FL police officers continue to avoid sex offender registry
In case after case, law enforcement officials in Florida are not being placed on the sex offender registry while any other Florida citizen committing identical crimes would be. This problem is particularly acute in Southern Florida.
Law enforcement should receive double the sentence since they are supposed to be the people the public trusts to protect the public and uphold the law and not badge-bearing criminals arresting criminals.
I know of a police officer here in Duval County that avoided being placed on the sex offender registry by committing suicide during an investigation of his alleged crimes of having child pornography on his computer. I always thought it was quite telling that a law enforcement officer would choose death rather than going through the process of Investigation, arrest, incarceration and finally lifelong placement on the sex offender registry. Maybe the punishment’s a little too harsh if it drives people to suicide? There was also another local case in the last couple of years where a local Republican donor and close ally the local sheriff’s department also committed suicide after being placed under investigation for an alleged sex crime. I see both of these suicides as being under the shadow of the sex offender registry and it’s unintended and ever expanding consequences. Both of these occurrences can easily be found by doing a Google News search of the Jacksonville Florida area.
Shortly after my arrest, a BSO ICAC Deputy was found masturbating to his government issued workplace laptop full of CP that was used in uploading and downloading CP to “capture pedos”. During his suspension and investigation, he committed suicide with his service weapon.
After reading these comments again and also this article one would have to say many are stupid even myself. While many can say police gets off with a sort of sweetheart deal. Those in law enforcement can be just as bad. What about the police misconduct in inducing these internet sex sting operations that sway one into a corner of a sexual way.While I was induced or challenged to talk dirty if I came down to meet seems the ends don’t justify the means.
Although its water over the bridge now. I’m sure many where induced to a type of plea deal to avoid police misconduct as in a force in many of these actions. And they say the action was traveling down to meet, use of a computer, etc and than add more issues according to the chat log.
Law enforce hold a code of honor but behind the scenes its a lot different. I’m sure Cherokee and Vito can tell you I’m sure about police misconduct. Sounds like this registry is more of a human rights issue to me in this bait and catch ordeal.
Agreed 100%
Im glad he’s not gonna be on it. Because it does zero to increase public safety or help him become a normal law abiding citizen again. Its sad that he had a real victim and and got off so lightly and many who didn’t were sentenced to much harsher penalties. The hypocrite Grady Judd would be holding a press conference for many who were set up on stings with no real victims.