UPDATED: Florida man wanted for failure to register as a sex offender threatens to jump off tower
A man wanted by the police for failure to register as a sex offender climbed a Pensacola, FL radio tower threatening to jump. The story was developing at the time it was reported and we don’t have any updates.
In Florida, failure to register is a third degree felony carrying a minimum mandatory sentence. Even innocently forgetting to register something carries the harsh penalty, adds a felony to one’s record and precludes being ever removed from the registry.
Another news source reported that after hours-long standoff he eventually came down.
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Here’s the thing, a failure to register is a level 7 offense. That means it is rated worse than even some sex crimes themselves, so much so that they made it a 3rd degree felony except 2. Those 2 are 2nd degree felonies. If anyone is unfamiliar with the point system, a level 7 3rd degree felony is worth 56 points. That is right 56, as in 56 months, and this is a minimum mandatory for failure to register or failure to comply with the registry. Now think about it, 56 months on a 3rd degree felony which carries a maximum of 60 months. Now of course once you do some math with their ridiculous points system, it tends to score out to less, but they are all to happy to offer 36 months for a plea deal provided it’s 1 offense and you are not a habitual case.
Seems your felony laws down here in FL are truly out of whack. In CT a first degree felony is SERIOUS shit. 2nd degree is kinda hit or miss. 3rd and/or 4th degree felonies are like “Eh, why even bother calling it a felony?”
As for his initial conviction I could be wrong but I’m thinking this man took a plea deal for whatever reason the judge sentenced him and required he register. He then turned to his lawyer and asked How long do I have to register for and his attorney then informed him registration is for life ( that’s how I found out) and this man realized he didn’t intend to plead to a life sentence which is what the registry is and wasn’t going to comply. Now he has two felonies and one pending. I thought mental anguish was included in cruel and unusual punishment which is everyone on the registry is subject to.
Artifical intellegence one day will become self-awear and through exponential reasoning decide the human species is to harmful to everything even themselves (ie. The existance of a sex offender registry) to be allowed to exercise free thought and action or to even exist.
Glad he’s at least okay and sad that now he gets busted and faces more time. Can’t blame him. I’d rather die than go back to prison. The state and most people have long forgotten something that a very wise and holy person said 2,00 year ago. Matthew 7:12 “So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”
My thoughts and prayers go to this man and his loved ones. These things should not happen…
Thank you Bill. I concur, we all need prayer for our situation but this man in particular. He seems to be willing to take a fall for all of us, showing the authorities they have gone too DAMN far and pushing us all to the limits.
Yep spells Florida in a nut shell. Minimum mandatory for a weak offense, and a felony at that. Florida doesn’t ever intend to forgive sex offenders, it just isn’t going to happen ever.
Not as long as Ron or Lauren Book have anything to say about it. That’s the fountainhead of all your problems there in sunny FLORI-DUHHHHHHH!
Like a convicted DRUNK has any room to point a finger at anyone!