the following video, think about how well you can relate to its content. How many of us made a one-time lapse in judgment many years ago and will be forever defined by it? Most of us have. For Sex Offenders and for Monica Lewinsky, the shame and stigma can never escape us. http://video.ted.com/talk/podcast/2015/None/MonicaLewinsky_2015-480p.mp4    

A pair of documentary-style videos produced by Marc Thibodeau of Canadian LaPresse featured the Miami Sex Offender Encampment aired on television in Canada. You can view the videos at the below links: http://www.lapresse.ca/international/dossiers/haro-sur-les-delinquants-sexuels/201409/23/01-4802871-un-lobbyiste-en-croisade.php http://www.lapresse.ca/international/dossiers/haro-sur-les-delinquants-sexuels/201409/21/01-4802179-condamne-a-perpetuite.php