MEMBER SUBMISSION: Experience during an address verification
I wanted to bring your attention to something new that I encountered last night after I did my bi annual check in.
I received a call from a deputy sheriff who asked me to step outside. Knowing that I had just done all my normal check in I stepped out side and met him. He was in an undercover vehicle and he told me that he needed to confirm some information. He told me that the US Marshalls are making them do a yearly check in on top of the Address verification checks. He then told me that he needed to make sure that something called Offender Watch was correct as well. He went over the things on my check in form that I did earlier that day.
He brought up some old account that I had never heard about. He told me that they use some program that they put our information into and it pulls things that close match what we give to them. Then it assigns a percentage to that information of how close of a possibility it is being yours. He then took a new photo of me in front of my house. Then told me that he would be back later this week to take a day time photo of my house for this Offender Watch and the US Marshalls service.
I asked if this information was for law enforcement only or if these photos would be posted online for people to see as I am worried about Vigilantism. I made him aware of some of the threats and murders that the registered citizens have received just in this year alone. And he made it sound like he understood. I told him I had never even heard of those accounts or even the websites he was saying. One being Gavatar.com he told me he also had never heard about it and that him and his supervisor looked into it as well and they didn’t even know what it was and thought it was for gaming. I shrugged my shoulders and said wasn’t me.
He then left but it has me shaken up a bit. I know that I have to deal with this for awhile more and I hate that my family is having to deal with this along side of me. But I am really worried about this Offender watch and it seemed like the officer who came out was sympathetic on the cases and told me to call them if we ever receive any threats about vigilantism or harassment as they don’t put up with it no matter who you are. I told him I appreciated it but as long as I am on this hit list then I will always have to look over my shoulder.
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“US Marshalls are making them do a yearly check in on top of the Address verification checks.”
US Marshall’s office are out of their jurisdiction on this CIVIL MATTER, registry is a state/city/county matter, and not a federal matter. Demand the United State Codes that require a 2nd check or even a verification check. If they come to your home to inspect your home, demand to see a warrant. You have no requirement to give passwords or pass-codes. Willy Barr does not have authority to violate the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th Amendments.
What state and county Sheriff’s office was this? We need more details. Thanks
OffenderWatch is simply the name of the database, provided by a third-party vendor, into which officers input your registration information.
Should have demanded to see a badge, photo graph the badge & car, called what ever law enforcement agency it was to confirm the badge, and then, taken the 5th. I think this was a phishing attempt.
It does not matter whether there’s some old account associated with you. That does not mean it’s registerable.
What you are required to register is accounts that you actually use to communicate. And not just any communication, but direct user-to-user social communication.
FAC Legal correct me if I’m spreading miscommunication.
You are 100% correct.
Dear FAC,
Is the messaging service called WhatsApp considered a “direct user-to-user social communication” account? Email addresses are not used, only cell phone numbers. Is this app something that needs to be registered?
Many thanks!
Lay opinion: YES
No Florida/Federal statute requiring me to give information outside of the office or the address verification?
Hard pass.
You are not required by law to even answer the door to any member of law enforcement, for those not under official supervision anyway.