On Monday, Rocky Ali Beamon was sentenced to death in Jackson County, Florida, for First Degree Premeditated Murder of Bruce Hunsicker at the Apalachee Correctional Institution in 2012. Beamon’s confessions shed light on his motive: Hunsicker was a sex offender.
After watching the victim for several days to learn his schedule, Beamon killed Hunsicker in the shower area of the prison dormitory by approaching him from behind, choking him, and stabbing him 80 times with a homemade shank. Reports said Beamon then rinsed himself off and flushed the shank, a towel, and a pair of boxers, after which he proceeded to dinner.
Oi! They keep trying to say that sex offenders can’t help from re-offending. Enough so, that they made this jimmy ryce law. Soooooo, if a person can’t control it, it must be a mental issue therefore they need treatment from the beginning NOT PRISON. If it is a choice, then it’s a prison sentence and not civil commitment. Florida gets BOTH! Make up your damn mind!
Also, I don’t know if an attorney has tried arguing this yet, but the “ignorance of the law is no excuse”argument went right or the window when they started retroactively applying laws. NO ONE, can possibly know what law would be passed in the future. I really believe the g government should be slapped with this enlightening information. Either stop retroactively applying laws or I can argue that I didn’t know it is or might be illegal in the future.
I like to take a different course of thought here. Instead of blaming others for what happen to children. Let start with the basics.. Parents that failed to watch their own child. Now I am not going to name names or point fingers. But most of offences occur when the alleged victim knew the accused. I am not in a position to say who is a victim or not, weather it was a victim-less crime. I am saying the parents should be held also accountable for neglect, failing to supervise. Perhaps if parents took the correct course of action by being a parent than putting toys,video games and letting other watch or babysit children. There would not be a so-called need for any type of registry
Joseph, I must strongly disagree others your comment. Whether or not the parents are “good attentive parents” or not is no reason to molest a child period.
I was totally responsible for my crime. My victims nor their mother were at fault.
I think, for you or any one else to make a statement like your’s is minimizing their crime.
I really don’t want to ruffle any feathers here. Your statement just struck me the wrong way.
Thank you for your disagreement. I am not trying to minimize any crime. I agree no child or person should be a molested, The purpose of my comment was Perhaps it is time for Parents to start taking responsibility for their offspring instead of passing them along to other people My statement should not have stuck you wrong, Perhaps some guilt you must have felt. I am not trying to minimize my crime either however no 15 yrs old girl should be running around the streets getting their older (Boy)friends into trouble either. You drop your pump into the well and a little gusher comes out of the well. Some one need to take responsibility for the action Would you not agree?I am also glad you admit you at fault. My fault was my underage girlfriend at the time was 4 years and 3 months shy of the Romeo and Juliet law
I got out of Prison in May of 2014 . My old cell mate at Union C.I. was just killed for being a sex offender. Richard was a good guy that would help anyone in need regardless of their crimes. Its a shame a label as a sex offender gets you a death sentence . I had a few people found out I was a sex offender also while in prison , but I just stayed away from the ones who knew and never had any problems. I guess I was lucky !! At Union C.I. , about 75% are sex offenders . If the guards did not like you , they would tell others of your crime , just to cause problems. I knew of a few sex offenders that got pepper sprayed by the guards just for the fun of it !!
Several convicted sex offenders have likewise been murdered in Michigan prisons in recent years. Some of the guards even go out of their way to advertise who the sex offenders are. It’s what happens when society attempts to dehumanize people.
I am not a big fan of capital punishment, but this is actually sets a precedent that can be used against other vigilantes that want to harm a registered citizen in Florida. Keep track of the court case as I am sure it will be appealed.
I find it pretty disturbing the fact that the person killed was a registrant was apparently offered as mitigation evidence. Not by Beamon, but his attorney.
Say what about the prostitute registration/registry? Is this registry for users or givers? Either way, it could be thought of as free advertising complete with pictures and contact information.
SB 540: Human Trafficking
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/540
Requiring that the criminal history of a person who is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, soliciting, inducing, enticing, or procuring another to commit prostitution, lewdness, or assignation be added to the Soliciting for Prostitution Registry.
There is no language in the bill that states the Soliciting for Prostitution Registry will be public. Makes prostitution legally the same as human trafficking.
This is not enough! The inmate was in prison some of them all ready have life or three or four life sentences.. This needs to be address to those outside prison walls like the guy who tried to killed those Register citzens in Kissimmee while at the hotel. Furthermore, All this is window dressing,to please the advocates that fight the good fight. Abolish the registry all together
I agree with you abolish the registry I don’t believe it’s fair after people do their time to spend the rest of their life being almost like an outcast no one should be labeled.
I agree they did there time not all registery didn’t have a victimin they were on sites looking and talking to adults the sting did the rest it doesn’t protect any one not parents childrens sibnling of the register person. Was just out yesterday on how parents want to sue facebook because parents of childrens racked up charages on their credit cards to play games on facebook so where are those parents doing and how are sex stings protecting the parents and kids so yes every one shouldnot be on registery