Member Submission – Jacksonville
The following was submitted by a member in Jacksonville.
We strongly suggest the members there (in Duval County) get together, organize a plan to challenge some of the ordinances unique to your county. Between the following and the Halloween ordinance, you should be mobilizing.
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Here is a story for you that I hope you guys can get attention drawn to. It actually involves me and my roommates here in Jacksonville.
We live in a ministry house that has been in operation at the same address for almost 5 years now. This address was approved for all of us who are RSOs living there by our classification officers, probation officers, and even Jax Sherrifs office. I have been living there for 3 years now. And our landlord is one of the few people that actually have a heart and want to help RSOs.
I went for my 6 month registration on 12/14 and had no problems whatsoever. We had two new guys move in over the weekend and one of them went to register and was told that they could not live at that address because it was too close to a park and that he had until Jan 1 to move somewhere else! And then that flagged the sheriff’s office to contact every RSO that was living at our house and they told us that we were all in violation of the 1000 ft ordinance from a park and we had until Jan 1 to move out or be subject to arrest!!
Mind you this “park” is nothing more than a picnic table under an open gazebo that hosts more drug deals and tricks than it does kids playing. There isn’t even any playground equipment!! It’s just a “park” in name. It doesn’t even register on Google maps. And why then, did DOC, probation, and even Jax Sheriff’s Office approve all of us living there for several years now, and just now it’s suddenly a problem?
When we asked the detective that, they told us it got raised because someone called and made a complaint and they investigated it. Again, mind you, there hasn’t been any issue with any of us at this house in the entire 3 years that I’ve been there. Only one person got violated because he failed a drug test and got a DUI. Other than that, we all work several jobs and do what we can to survive. We follow all the rules and yet we still get screwed–and right here at Christmas!
So, my landlord and all of us at the house have retained a lawyer and are fighting this. But it’s just another example of how these idiots can just do what they want and make their own decisions and judgments based on something as simple as a phone call. And how in the world do they expect any of us to find a place to live in 10 days at the peak of the Christmas and New Year season?? Bah humbug everyone! **Please feel free to share this on the website and with anyone else that you want.
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In other words a person bent on getting rid of the sex offenders, people can be very ignorant and I’ve found the majority live in this state. Residency restrictions do not work, they are a waste of tax payer money, the majority of the sex offender laws do not work. Adding more restrictions, and laws are a waste, instead of adding more why not straighten out the mess we already have. The laws were supposed to be a tool, a way to help law enforcement, and for those that are Tier 3. The over use of these punishments is ridiculous. The restrictions on persons is more of a danger than allowing them live peacefully and lawfully. For 3 years these persons have lived there without any problems, so why do this now. Myself I would be more concerned with the drug deals considering the drug epidemic going on in this nation.
Makes sense except that drug use is totally acceptable in the USA where sex is not. We are the most over medicated country on earth and yet the most unhappy. We don’t consider alcohol a “drug” even though it is a depressant (not helping that depression problem any) and responsive for so much domestic violence, drunk driving deaths etc.
But let someone violate a useless and unnecessary “law” and look at something taboo in the privacy of their own homes and BOOM! Gotta make a public example out of them for LIFE!
America is so stupid I am ashamed to be forced to live here.
Lee
Keep up the fight, you will all surely win! How stupid this whole thing is. Enough is too much! It would be less expensive for our counties to hire full time security guards at places in question and forget the registry. Simple solution to an overdone debacle, and the best part would be cutting down on the cry babies.
Previously secured residences should always be grandfathered. Otherwise they can just put up a park bench or a preschool anywhere anytime and threaten us with jail for living in our own homes.
There are a lot of rural areas near Jax that don’t suffer residency restrictions but they do place you farther from jobs and services. I’ve been happily living in Marion county and commuting to the Jax and gainesville areas for the last 10+ years.
I wouldn’t move !!!! , I’d challenge it, And fight to the end of life !!!. A “Park” is a place “BUILT TO HOUSE AND ENTERTAIN MANY CHILDREN AT ONE TIME” !!! , Not simply a Picnic Table and Mowed Grass !!!!!. We should ALL challenge the Laws that describe a “PARK” !!! Children visit and buy items at Convenience Stores EVERYDAY !!!!!, BUT a Convenience Store IS NOT designed primarily for children !! But Chucky Cheese is !!! The laws need to be “THAT CLEAR” !!!. AND If “The God’s” over us ,Allows multiple Ex Offenders to live somewhere for 5 YEARS, Then they SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED to change their minds now !!!!!! This CRAP is Getting Out Of Control !!!!
Yes I’m Mad As Hell, Sorry for all the “YELLING” !!! Lol.
first thing check and see when the park became a park. there was a rso
that moved in to tr park and there was a picnic table in a open retention pond. the sheriff office told that he could not move in to the tr. park . found that it was not a registered state or city
park. and if you lived there be for the park was established you should be grandfathered in and not made to move. I moved in to this tr. park
with no problems I am an ex-rso. good luck.
Us army vet how are you a ex RSO?? How did you get off the registry?
This is typical of bureaucrats that have no clue as to what they are doing and are incapable of exercising common sense. They fear more for their jobs than desire to do what is right and sensible. A ‘drug dealing/prostitute’ enabling picnic table does not a park make. Personally. if it’s not on Google as far as I am concerned it does not exist. How else can one make decisions about where is OK and where is not-OK? It is my hope that the group in Jacksonville shows up these ‘do-gooders’ for what they are…out of control loons.