Hillsborough County deputies to visit more than 1200 sex offenders ahead of Halloween
The sheriff said deputies are determined to contact each sex offender before Monday, even if it means returning to the home more than once if no one answers the door.
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If you’re not on house arrest: You have no obligation to answer the door. You have no obligation to be home. On Halloween, I ALWAYS make sure I’m with someone I trust, not at home and I’m someplace crowded, with lots of cameras, and at least one person (such as a store clerk, server, bartender, etc…), will remember me specifically by conversation and face.
Ben
Where I live, if you are not home when a deputy comes by, they hang a compliance flyer on your front door that can be seen from the Moon. I hang on to all of them and will be showing them to the judge to decide if that is compelled speech.
I agree. Every Halloween my wife and I spend a few minutes with one of the grands and then go out to eat, see a movie and don’t return home until after 10. When I had my dog, I was always worried that I would come home to find him hurt or the house damaged by some vigilante, thankfully it never happened. This year in Jax they have advertised they JSO will not be doing home checks, but I have not received any written indications the local “No Candy Sign” ordinance is on hold. I will therefore be putting up my sign as always. I am a year away from petitioning the Courts to be released. I am not going to give them any reason to issue any violations…
Big AL
If I remember correctly, that suit is filed under the Compelled speech clause? Forcing someone to make a statement against their will that causing them harm to their character?
And a shame as well that our family members would have to move out to end the fall our punishment to them due to our restrictions that are probation like but somehow, non-punitive. Woe to those who speak with a forked tongue.
Although I do not have to put out the signs, if I am not home when they come, they hang a banner on our door that can be read from 100 feet away stating I was not home during a SEX OFFENDER compliance check.
I have asked them to call me if they want me home and I will come check in at my house, but that is not allowed, has to be random. In other words, I am NOT free to travel or leave the house with threat of giant signs advertising a sex offender lives there. Not that the registry and nextdoor haven’t done enough damage.
Another Sheriff looking for the limelight. When will they learn how much 1200 home check ins costs the county and how little it does for anyone? He was so happy to say they do this every year. Any idea how we find out what that costs?
Freedom of Information Act requests
If they have all these cops with nothing worthwhile to do there is always a need to pick up trash along the hi ways.
Meanwhile burglaries, murders, violent assaults, kidnappings, auto theft, mass shootings, arsons, etc etc are happening. Imagine if law enforcement put this much effort into actually protecting citizens. I wonder if they’ll report on how many SOs they “caught” participating in Halloween………
I’m done with Florida. Moving back north. House for sale . I would love to sell to a group of registered citizens who need housing.
I moved out of Florida in 2005 and have not returned since. I do not plan on returning – with the exception of petitioning the court for removal but that’s a long shot at this time.
Point is that life improved 100% after leaving. I moved to California where I registered but have since petitioned to be removed from the California registry which was successful.
Now if the scamming Florida government will removed those who live out of state I would be totally free from Florida’s claws!
Get out of Florida if you can and you to will see a vast improvement.
Lee
Glad you got off the Cali registry. Odd though because I had left Florida and moved to Cali for 4 days but returned to Florida when I learned Cali was as bad if not worse than Florida. That was of course around 2003 so some things may have changed in both places.
Also as you said, I did not realize when I moved there that Florida would not remove me so I moved back where I had family. Seems it is very hard to move on from your past, even though many of us have completed our obligations 10, 20 even 30 years ago.
They tell us to not answer the door!
Just saying
Ironic. I know you mean don’t answer it for children but your supposed to know who is at the door? I have been in the back of the house many times when the deputy knocked on my door and didn’t hear the doorbell or knock.
I always ask them to call me because I might just be in the back of the house but they say they cannot call me. I even suggested blocking their number so I wouldn’t have their cell phone # but that was also a no go.
My thoughts are NO matter how good of an idea is, even if it helps them IE, call me to make it easier to find me, if it isn’t their idea, it won’t happen. I guess all registrants immediately become morons once they first register and we lose all ability to come up with rational ideas. Some of us actually have college degrees.