Pride Center Janitor Fired After It Was Discovered He Was A Registrant
The comments on a Go Fund Me page tell a completely different story about a man than the article in the Miami Herald.
Clarence Collins had worked as a Janitor at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Florida, an LGBTQ community center that has been around for 25 years, this year. Clarence had worked for them for fifteen of those years.
The Herald story paints a picture of the center “hiding a dark secret”, their janitor was a registered sexual predator for a crime that took place 21 years ago. But, in reality, the CEO knew of Collins’ past and even confirmed with probation that it would be OK with him to work there. Only after a parent found out about the janitor’s past did the center fire him.
The Go Fund Me page tells a completely different story. One of a beloved longtime employee (a good employee, at that) who was giving back to the community. One who is now jobless and homeless. How often do you see anyone rallying around a fired janitor? Let alone one with a criminal past? It’s clearly a testament to the character of the man today.
It makes you wonder exactly how much repentance will ever satisfy the public, where a man can’t keep his job as a janitor in a community center that preaches inclusiveness and tolerance.
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So does anyone else find it ironic that this man was fired because the Pride Center built a children’s playground when a scant 40 years ago, people in South Florida like Anita Bryant were proposing things like the “Save Our Children” ordinance designed to keep those kiddie fiddling homosexuals away from our precious youth? How quickly some forget.
Insert FAC approved sarcasm label here for those who missed it.
Just curious – the FAC Weekly Update for 2018-04-12 says that CC is in jail? what happened?
failure to report where he was living
Oh geez is it because of getting fired?
Good. Another dangerous horrible criminal off the streets. Nice job browards finest!! Arrest a hard working law abiding citizen trying to get his life together, but not the deputy that refused to go into one of your schools to stop a school shooter. Makes perfect sense. **please note my enormous sarcasm in the first part of my comment lol
“Boo told the Miami Herald in an email that he found out about Collins’ status as a registered sex predator in 2006, but that he was unaware state law bans Collins from working or loitering near a playground.”
(from the Miami Herald Story)
Somebody help me out here. I don’t believe that there is a state law here that applies to Mr. Collins, as his offense was in 1995. In fact, as his offense occurred in 1995, he doesn’t fall under any of the state residency restrictions. Am I mistaken here?