Comments on: Groups Call on Governor DeSantis to Temporarily Suspend In-Person Reporting Required Under Sex Offense Registry

By: Elan

Elan — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:02:05 +0000

In reply to Anon. They also do an aggressive pat down in Duval County in the separate Felony Registration Office, they hold your hands behind your back and pat you down. Very dehumanizing.

By: Francisco Santiago

Francisco Santiago — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:30:06 +0000

Yesterday, April 1, 2020 I did my bi annual reporting with the Sheriff’s Office in Seminole County. It was done via Google Duo, a face to face telephone call. The lady asked a few questions and the whole interview lasted about 5 minutes.

I don’t know why they don’t it like this all the time. Not only was it safer, but also saved on gas and travel time.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:58:15 +0000

In reply to cherokeejack. Well the reason they do the search is because a jail is a secure facility. Which is why we should have a separate office we can go to instead. What you describe is nightmarish. I definitely would have messed with them hard and wasted their time so they never kept me around that long. Be strong, laugh in the face of fascists.

By: cherokeejack

cherokeejack — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:37:37 +0000

In reply to Anon. Yikes. That sound like when I first started registering back in 1997. I moved after a few months because I was going home from those experiences shaking and in tears. It was worse than when first arrested. They would take you in the back with just you and a detective in a private room and interrogate you for up to 2 hours. If the deputy did not like what you had to say, you got a polygraph. I guess there were not as many people required to register back then. Also if they had not made it retroactive, I wouldn't be on it in the first place.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:04:33 +0000

How does in person registration not violate the 4th amendment in the first place? Every time I enter the jail I’m subjected to a pat down search. I am required to register at the local jail (which is the Sheriff’s office) and in order to enter I must consent to a search. But a pat down search (or Terry stop) of a person is only allowed under the 4th amendment for reasonable suspicion. Sometimes the officer is brazen enough to search my pockets and open my wallet. So now I don’t bring anything with me when I register.

By: JZ

JZ — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:56:19 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee. Alright! Great!

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:29:08 +0000

In reply to JZ. it was republished by ACSOL and it was only sent out to media at the time it was posted. I had one interview so far and that story will likely publish on Monday.

By: JZ

JZ — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:26:49 +0000

So where on the internet, besides this website, can I find this press release?

By: Tim in WI

Tim in WI — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:05:01 +0000

In reply to sarah. Yes, You get the machine, that's what we get.

By: CherrokeeJack

CherrokeeJack — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:49:35 +0000

In reply to sarah.

I saw on the news he was being interviewed about a letter sent to him from the Workers union that has been on his desk for a week. When asked why he hasn’t read it yet, he moved onto the next question without responding.
Neither bashing him nor sticking up for him but at this time with all he and his office are being bombarded with, good luck on getting any response. During “Non” crises times it is hard to get any response, but with what we are going through right now, to his office, 99% of workload is not going to get done as they focus on emergency crisis mode.