Sandra Woodall
(407) 423-1093

605 E Robinson ST
STE 250
Orlando FL 32801

I know this thread is old, but do you know the name of the Orlando attorney. DCF is doing exactly (to my belief) what you are saying and a few woman and myself are looking for others and NO attorneys will touch DCF to sue over illegalities that can easily be proven, no question asked.

My comments on anger were not, of course, aimed at you, Candy. YOU have every right to be angry. So does your husband. Neither of you are “scum.”

Instead, my comments were more pertinent to an out-of-state individual who occasionally risks mucking things up in Florida. He is basically on the right side of this difficult issue and devotes a good deal of time to it, but his lack of anger management has tends to undermine his efforts to persuade potential allies and turn them against him. You can see evidence of this further down the discussion.

Now, regarding Ron Book, I don’t blame him one bit for his daughter’s victimization. But perhaps deep down he does, because I can’t think why else he would have done so much to hurt so many Florida families, including yours, and that’s what I blame him for (him, and his daughter, and any other co-sponsors of such ridiculous legislation as you have described).

Please, let’s be clear here. Lauren Book is a victim of child sexual abuse only because her father, Ron Book, failed to do his due diligence as a parent by hiring a person who molested his child. Just as John Walsh, himself a child molester (an adult having sex with an underage teenager) and I am so sick of all the “so-called” hero worship here in Florida, and passing by roads dedicated to and named after some paid public servant like a Councilman from 15 years ago, and yes, it must be nice to do that on the taxpayers tab. Am I angry, Jacob? You bet I am! I am daily shamed as the wife of a registrant, I have a target on my back placed by the State of Florida, and I’ve never broken a law, ever! Yes, you think I’m scum because my husband has to register as a sex offender for life for the only conviction he’s ever had – he’s 56 and his conviction was in 1990, long before Megan’s Law even existed and long before I married him. Now with aid of the Florida State driver’s license identifier, IML passport identifier requirement, and Florida “open to the public for scrutiny” internet accessible registry information (and free downloadable software to “get pinged” on your cell phone if you are anywhere near one of those “evil” SO homes). I’ve worked for various government agencies in the past, but here in Florida I can’t even get a job cleaning someone’s toilets, all due to the publicly available registry in this state! You bet, I’m mad as hell. Just as you do, I expect to be treated fairly under the law, but that doesn’t happen for those associated with someone required to register as a SO in Florida. If Florida didn’t want us to move here, why didn’t they put a “Welcome to Hell – it’s hot here for a reason, sex offenders!’ or even a ‘No Sex Offenders Allowed’ cause gee, it sure would have been nice to know in advance just how differently we would be treated just by moving here! We’ve lived in 3 other states and have never been treated so unfairly or unjustly discriminated against as we have been in Florida. Jacob, what we all need to do is walk a mile in each another’s moccasins for a moment and realize that each case is different, and we are all deserving of forgiveness in God’s eyes, because we are all sinners.

For several years now I have supported Derek and worked with him in a public awareness campaign, as Joseph said playing keyboard warrior does nothing. Lauren Book pissed me off by saying all supporters of Derek are pedophiles, that includes me! Lauren Book has been and will continue to place vindictive and cruel laws no matter what. She claims to be a survivor but she is actually a forever vindictive victim. I am working hard to abolish registries for everyone, that includes you! I truly hope you are not a keyboard warrior or armchair quarterback, do you do anything more than criticize and demean those you are jealous of or disagree with?

@CMC,

For what it’s worth, I think it’s very naive to think that everything the Books do is in reaction to Derek’s activism and/or they would ease up if he were to stop. Book’s activism was publicly known long before Derek or anyone else ever stood up to the lunacy that the registry has become.

More and increasingly absurd and ineffective laws and parole/probation rules are proposed and passed every year, mostly based on extremely rare events. Ironically, the new laws/proposals would not have prevented the events that inspired them. Others, on pure phantasms – things that never have and are unlikely to occur. The “just do what they say to show we’re harmless then they’ll back off” attitude hasn’t come to fruition in the 20+ years of the public registry, and I don’t see any indication that it ever will. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Lauren Book has proposed legislation to require out of state registrants to pre-register before registering to visit Florida, prohibit registrants from buying sex dolls, and a separate registry for those who hire prostitutes to be overseen by the same DCF she denounced only days before. Not a single one of her proposals have any historical, empirical, or even theoretical basis. Nor did they have anything to do with Derek or any other activist or organization; she’d have proposed them whether she had ever heard of Derek or not.

