Comments on: How two county coordinators were able to make changes for the better in their county sex offender ordinance https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/ Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: CherokeeJack https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58345 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:46:02 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58345 In reply to Riff Raff.

@ RiffRaff

I am assuming that is why Florida changed the law concerning felons changing their name. And I think it only applied to those with a sex offense, another “Pick and choose” which felons to enforce laws on.
I had to sign a paper at the sheriff’s office about that saying I was explained the new law that we could not do a name change.

]]> By: Riff Raff https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58344 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:22:47 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58344 PUBLISHED: 08:16 EDT, 6 August 2023 | UPDATED: 09:37 EDT, 6 August 2023
At least 500 convicted sex offenders are missing in the UK – with Met Police admitting it has lost nearly HALF of them.Separate figures from 21 forces showed 1,500 sex offenders had changed their name after they were convicted.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12377967/At-500-convicted-sex-offenders-missing-UK-Londons-Met-admitting-lost-nearly-HALF-them.html?ci=JRNKxKQ1TY&cri=anvnt0QrOi&si=raPoMPBOSUpX&xi=565a6024-4afe-4a3c-a106-e43801eb2a21&ai=12377967

]]> By: Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58343 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:28:15 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58343 i was told there are 2500 members/subscribers or whatever you want to call them to FAC.

I would appreciate it if you asked your readers to help with a project to document all restrictions in their community that exceed state laws.

There are 267 cities, 123 towns, and 21 villages in the U.S. state of Florida, a total of 411 municipalities. They are distributed across 67 counties, in addition to 66 county governments. Jacksonville has the only consolidated city–county government in the state, so there is no Duval County government.

I’d love to be able to document where each municipality has additional rules beyond the county. You could see where this might be a monumental task for ONE person, but not for even a tenth of the 2500 FAC readers/subscribers/members.

I can look up many, but not all, ordinances through the county clerk of courts sites or Municode but again, it would go faster if some folks shared the municipal/county rules they live under.

]]> By: CherokeeJack https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58342 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:35:49 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58342 In reply to Riff Raff.

@Riff Raff
From the article
I GOT THEM. Here is the smoking gun. “terms and agreements on their court paperwork,”. There was NO registry when I got arrested. I did NOT agree to anything. How can I have terms and agreements to something that was retroactively applied and I did NOT agree to as an after thought.
They sink themselves but then cover it up and sweep it under the metaphorical rug. I realize this is Texas but almost all states retroactively applied the registry eventually. How can be protest or agree to anything and who in their right mind would agree to sex offender “After care” with a life of forever registry love from the state.

]]> By: Riff Raff https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58341 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:49:40 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58341 Posted: Aug 2, 2023 / 07:06 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 2, 2023 / 07:07 PM CDT

Things to keep in mind if a registered sex offender moves to your Lubbock neighborhood.

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/things-to-keep-in-mind-if-a-registered-sex-offender-moves-to-your-lubbock-neighborhood/

]]> By: CherokeeJack https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58340 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 01:23:34 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58340 In reply to David.

@David

You have to pay so it is essentially a fine. A fine is punishment, so punitive. Same as probation fees, no difference. Just good luck getting the law makers and payment takers to agree.

]]> By: David https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58339 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:58:27 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58339 I am a disabled veteran on disability. It would be wonderful if we could put an end to registration fees in Duval County. The Probation Office waived probation fess because I am on Social Security but JREC informed me that if I don’t pay they will arrest me.

]]> By: RM https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58338 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:13:20 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58338 In reply to Robert Rex Edwards.

It changes a lot of things for the people who live in Hernando County and are no longer being forced into a de facto house arrest.

]]> By: CherokeeJack https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-1/#comment-58337 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:11:17 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58337 In reply to Norman M. Achin.

@Norman

During the last really bad hurricane, my parents decided to leave the state until after it was over. They wanted me to come with them but I told them I was staying in the house and death from the storm was more preferred than going back to prison for a violation of a non criminal , non punitive but arrestability registry.
I stayed behind with no electricity for 5 days, eating canned food and bottled water.
Sad that I preferred the risk of death rather than face a violation of registration ever changing rules, laws, ordinances, statues etc.

]]> By: Robert Rex Edwards https://floridaactioncommittee.org/how-two-county-coordinators-were-able-to-make-changes-for-the-better-in-their-county-sex-offender-ordinance/comment-page-2/#comment-58336 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:36:44 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=22525#comment-58336 Doesn’t change a thing. Why do I say this? Every time a ‘new’ idea comes up about this. It is the same old policy. SCOTUS ruled a lot of those as unconstitutional, but locals say they can not tell us how to rule our county or state. But they have it backwards. Federal rulings trumps local and state rulings, laws and even policy.
For example: Illegal to have families to send postage stamps to detention facilities and must be purchased of the stores. Federal law prohibits profiting by selling stamps or stamped envelops more than the post office does. The prisons were selling the contraband stamps back to the post office for a profit. Caught on camera.
Which laws, rules, and / or policies are violated and document the case law showing this. The injunctive relief in most cases was to scrape the whole bill and create a new one, but they will sneak it back in without a whistle blower doing their job.

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