Lauren Book’s children’s pediatrician arrested for CP.
Let’s preface this post by saying we strongly condemn the actions this pediatrician is accused of. We hope Senator Book’s children, and all the former patients of this doctor, are safe and were not harmed.
A popular South Florida pediatrician was arrested and charged with three felonies. Among the crimes he is charged with is possession of child pornography and online solicitation of a minor. In an online post, Senator Lauren Book wrote, “This was my child’s pediatrician. I had no idea. No alarm bells went off. Nothing. Let this serve as a warning – ANYONE can be a predator, regardless of profession, level of education, interpersonal skills, zip code, etc. If I can be caught off guard, anyone can.”
The Senator’s own comments make the point that we’ve been trying to make for years. Perpetrators of sex crimes can by ANYONE. Not only that, but in the overwhelming majority of cases it is someone known to the victim, such as a teacher, coach, friend or family member. As Sen. Book sadly and unfortunately knows, it can even be the nanny hired by your parents to care for you, or the pediatrician you brought your own children to.
If we focus attention and resources on a stupid list, we are diverting focus from the more likely perpetrators and creating a false sense of security. Instead of telling parents to check the registry in advance of Halloween and implying children will somehow be safe, we should be telling parents to accompany their child to every single door they knock on.
Instead of investing so much time and money into perpetually punishing former offenders, we instead need to apply those resources towards prevention. Instead of investing so many resources into perpetuating stranger danger myths and other nonsense, we need to focus on education. Education based on actual best practices and empirical research, not misinformation.
The sex offender registry gets this so wrong!
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This is only going to make things worse. It’s only going to reaffirm in Lauren’s and Ron’s minds that predators really are everywhere … and you can be one, and you, and YOU. They will need to find ways to be more proactively finding and punishing them. As for those already caught and on the registry? So what. They deserve what they get (in the Books’ minds). Ugh.
Actually I like a lot of Will Alans comments on this subject matter or this “Hit List” but much of this registry is an imbalance in this two wrongs dont’ make a right. So what ever happened to the Art of public speeking or the understand or wisdom of how this registry is constructed or is that Justice abused or who pardon’s all. Toss a bit of injustice into this game and this Registry is a bit overrated in much of this Otis Campbell ordeal.
I would like to add one more post or view before I leave this Florida Action Committee. They say actions speak louder than words and yes the right action is always good to overt destruction. This article of this pediatrician and Lauren’s experience in her book is a bit compelling. Sure abuse comes in many forms but understanding the registry and this type of ordeal are two different elements or issues. While Lauren’s book is one thing the registry and internet confusion is another.
Physical encounters are a bit different than Internet encounters but their is one thing in common they all involve “Sex” as the weapon or motivator. Even this child pornography is a bit much or who is pitching hay with a pitchfork today. While I used the Ann-Landers and yes she was a counseling/columist and well known she wouldn’t go for any of a lot of this sex registry in this tacky ordeal that many face today.
While I read on here we don’t talk about religion, well religion could be anything man-made or other, but truth never fails and God doesn’t temp or should we all go back to what James Madison wrote or some other article of interest or maybe even biblical understanding or is all’s fair in love and war or who is loving thy neighbor even with these destructive internet encounters.
The real solutions are the following:
1.) Abolish the sex offense registry, the homicide offense registry, the violent offense registry, the career criminal, habitual felony, repeat offense registry, the drug offense registry, the johns registry, the child abusers registry, the animal abusers registry, et-cetera.
2.) Abolish capital punishment/the death penalty.
3.) Abolish the civil commitment of those deemed predators
4.) Abolish the civil commitment of those not guilty by reason of insanity.
5.) Abolish natural life sentencing without parole. (Life sentencing caps should be no more than 25 years.)
6.) Abolish minimum mandatory sentencing.
7.) Abolish the use of solitary confinement.
8.) Abolish the direct filing against minors to prosecute and convict as adults.
Post Script: And amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to add Convicted Felons who are Returning Citizens back in Society as a Protected Class.
Joseph Pratt
You just don’t get it do you? Feel sorry for you.
You try to take too big of a bite of good food all at once and you will end up choking on it.
A pediatrician caught up in a pedofile circle. Wonder what Ann-Landers would think. Guess all sex offenders should assume the position or should we all say Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Guess cyber planing takes a lot of turns with books written my this Laren Brook.
I have to give credit to those who stand up for this devaluation of much or all of this sex registry induced by this computer type ruse. Much of this sex registry is folly and in bad taste or are we all still living in the Fall of the house of usher.
All these comments and view’s on this article are very good. Speaking out to this common demonator of this sex based issue and the unethical methods these officers use is very bleak and shameful to their character . One can see the hate in even this type of situation.
Sure anyone can be a sex offender or an offender and it doesn’t have to be sex. One just wonder if the Capt. addiction to airplanes ever colide…. I’m sure many would say that this Government needs to reevaluate much of this sex registry even this computer ordeal. Keep the peace.
Me thinks something is rotten in the state of Denmark…Florida.
Do we see a resemblance here
“ I really won the election “
“ establishing a SOR will reduce or eliminate sex offenses”
Please understand. It Doesn’t matter if the truth finally dawn’s on them, or if tomorrow they have a revelation. The registry is what it is because it’s a money maker. More than likely patronage jobs for politicians, judges and those who are “connected.” Those are good jobs with good benefits and the favors go round and round.