Friday Lookout: Operation Scarecrow—What Did Our Community Gain?

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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Is It Safety, or the Business of Safety?

Child safety must always come first. Public safety must always come first. That is why we should ask hard questions when protecting children becomes part of a business. On the air Monday Chris Hansen’s interview is scheduled to air Monday, October 26, at 8:10 a.m. Eastern on Tampa Bay’s 93.3 FLZ, during THEjoeSHOW. It is a chance to ask what

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When a School ID Scan Reaches Into a Child’s Family: Administrative Punishment?

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE When a School ID Scan Reaches Into a Child’s Family By FAC Media | Research and Commentary Raptor VisitorSafe check-in interface. Official product image: Raptor Technologies. Shown for commentary on the system; this is not a photograph of a school incident. A child looks for a parent in the crowd at a school play. A father gets

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More Than a Month Later: A Closer Look at Manatee County’s “27 Arrests” Headline

More Than a Month Later: A Closer Look at Manatee County’s “27 Arrests” Headline By FAC Media | Research and Commentary Sheriff Rick Wells at the September 2, 2026 Operation Safe Childhood briefing. Photo published by Pulse of Manatee; cropped. Children deserve safety. Survivors deserve lasting care. Families deserve clear answers. Public money should support work that protects children and

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Florida Online Stings: Child Safety, Decoys and Public Cost

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Protecting Children Means Taking a Closer Look at Stings Opinion and documented research on child safety, government power and public cost. Online stings use decoys: adults posing as children. Children deserve safety, survivors deserve care, and these investigations deserve fair, open review. Could government be reaching too far? Its power, cost and burden on families should match

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Chris Hansen in Florida and the public cost of the televised sting

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE MEDIA BUZZ Chris Hansen in Florida and the public cost of the televised sting   By FAC Media | Opinion and Research Long after a sting ends and the cameras leave, the people involved and their families, friends and colleagues still have lives to live. That includes Chris Hansen’s productions and any sting operation. Children who have

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