Comments on: Inmate asks to be civilly committed because he will have no opportunities as a registrant

By: mark

mark — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 16:37:06 +0000

Cops just shot themselfs knowing its a death sentance

By: RIFF RAFF

RIFF RAFF — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:56:58 +0000

“he has no intention of registering as a sex offender “
That will get him back where he wants to be in no time,, tell him not to even pack up his belongings, just have them forwarded to the town police station he will be residing in and then forwarded to the proper jail he will be sent to eventually.

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:09:58 +0000

When the civil punishment out-ways the criminal punishment it makes sense to request the lesser of two evils. And by that I do mean that the State of Florida is an evil and vindictive state!

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:49:49 +0000

In reply to Ben.

Ben
To add to that, I think if ANYONE can survive time in prison, they can handle whatever outside life throws at them. Although our situation sucks, I can wake up each morning in my own bed, not having 45 other guys looking at me saying “Good morning sunshine”.
I can go to the fridge and pick out whatever I want , at least whatever I have on hand, and not the prison potatoes loaded with sand and hair.
I can watch whatever I want on tv and not what the 20 gang members decide to watch.
So yeah, I will do whatever it takes to keep from going back to camping with 1000 other smelly ,farting guys 24 hours a day and living out of a 4x2x2 metal box at the end of your bunk.

By: CherokeeJack

CherokeeJack — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:40:19 +0000

In reply to JoeM.

Joe
it is ironic, WE do not want to get locked up and they ( the law ) find ways to violate us for not eating green cheetos on Tuesday. Yet here is a man who is begging to be committed and the courts tell him no.

So I am guessing, he will do something stupid to get re-arrested and sent back. Sad all the way around.

By: Freddy

Freddy — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:18:38 +0000

In reply to JoeM. Shoot prison isn’t so nice a place.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:10:44 +0000

FAC:

Any chance you could post this opinion? I’m really curious about the court’s reasoning that it has no authority to civilly commit.

Ironic that if the state made the request, the court probably would have sentenced him regardless of whatever came out of the token hearing.

And yes, I meant to say sentence because there’s no functional difference between civil commitment and criminal conviction.

By: no hope

no hope — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:54:40 +0000

Smart move so many RSO’s living in the street without food and so on why not go back to jail and get 3 hots and a bed and if you can get civilly committed you go to a very light security prison or detention center where you wont be targeted all the time. Or the states could lift the restrictions and help us get proper jobs and become a part of society again? but wheres the money in that for them? better to keep us in for profit prisons. I cannot predict the future but my guess is Mr. Self commits a small crime to get arrested again so he can go back to jail where he feels at home and it will give all the morons out there fuel to say “see they do commit more crime after their release”

By: JoeM

JoeM — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:12:14 +0000

Well, if the gentleman really wants to get locked up again after he’s released, someone should tell him how easy that is for someone on the registry

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:07:39 +0000

He’s underestimating himself. If you aren’t given opportunities, MAKE opportunities. If your opportunities pan out, hire others in need of the same opportunities. I’m a machinist with an engineering degree. It didn’t happen overnight. If I can do it, anyone can.