Comments on: The rights of sex offenders

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:34:14 +0000

In reply to VICKI. Evaluation done ON HER? or on your son?

By: VICKI

VICKI — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:08:37 +0000

PLEASE HELP ME MY SON IS IN PRISN AND HAS NEVER SEEN HIS CHILD.THEY SAY WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EVALUATION DONE ON HER FIRST.SHE IS ONLY 15 MONTHS OLD .DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN HAVE THIS DONE.

By: Floana Renfrow

Floana Renfrow — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:22:07 +0000

Being a sex offender not only punishes the offender but his whole family even years after the only offense (which was not a violent offense). The offender has done all his prison time (which was very harsh ,16 years, and so now is on probation. Now he is on probation/parole for the last 5 months of his term. He has been released from prison only to be informed he has nowhere to live. He is having to do his probation while living in a tent in the woods . His curfew is 7 pm til 7 am. He is free to go most places during the day but must be in his camping spot by 7 pm. Does this even make sense? Children are running around everywhere freely during the day and should be home at night. If he were going to offend again he would have more opportunity during the day to do so. He cannot get a job …how is he supposed to shower or keep his work clothes clean? Also what about transportation? How is he supposed to get to and from a job? Bus service costs money and is very unreliable.. He does get some help from food stamps. There is no place for him to keep food. He has a bike but how does he go look for a job when he has to carry all he owns on it every time he leaves his site. Who is going to hire someone like that? There are places and people he could live with but they are not approved as the are too close to places children congregate. He is not the only one at the site as the probation people are sending other offenders to the same site..one of them is a young female. Now they are in the direct path of hurricane Gordon and have nowhere to go.
His out of state mother is struggling to help him . Her only income is her social security check. Her rent is $600 per month and includes utilities. She has had to send him money for a tent and a bike and various other things. She has about $200 a month left each month for food and medecine.
How does the State think a person can live or work with all the restrictions and no help..are the just going to send more and more people to live in the woods like an animal with no help?

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:29:30 +0000

I agree with proper counseling and understanding what caused the act or acts to happen in the first place is key to recovery .
The perception is we all
Are lurking at parks and beaches waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting teenager.
There is a great injustice when the laws are applied Ex post facto which is the case with most sex offender
Laws

By: Capt Charles Munsey Jr. USN (Ret)

Capt Charles Munsey Jr. USN (Ret) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:48:58 +0000

Even if a person does inappropriately touch a child that does not mean that the person is going to continue to do that for a lifetime. There are all types of situations that may have lead to the touching…none justifying but none the less causing someone to fail in a moment of weakness. With post conviction counseling and evaluation based on background of the individual and remorse, certainly one can be cleared of any future propensity for such behavior. I know…it happened to me. My daughter…the victim…and I have now reconciled and are enjoying a good father/daughter relationship short of the un-called for restrictions placed on my ability to be a father for all times and events. It’s a shame and she thinks so too.