Something MUST BE DONE to help registrants with dementia.
An article came out today in Patch (the publication that is notorious for broadcasting the names of registrants during Halloween) with the title, “Missing Sex Offender Last Seen Tuesday Morning: Sheriff”. I normally don’t click on links to Patch because I don’t want to give their site more traffic, but I was curious. Here’s what the story said:
XXX, who is homeless, was last seen at the MCSO’s Child Protection Investigations Division Office at 3526 9th Street West in Bradenton at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
As a registered sex offender, he’s required to check in with detectives and came to the CPI office to do so, the sheriff’s office said. When XXX couldn’t recall the address where he is staying, he left to get the address, but never returned.
XXX suffers from dementia and has a history of becoming lost, MCSO said.
This is awful! There are thousands more like this man, who are suffering from dementia or some other mental or physical impairment that are still forced to comply with registration requirements that are impossible for them to comprehend or comply with, all at the risk of a third degree felony. I can’t speak about this man because I don’t know his history or story, but it’s very possible he’s homeless to begin with because of his status and no shelter will take him.
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as draconian as the American justice system is I have to wonder what the chance is his “crime” was caused by his disease. I know American justice system Loves to false brand and incarcerate its mentally ill as criminals and hold them accountable for actions they are not aware of..
‘Officials said he was found and is OK,’ reports Fox 13 News.
They at least had the decency not to call him dangerous and whatnot.
Aren’t there any services that could of been provided for this guy? Gee a society is judged by how it treats it’s citizens and this country is a dismal failure at best. Last thing a cop should want is to slap cuffs on someone; however that’s the mentally in a civil society.
This is how the moaners and complainers justify those Detention for life centers. You know, the ones where they have done their time but won’t let them go. This guy may end up in prison for failure to register and depending on how old he is, may never get out.
Not bashing anyone that is rich but going to make a comparison. How does one man like Jeff Bezos, the richest man on Earth amass that much wealth. And others end up in the woods. I am not telling Bezos what to do, he donates a lot of money, but if I had that much, I think I would have a program for homeless folks.
Its 2021 people, in the richest country on Earth. NO one should be living in the woods (Unless they want to of course)
Saying a prayer for this man and all the men and women around the World who are thrown away like trash.
https://patch.com/florida/bradenton/missing-sex-offender-last-seen-tuesday-morning-sheriff
What happens to apathy!
Robert
Do you mean empathy? Apathy means that you don’t care.