Martin County deputies arrest multiple sex offenders altering their driver’s licenses
Well this isn’t good… How about the other 99% of the times someone needs to show their drivers licenses, like when cashing a check or using a credit card?
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If they were really concerned about their criminal histories, they would have done a proper background check. Their driver’s license isn’t going to tell them if they were previously convicted of murder, child abuse, etc.
Of course. That is beyond obvious to people with brains. But Registry Supporters/Terrorists can’t be bothered with facts or reality. They’ll love a Scarlet Letter even if it is useless and gravely harms children. Because in reality, they don’t actually care about children or people in general. They care about how they feel.
Before you break out the Kool aid and crackers…I think this can be appealed to a Federal District Court. In Colorado we saw it fail at the State level, appeal to Fed Level ( Judge Richard Matche) where it was overturned. Several States pooled their resources and appealed at Fed District Appeal Court and FDAC overturned Matche. FAC covered this. This case is a bit different so hopefully it will hold up. Here is hoping this is the crack in the wall that brings it down.
First off, they were wrong for altering the license. Now because of that people are more aware and will be looking at drivers license closer. All this does is makes it harder for everyone else because it’s another tool for them to use in the witch hunt.
I don’t think there should be any special markings on license, but there is. So a few people wanting to buck the system will make it harder in the rest of the population.
But it’s not punishment, right?
Well now that the news caught wind of this, now people will start looking for that statue #. Great now more hard times for all of us. Like I said, I got pulled over a couple years ago and the deputy said he didn’t know what that # was until he ran my license.
Having said that , how in the *uck is that branding NOT punishment, at least for those who have sexual predator on their licenses? Especially so for those who have done their time. There was a big fight over a similar controversy with the yard signs a few years back that registrants had to place in their yard displaying they were an offender.
Might as well perp walk all of us around town with sandwich boards around our necks like they did back in the day with the town drunk, advertising our crime.
At minimum, it’s compelled speech. That doesn’t mean the State must remove it but it does need to prove it’s the least restrictive means to achieve a compelling government interest. The interests is well established and probably unimpeachable but “least restrictive” is certainly ripe for attack.
My take on “least restrictive” is indeed removal, as the State already has a means to convey this information to the public. It’s called the ML registry. That people don’t use it doesn’t mean the State can steamroll one’s Free Speech rights. If that argument fails, I then say the least restrictive means would be to have some minor coding or symbol on the back of the license. Given the State argues it’s for the benefit of LE (which is pure crap for a number of reasons I’ll skip), there should be no problem putting it on back. Or is the State willing to stipulate their LE employees don’t completely look at a license when they have one in hand?
It would be prudent for these FL people to look at the recent case out of the LA SC, which itself referenced the Fed District Court case out of AL.
Or staying at a hotel.
The offender designation is pretty nondescript, but the predators designation is very much in your face and in red print.
Speaking of hotels, I stay in them frequently and have never had a problem. I did stay at a place called Woodbridge Suites a few weeks ago that said on the registration form that they checked the guest list against the federal database and PRR would be asked to vacate, but apparently that was just to make people feel warm and fuzzy.