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So, I re registered today in Hillsborough County. I was told by an officer I know. They have now formed a team for the PFRs and its zero tolerance. Lock up as many as you can. If we make one mistake. We going to prison 😕. The officer told me to be very careful. The officers does not work in the registry office I know the officer personally.
@Just a heads up
The registry is touted as a “Non punitive” scheme, however, it cannot exist as non punitive due to the fact you can be arrested for 100s of different reasons, many that are not even disclosed, and for some law enforcement, made up charges.
And as many have stated, even if those charges are thrown out, that arrest on record voids your chances of being removed from the registry. (At least as I have been told in Florida by at least one well know attorney)
They seem to be cracking down in Hernando County as well. There are a lot more arrests for missing registration requirements being posted. However from all of the arrests I have read about, I have yet to find one that was trumped up rather than being a failed registration. Most have been the untimely reporting of vehicles including trailers or failing to re register within the assigned month. I believe that the Detective in charge is doing more information audits than has been done in the past and that those audits are the reason for the more frequent arrests.
Since we are in this hurricane we must be diligent in reporting out of self preservation if nothing else.
Ok, I don’t understand this case https://casetext.com/case/debose-v-state-86
A guy gets rearrested now is labeled the predator label because of a prior offense in Colorado that the state of Florida says is almost similar enough, so therefore it can trigger the predator label however you have the case of Crose versus Florida 2024 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/115750803.html
“When interpreting statutes, the Florida Supreme Court has now instructed us to “follow the ‘supremacy-of-text principle’—namely, the principle that ‘[t]he words of a governing text are of paramount concern, and what they convey, in their context, is what the text means.’ ”. If it’s not word for word with the other state statues they can still say it’s close enough seems like it contradicts this ruling.
However in Montgomery v Florida https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fourth-district-court-of-appeal/2015/4d13-3757.html said that Pennsylvania was different enough not to trigger a a predator label.
So we have a split decision in the 4th district vs 1st district in Florida in what constitutes a predator label. Pennsylvania registry is not enough related Colorado is?
I know that we’ve beaten the Brevard County Proximity Ordinance to death but I laughed as I read an article in the paper this morning. In Florida Today there’s an article that lists Brevard’s Legislative Priorities for 2025. One comment about the Indian River Lagoon in particular had me laughing.
“Designate $100 million in recurring appropriation for the Indian River Lagoon protection program, with state cost–share for water projects that reduce pollution sources; remove legacy loading; restore critical ecosystem functions; and
***provide sound, applied research for the Indian River Lagoon, St. John’s River Upper Basin and Lake Washington***”
Folks 3 yrs ago Vicki Henry from WAR ask me to speak at the D.C vigil about the registry and I declined and it was given to Galen if memory serves me. Many know that most all of the registry is a ruse. So who’s the prey and who’s the victim. While internet sting operations have their down sides of entrapping and enticing others by callous methods and devices. One still has to say who’s the real victim’s?
Guys theirs two sides to every coin. When authorities provoke as in most all in internet ordeals is justice actually served? Given a plea deal type of compromise. Who is compromising who? Should we call this registry Evil Justice, Blind justice, or Enticing justice. People can incite wrong justice which is wrong like a J6 ordeal in many ways and can leave many scars. Even prolonging one’s sentence after prison is a bit unethical. Sure many were enticed in all these ordeals whether physical or non physical via internet by deceptive devices. So whats that say about biblical justice? Authorities have limited justice and when they go beyond than it leaves a gray area in man’s justice. I’m sure you all can figure that one out.
Viewing cp could lead to death https://luna.house.gov/posts/breaking-rep-luna-reintroduces-legislation-package-to-establish-harsher-penalties-for-child-sexual-predators
I read the proposed bill (it’s only one page). Under the bill, a 16-year old who texts sexually explicitly selfies to her 17-year old boyfriend would subject them both to the death penalty. Both she and her boyfriend would be subject to a mandatory sentence of either death or life imprisonment in federal prison.
RM
Meanwhile some murderers who cop a plea could get out in 12 years after gain time with just an arrest record once they get out. But a 16 year old could be put to death? I do not see that passing the supreme court, at least the death penalty part of it.
Yes, there are three federal bills, for new offenses, linked on your reference:
https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/luna.house.gov/uploads/2025/01/Holding-Child-Predators-Accountable-Act.pdf
https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/luna.house.gov/uploads/2025/01/No-Repeat-Child-Sex-Offenders-Act.pdf
https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/luna.house.gov/uploads/2025/01/Justice-for-Rape-Survivors-Act.pdf
@JZ
One of them I read makes it looks like a registry violation could send you to prison for life. I have seen that one in the past and it was very scary. So I forgot to tell the registry office that I dyed my chest hair red. Now I am going to slammer for life. Maybe exaggeration, but maybe not. In some states, firing squads are still on the books.
There are people walking free in the U.S who have committed murder more than once. And they still get out of prison and after any probation, other than having a record, they can go about their lives with most having no idea that person is potentially a danger to society.
Shame that so many people think we are the boogeyman waiting to pounce from the shadows and drag people into the woods. I have lived on my street now for 17 years and if I am outside, when they leave the neighborhood, they still give me a disgusted look.
I smile and wave at them like they are my best friend. That really gets them every time LOL. It’s a wonder they haven’t crashed because they are more worried about me than paying attention to driving.
The OffenderWatch website (a .com site) displays the following to its potential subscribers:
“The OffenderWatch App uses data provided by law enforcement agencies who have elected to participate in the OffenderWatch App program, as well as data from other public sex offender registry sources. The offender data includes offender address, phone numbers, email, and other internet identifiers not available to the public but made available by law enforcement to aid with community safety.
Because OffenderWatch is a business partner with thousands of agencies in the United States, we have been able to gain access to this information on your behalf.”
If our phone numbers, email, etc. are being exposed to the general public, especially if any data are coming from law enforcement, I’m pretty pissed off. If I try to start a subscription to verify their claim, I wonder if they’ll deny me based on my registered email address.
[Moderated].
RayO
That is probably how the fake deputy got my cell phone # stating I failed to register. When I told him where he could stick the sunshine at, he then also had my parents number an harassed them. Since I was in law enforcement and my Father was a high ranking military officer, neither of us fell for it.
I had never had an issue like that before so I still say it was someone who had access to law enforcement data as my phone is not published. Having said that, hackers sell lists of phone #’s, names, addresses, emails, social security #’s and even bank account #’s.
When I made my police report on the fake deputy, the sheriff’s office did what they do best to us, ignore and deny justice.
How is this website allowed to share personal information that isn’t available on say the fdle or county website?