Jacob

If you didn’t know by now, we cannot win. They set so many traps for us because they do not want us to make it to the point where we can petition to get off the registry. One bogus arrest, even if thrown out, still counts as an arrest when you try and petition to be removed from the registry. The lawyers for the state tell law enforcement this (My opinion) so they do not lose their precious funding.

The registry came out in 1997 so over the next decade, people like myself are becoming eligible to be removed. To me the registry is one of the biggest shams and scams for dollars the U.S has ever seen.

https://www.villages-news.com/2021/04/06/summerfield-sex-offender-jailed-after-showing-up-a-day-late-to-register/

I have a great friend who at one time was a sheriff’s deputy in Brevard County…for five years. He was assigned to the jail. He told me that after five years he had to resign because he came to realize that half the people he worked with belonged behind bars. I guess crooked cops is nothing new.

I don’t think it’s illegal but I know in Florida it can’t be used as evidence in a trial. In Florida it’s both parties’ consent is needed to be used as evidence. When you leave a message on an answering machine it’s implied you know you are being recorded and consent to it. If you call someone and to them in person and record them without their knowledge then that recording can’t be used for very much.

I can see why you quit being a cop. I couldn’t imagine going to work and seeing people that are supposed to enforce the law be the ones to break the law. When they do wrong there’s no accountability and they get shuffled around to different departments with everything swept under the rug with nothing to see here folks. Sad state of affairs when the cops aren’t on the side of the citizen anymore. Thank you for your service though and I wish you the best in your future endeavors!!

Reasonable judge? I don’t think that will help; they don’t have discretion anymore. Mandatory minimum of 6 months probation with an ankle monitor for any registration violation.

We could have 1000000000000000000000 pieces of evidence that the registry is punishment. However, until a judge rules otherwise, it is mute.
However, I have seen a few rulings in other states where it has in fact been ruled punishment.

A probation officer seems to have broad powers that are beyond what even God Himself has. ( SARCASM ) Probation officer does NOT need a warrant to search your home, whereas police do.
My choice was comply or get violated. It all worked out. It should have been none of my probation officers business where I was as l was not on house arrest but what can you do? I complied and it worked out in the end but yeah, could have gone really wrong.