Hurricane Michael: The aftermath.
We are receiving reports from several members who were in the affected areas that food and emergency provisions are being distributed at schools. Schools are off limits to people required to register as sex offenders.
One active member told us:
I just went through hurricane Michael, and, it was everything that they said it would be. Everyone in the panhandle was notified on 8 Oct(Mon, Columbus Day). It hit on tenth(wed). There wasn’t anytime to ask permission to evacuate. I couldn’t leave because on Tuesday the 9th the weather was turning bad. Couldn’t get in touch with sex offender office. So I couldn’t evacuate for fear of going to jail for not asking permission. The governor, said anyone living in mobile home was under a mandatory evacuation. But I couldn’t! Because I am a citizen on the registry! I couldn’t get an address change done at DMV, because they were gone… If I would have gone I would have been hunted down and put in jail. The community I live in has been demolished. There was no mention of a shelter for me.
For 4 hours I was helpless while the hurricane spun and ravaged the area.
There has to be more done to prevent RSO from having to lose there life over the fear of being imprisoned for trying to preserve life…. What can we do? Die?
Today he updated:
All FEMA FOOD AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION POINTS are in schools. So I cannot get food because I cannot go on school property.
If you are in the area and can assist those impacted by the hurricane, please contact us.
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Hurricane victims who are RSOs-GET OUT of the hurricane’s path. If somebody takes you up for violating the state’s directives-so what!? Any lawyer or even a public defender should be able to get you off in those circumstances.
Hi , I am a RSO in Bay County Fl. I am still under probation rules.
My probation officer called Monday morning. He said “You are under a mandatory evacuation. The place you will stay during the hurricane is the Bay County jail. ” I said “I am allowed to stay in my home like last time. I have no place for my dogs to go on this short notice.”
He then said “You have to make a decision right now.”
I said ” I am staying.”
He said “Emergency services will not be available to you.”
I said “Fine”.
No option to write a travel order to Jacksonville or Atlanta. So he was ok with my being killed. Nice. I have been a model citizen since I was arrested and have done everything I have been asked by the probation dept.
To be treated like a piece of garbage is sad.
Not surprised, just sad.