Comments on: NARSOL: People First Language

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:29:41 +0000

In reply to Penny K.. A tiered registry would be a step in the right direction, but there is nothing proposed in the legislature to take us there.

By: Penny K.

Penny K. — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:13:18 +0000

In reply to Jerry. I don’t understand why we have various levels of murder convictions ( manslaugter, first, second degree, premeditated, etc), and subsequently different prison terms and outcomes but there can’t be the same consideration for sexual offenses (non-violent, possession of cp, and on up). Why do the courts have to lump them all together? Especially after they’ve paid their debt to society. Is there any progress in the courts to date in changing the registration laws in florida?

By: jason

jason — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:49:09 +0000

In reply to Robert C.

Robert C is on to something here — particularly with the analogy to smoking. Once smokers quit, wouldn’t it be ridiculous if we still referred to them as smokers? They should be respected — just like those who have learned healthier ways to deal with problem sexual behavior.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:52:01 +0000

Along those same lines what makes the drug dealer that deals that poison to out children and causes all that death from overdoses. Are they on a registry? No! What about the habitual drunk driver that has had an accident or accidents with serious injuries or death. Are they on a registry? once again no! Might as well include murderers. No registry for them either. I believe it was two years ago when a man from I believe Massachusetts had killed someone in that state and did his time and came t Florida and murdered his roommate. Could this been prevented with a registry. I kind of doubt it.. This is just one of the many terrible things that have happened and will continue to happen whether there is a registry for them or not. Registries are not the answer.

By: Robert C

Robert C — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:26:38 +0000

Let’s think about this.

I was caught cheating on an elementary school spelling test (this is true), but I don’t constantly carry the label of “cheater” around with me, and I definitely don’t appear on a school-sponsored “cheaters’ registry”. I once tripped and dropped a library book, accidentally damaging it, but when I walk back in to the library nowadays, I don’t see a big poster saying “Beware of this clumsy book-damager! He broke the spine on Tom Sawyer in 1995!” Many people I know have quit smoking, and once they quit, they no longer carry the label of “smoker”.

The real challenge, then, is to show that people CAN get better. Why don’t people believe this? One of the big things that keeps the term “offender” in use seems to be the idea of incurability. According to 12-step theory, people with alcoholism (i.e. “alcoholics”) cannot be cured – their greatest hope is not to be cured, or to return to normal, but only to become “recovering alcoholics”, fearful that one drink would send them back down the tubes. The same attitude is found in much of sex offender treatment, which is largely built on an addictions model anyway (e.g. SUDs, lapses, stinking thinking, etc.). That is, you can quit smoking for good, and then you are no longer a smoker. You can turn in your helmet, and then you are no longer a football player. You can quit committing sexual offenses, but you will never no longer be a sex offender, because sex offenders are for life.

By: J. Williams

J. Williams — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:09:06 +0000

THANK YOU!!

By: DavidM

DavidM — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:22:13 +0000

Why not just call it what it is “ The Public Shamming Registry”

By: MUD

MUD — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:26:51 +0000

Off subject what’s going on with the in person challenge this is a real punishment with loss work and freedom the opportunity cost is adding up with these new rules….after 20 years I’m fed up my deal wasn’t for this seems like we could sue for breach of contract I mean if they don’t keep thier end of the deal why should I have too they should allow us to withdraw plea and goto trial I feel I was tricked into this crap I’ve got the maximum time in anyway I’d goto trial damn I’m tired of this crap.

By: Jas Stockman

Jas Stockman — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:11:37 +0000

How about calling those who are “ The continually unjustly persecuted registry “. Just kidding! We should just call it “ prior offense registry”!
The wording “sex” or anything using that base word in a legal list is considered negative. The word “Offender” leads people to believe “more than One time or continually”.
We al know of women & men who were attacked & due to more powerful people, people with more money & the legal authorities against them have been “unjustly convicted” along with persons who may have urinated in a public at night, to persons who have been accused when they became of legal “older” age than the person they dated in high school. This is just a very small list of those unjustly convicted!

By: jo

jo — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:37:17 +0000

In reply to Jerry. Jerry i agree