Summerfield sex offender jailed after showing up a day late to register
A Summerfield sex offender spent a night in jail last week after showing up a day late for his quarterly registration update.
He has re-registered 25 times since originally registering in April 2015. He most recently re-registered in Marion County on Dec. 4, 2020 and was reminded his next re-registration was scheduled for March, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office report.
On the morning of Thursday, April 1, XXXX reported to the sheriff’s office to register. After being read his Miranda warning, he told a deputy he forgot he was required to register in March. XXXX said he realized on March 31 he had forgotten and came to the sex offender unit office, but it was closed. XXXX has been provided with the unit’s office hours in the past and is aware the office is closed on Wednesdays, the report said.
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We are thinking of retiring to Marion County from Palm beach next year. Can anyone give feed back on how the treat SO’s. Palm Beach has been very fair over last 20 years.
WORLDWIDE PLANETARY BULLETIN: STAY AWAY FROM FLORIDUH AT ALL COSTS
If you are already in Floriduh, stay where you are if you can handle the restrictions. Once you move, you are on blast. All of Marion County will be made aware of your arrival and prepare a “welcoming party”.
1,500 foot rule in effect in Marion:
https://library.municode.com/fl/marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH9.5HURIRE_ARTIIISEPRSEOF
City of Ocala has same restrictions:
https://library.municode.com/fl/ocala/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH15PUHESA_ARTISEPROF
Other municipalities in Marion may have same or different restrictions. Use same website as links provided to find additional municipalities.
https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/constitution#A1
SECTION 2. Basic rights.—All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have INALIEANBLE rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.
How can a county ordinance which prevents anyone from acquiring, possessing and protecting property be lawfully enforced? It is a clear violation of the basic rights within the Florida constitution. Any state residency law IMO also violate these basic rights.
The basic rights of acquiring, possessing and protecting property are “inalienable”;
https://share.america.gov/what-does-it-mean-for-right-to-be-inalienable
“The idea of an inalienable right is at the heart of U.S. democracy — a right that people are born with and that can never be taken away.”
A right to protect property requires that the person who acquired the property be with or on the acquired property.
“No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.”
Unfortunately, registrants are not a protected class. We are a despised class with legislative carve outs designed to extract never-ending punishments and to deny rights granted to all other citizens and criminal classes. In order to challenge a law or ordinance, registrants must spend thousands of dollars for litigation, if they can even find a lawyer to take their case.
For the most part, organizations that tout constitutional adherence have turned a blind eye and lent a deaf ear to our cause.
Marion County? I’m shocked I tell you! (Sarcasm font)
Why please? Is Marion County like Polk? Give me some feedback before I buy a house there.
So, the office was closed and he couldn’t register. Hope his defense lawyer raises that issue.
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sorry but he knew he had to register in March and he had 31 days to get his rear end in there. He cant show up at 11:59pm on the 31st and expect to renew his registration. He has no excuse. On my registration renewel months I am there in the first week because I know they do not give us any slack on this. This is like me explaining to the lottery commission that I meant to use those exact numbers the day before but forgot or was just busy. Sorry hoss, you knew the rules, you knew the procedures, you choose not to comply. Pay the price.
He is not to be condemned for failing to follow unconstitutional rules. These are moments to rally against an oppressive State, not to encourage undissenting conformity.
Until the courts finally make the rulings we all know to be just, this draconian laws are the law of land and if you dont follow it, you will be prosecuted. Period. They do not give us any breaks. If he wants to be a martyr for the cause, bless his heart. Personally, I’d rather continue to live my life, such as it is, on this side of the barbed wire.
You are so right Kevin..Amen to you
Closed on Wednesdays? Seriously the place is closed on Wednesday? Does the sherrif take Wednesdays off to wash and polish his horse and buggy? This is insanity. God I hate these stories like this. This is so damn stupid. I can see if we commit a real crime. But one damn day.
Just makes me wanna say damn alot.