Comments on: The Asinine Nature of Sex Offender Proximity Laws in Florida

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 03:00:51 +0000

In reply to Gerald.

Gerald is right..Michigan is completely different from Florida. I live in a school zone and have never been confronted about it by law enforcement. I can go to whatever stores, theaters, restaurants, and parks I want to…I play softball in parks with playgrounds and have never been bothered by the cops there either…My experiences with police have generally been met with frustration on their part that they have to waste their time doing compliance checks..they’ve told me to my face that I’m of no concern to them…even being a “tier” 3 and a lifetime registrant is better than being labeled a “sex predator” as they do in Florida..I heard Capt. Charles talk about how ridiculous that label is and I couldn’t agree more. I feel for those of you who are designated with that label because I know that’s not the case. I pray for many of you down there in Florida because you truly do have it worse than just about anybody in the country…I’ve come to look forward every day to hear what Capt. Charles & Gerald and some of the others have to say and their insights.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:49:45 +0000

In reply to Kayt. The government preaches against discrimination, yet has created a new "class" with these registry laws, and made discrimination not only acceptable, but mandatory in some respects. Discrimination and hate go hand in hand.

By: Kayt

Kayt — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:59:36 +0000

To Clarify: I meant when I wrote that it’s the same with people who now wear the scarlet letters, …. I’m saying that it’s all about the public’s ability to hate and treat us like they did the Jews, and people who were mistreated, enslaved and tortured. Enlightenment will not change them, trying to reason with them won’t change them, but fighting back will eventually change the way that they treat us, but as with all things, it takes time.

By: Kay t

Kay t — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:52:49 +0000

I am believing that the IML, the playground laws, and such are all about predjudice and as we know,hate is a spirit that grows. Predjudice is one of those things.

I fear what happened to the Jews. The lawmakers and people are corralling us the same as they have with the Mexican families and with much the same motives that come from cold blooded and ignorant hate.

Humans have always been this way throughout history, always groups of people who find a way to bully and destroy lives.

The only thing that stopped it before was fighting back and it was never easy. It is not enlightenment that serves to stop monsters, but forcing a change in the law. It’s worth studying the changes that history tells us about. For example, burning people at the stake, kangaroo trials, legal slavery and all. Of the devices of torture that were developed through the history of man; those people who developed and agreed with such carnage are monsters and it’s the same with the people who are now wearing the scarlet letter. So, what changed it before? What can change it now?

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:19:06 +0000

I didn’t realize how unreasonable Florida’s law really is. In Michigan, the law bans loitering within 1,000 feet of a school. Grocery shopping is okay. Even while on parole, the parole agents let us use stores within a prohibited school zone. The main hospital in my town is also right next to a high school, but I was permitted to use it. Of course, the law doesn’t define exactly what it means by “loitering,” so you’re always worried about that. I never realized how many little parochial schools there were in my town until I had to take them into consideration while job or apartment hunting. But Michigan looks easy compared to Florida.