I personally can’t get over her stone silence in the wake of the high school shooting that happened IN HER VERY OWN DISTRICT, which I find alarming due to her public position on the protection of children. Apparently, killing children is perfectly okay as long as there’s not a sexual component to their slaying.

Lauren Book’s victimhood – whether genuine, exaggerated, or fabricated – does not make her an expert on child safety or anything else. I’m betting that the weight given to her proposals and ideas by her colleagues in the legislature is directly proportionate to the number of colleagues who want to attend her father’s cocktail parties.

Personally, I will tell Lauren Book to her face everything I posted above if I ever get the opportunity, and I don’t care if she takes it personally. My opinion that she is a bobble-headed idiot mouthpiece for her father is based entirely on her actions in recent years and has nothing to do with whatever might have happened when she was a teenager. She has absolutely no regard for the feelings or livelihood of registrants or their friends and families, so I see no reason why they should have any regard for hers. The fact that “I’m a victim” and her father’s Visa are the only two cards she can ever play should be a pretty clear indication of the reasoning and projected effects of her ideas.

Like it or not, some audacity is required to change the status quo. That means sometimes pissing people off and hurting feelings. “Taking the high road” doesn’t always mean you won’t get lost.

The only people who like to bash my efforts are either people who don’t lift a finger for this movement or is someone trying to disrupt the cause. This movement has been infiltrated by vigilante groups in the past (Absolute Zero United was on staff at one of the activist groups at the time and stole info on private members to post on Wikisposure). I believe it is happening now seeing as how it is not an untried tactic.

CMC, when you actually do something more than talk trash on a comment board, maybe then I will value your opinion. Kissing the Books asses is accomplishing nothing.

CMC – Your opinion is respected, as is Derek’s. We need to remain respectful of others and should NEVER attack a victim. That said; Derek’s criticism of Lauren Book is not an effort to show contempt for what happened to her as a child, but challenging her policies as a legislator.

Lauren Book’s anger towards our population, combined with her (and her father’s) powerful position, enables them to pass legislation designed to punish, not prevent. They are willfully blind to scientific research, empirical evidence, opinions of experts (including government experts) and best practices. This agenda is also very profitable for them, which is another motivation for the laws they pass.

It was absurd that Ron Book came to testify in the Miami-Dade SORR case (incidentally, the law is named after Lauren Book). The fact that Mr. Book is Chairman of the Homeless Trust AND the person creating the homeless problem should have been a blatant conflict of interest when it came to this mess. In other areas, he would have been disqualified, but again, power and money lets him get away with it and having his daughter in State government as his proxy only makes it easier.

FAC has reached out to Lauren Book MULTIPLE times to extend an olive branch or to see where we can find common ground. Fact is she ignores us ever time. As our legislator she should be hearing out her constituents – but she won’t even acknowledge us. She does know Derek though!

Derek unquestionably has taken steps to piss off the Books which (Ron Book said it himself in “Untouchable”) fueled the fire and led to some bills in retribution. It also unquestionably led to the legal challenge that he’s involved in with the Books (Lauren got a ridiculous restraining order against him, which he’s appealing). FAC has clearly disassociated itself from his rally and some of his comments. However, you have to respect the guy for speaking out.

So long as people are doing it independently (and not on behalf of FAC) when someone “shows up” and “speaks out” we need to respect it. Just like we respect your criticism of Derek. Who knows what method is effective?!?

And i believe activism that personally attacks directed towards any individual rather than what is being legislated should be shunned and admonished as unacceptable.

Its simply ineffective.

@Derek: Surely, your verbal attacks and abusive posts towards one of the States must powerful lobbyists and his daughter, a victim of horrific child sexual abuse, founder of Laurens Kids, now a State Senator, is the most effective way to elicit public support.

Fact is, your so called activism has effectively made things worse for us down here in FloriDUH. Because of it “SENATOR” Lauren passed a bill requiring in person registration within 48 hours of any temporary vacation or business travel of 3 days or more. I can’t help but believe that you where the target of this piece of legislation.

Fact is I am outraged by your verbally abusive behavior towards “SENATOR” Lauren Book. fact is your “Brand” of activism is neither helpful or effective, rather counterproductive.