PLEASE COMMENT ON THE SOURCE: What do you think about Jacksonville not enforcing the sign requirement for sex offenders on Halloween?
Two registered sex offenders filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville because they want to decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays. Thursday, the offenders asked the judge to pause the city sign requirement outside their home because they believe it’s unconstitutional.
Sex offenders in Jacksonville are required to have signs posted outside their home that read “no candy or treats here” so that children don’t trick-or-treat at their homes on Halloween. Because of the lawsuit, the city of Jacksonville has agreed not to enforce the sign requirement while the case is under judicial review.
Parents will need to check the sex offender registry before they go trick-or-treating if they want to avoid those homes.
We want to hear from you. What do you think about the city not enforcing the sign requirement for sex offenders on Halloween?
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I live in Clay County, next to Duval. I voluntarily put up a no candy sign every year, trying to be proactive and avoid issues. Shame that I have to feel it necessary.
It also stinks that I live at my sister’s house, and she used to really love decorating for Halloween. Shame I also had to convince her not to decorate for “Fall” until November 1st, lest it be misinterpreted as Halloween decorations. This is despite the fact I live in a trailer way at the back of the property.
The upside of this is that I have been doing a large synchronized Christmas light show in the front yard for 12 years now with no complaint from the Sheriff’s office. In fact, have received a few compliments from them. I think they know better that argue about a major religious holiday, and I remain a behind-the-scenes engineer, and I collect donations for the local animal shelter. Otherwise, I’d probably be worried…
If you allow a sex offender to live with you in your home, is your home then added to the registry for all to see when someone does a search?
Georgia’s ruling heavily relied and debated on whether the signs were places on private or public property. The Jacksonville signs look like they are to be on private property… a sure win for us.
I am a registered sex offender, and I live in Jacksonville Fl. Sex crimes cause high emotions in people, especially when a child is involved. This causes an “over the top” reaction to sex offenders. I understand that. But some “over the top” reactions are “OVER THE TOP” Exp, signs in yards; special auto tags; registering every 90 days; paying a fee for a
” court ordered “registration, the list goes on. Restrictions on a murderer are less. Thanks to organizations like Florida Action Committee and Fla Justice Institute ,the “OVER THE TOP” restrictions are coming to light and hopefully emotions taken out of the sex crime punishment.