Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
People Are Not Pennies Children deserve safety. Families deserve laws that fit what a person actually did. Remember our analogy as you listen and read: “Watch the pennies, and the dollars will police themselves.” Watch small details and trust that bigger problems will be handled. This seems to reflect Florida’s approach: punish reporting mistakes across a whole group and assume
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Parents want their children to be safe. People on the registry and their families want that, too. A child waiting for a bus and a child living with a parent on the registry both deserve care. Two Florida reports bring us back to the same question: Are we looking at proof of harm, or being asked to fear a label?
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Rhetoric vs. Reality: What the Campaign Ad Leaves Out Children deserve to be safe. People who have been harmed deserve care and justice. Families deserve clear facts about the laws that shape their lives. A campaign ad for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier features sheriffs, talk of hunting down predators and caging monsters, and a large number: over 2,000. For
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE MEDIA Opinion & Analysis Yet again, another Halloween operation. Another round of Halloween hysteria. This Friday, instead of sharing the week’s headlines, the Florida Action Committee Media Committee took a closer look at Operation Scarecrow. What did it achieve, what did it cost, and how did it help the community? For our members, families, and supporters, these
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE | OPINION When Even a Pumpkin Is Too Much “Sex offenders and predators don’t get to celebrate.” That is the opening line of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Halloween message. Think about who hears those words: a spouse, a child, an entire household. In my opinion, telling a whole group of people they cannot decorate or celebrate is
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Pawleys Island Update: One Case Ends, Others Remain Care for families. Clear facts. Fair treatment. By FAC Media | October 20, 2026 South Carolina Supreme Court in Columbia. Illustrative photo; not the court that issued this ruling. Photo: Abductive / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. For families touched by the registry, news like this can be hard to read.
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