More Than Half the Registered Sex Offenders in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida are Homeless.

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The City of Ft. Lauderdale’s ordinance has caused more than half of the registered sex offenders in the city to be homeless.

The City ordinance, which banishes sex offenders from; “within one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet of any of the following:(1) Any school where the majority of the population attending are students less than sixteen (16) years of age; (2) Designated public school bus stop; (3) Child day care facility as defined in the city’s Unified Land Development Regulations where the majority of the population attending are students less than sixteen (16) years of age; (4) Park or playground.”

This ordinance has left practically nowhere in Ft. Lauderdale to live, and the statistics speak for themselves.

As of yesterday there were five hundred nineteen (519) registered in Ft, Lauderdale, Florida. 260 (more than 50%) of them are registered as transient!

They are legislated to spend their nights on the streets, while they are free to go to their homes during the day.


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13 thoughts on “More Than Half the Registered Sex Offenders in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida are Homeless.

  • February 20, 2018

    I was reading this article on CNN on the recent school shooting:

    https://tinyurl.com/FLLEperspective

    I found it interesting that law enforcement interviewed had this to say about allowing city ordinances on gun control to supercede state law:

    “Counties with 25 cities, it would be impossible to enforce” different ordinances, said sheriffs association President Mike Adkinson. “It would be confusing.” He is the sheriff of Walton County, Florida.

    So allowing cities to regulate sex offenders who have completed their sentences is A OK, but allowing those same cities to set gun policies would be “impossible”

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    • February 21, 2018

      This is a good point! I hope you commented on the story

      Reply
  • February 19, 2018

    I find it odd that some of the most restrictive counties in Florida have large populations of snowbirds and Latinos. Why is this?

    Reply

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