They are at it again. Very targeted things I been through this with FDLE, DOC, and sheriff. They use DOC if in probation to look through the phone but tell the probation officers what to look for. Than take picture of your phone screen with their phones to show the officers FDLE and see if you violate. They do go over ever vehicle on your property and scold you on information you already gave them. It is very invasive and I did feel very violated.

Tyson and Lawrence Taylor seemed to have had their sins forgiven, I can only hope the same for us.

@just

It is going to be quite a scene when the Epstein files are fully released and 99% of them are redacted. Also, those with power, celebrity, money, connections and/or influence seem to get a pass. That said, many of us who made a mistake decades ago, are still paying the price for the rest of our lives. (And even longer if we die with our names still on the registry sites)

That’s a bad thing that Trump used Niki Minaj as you put it (as if she didn’thave a choice)? Look at how the public regards Mike Tyson, who was convicted of raping a woman, and is a PFR for life like many of us in Florida. People forget his status and worship him as a hero. Frankly, we need more of society to forget about our pasts so we can all move forward, our families included like Niki Minaj.

If he was referring to the LE and civilian idiots running these stupid stings, I would wholeheartedly agree with him.

And what does anyone want to bet that these stupid stings originate on an adult-only hookup site?

@CherokeeJack

Agreed. When I was in highschool, I dated a girl that was 17 and when she graduated turned 18, at the time I was still 15. Should she be on the registry for life? Of course not, that’s preposterous.

JoeM

If law enforcement focused more on “Real” crimes, the streets would be a much safer place. Some police departments have huge budgets for “Sting” operations to catch people by enticing them to buy drugs, meet a prostitute or an underaged person, and more.
I am not saying being pro-active is a bad thing, but where is the line crossed into entrapment? As far as sex stings where a non-real or real person is presented as underaged, how is that even legal? Who is the victim since a minor cannot be used as a decoy?
I mean I do agree that those people thought they were going to meet a minor and that is on them, but who is the victim if you meet a cop instead? Entrapment is defined as: The action of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution.

Bo
I am not at all advocating for dating a minor, but back in the day, things were different. My Dad was 27 when he married my 15-year-old Mother. They are still married today 64 years later.

Grown

Most of the time, someone who is former law enforcement is not put in general population unless they ask to be. There are exceptions and also depends on the state, the prison and sometimes even the judge.
Many of us who are accused of a sex crime could request to be put into protective custody, however, that is a lonely life to live, even in prison. I asked a guard once why I was the only person in the dorm with a sex offense because everyone was challenging me. The guard laughed and told me everyone in the dorm was there for a sex offense. I felt duped LOL
I was more afraid of the guards than I was the inmates. They (the guards) liked to play games by telling other inmates who had the worst charges and who to mess with and harass.