Comments on: The blurring line between mental health and criminal justice.

By: Bwj

Bwj — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:05:19 +0000

In reply to DavidM. The university is Cleveland State. You pose a fascinating question about searches. If I were on probation then, as I understand it, have no right to oppose a search. As a plain old registrant I would think a search like that would be illegal. Yet I am sure law enforcement would find a way to search even against my consent. I guess I don't have much faith in law enforcement anymore.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:41:32 +0000

Another example of law enforcement putting themselves on the same mental level as this broken soul. Maybe we should look into putting whoever is responsible for this in a mental ward along side the old man.
On another note . I heard a news report today out of Cleveland Ohio. It said a college student there took an entrance exam at a College, don’t know which one. The exam was taken from there own computer. A lap top. Afterward the instructor asked to inspect the computer to make sure he or she don’t know which wasn’t cheating. They complied because to refuse would have meant automatically refuse entry to the college. The student afterwards thought the have no right to do that , so they sued for illegal search and seizure. They won the law suit.
Does that mean that when police come by and ask if they can look around and you know if you don’t let them you will be harassed . That that would open the door to be able to sue the police for illegal search and seizure. Wouldn’t the same be true , if they search your phone or computer without probable cause of a specific reason of the search. Unless of course it was specifically stated in your conviction.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 23:24:05 +0000

The Conversation section below the article exhibits much hate for the befuddled old man, expressed by anonymous users hiding behind pseudonyms such as Jabba the Toaster.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:12:18 +0000

In all honesty, what harm was really done? Tell him to go to hell and move along. Law enforcement involvement should have been limited to contacting his family (if he has any) and looking into getting him into assisted living since he’s clearly senile. People shouldn’t be jailed for stupid little annoyances.

By: Mp

Mp — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:35:20 +0000

No one has critical thinking skills anymore and no one cares about solving issues. We throw money in the wrong direction and hide the people we don’t like. This old man is no threat. If someone takes him up on the offer, well there’s your criminal.

By: Bwj

Bwj — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:59:03 +0000

The media is often complicit in the heartlessness. Especially the Daytona News-Journal, which attached two links to this story. The first was a map to where registrants live in the area and one on how a registrant is awaiting trial for allegedly murdering another registrant.

By: Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret

Capt Charles 'Bob' Munsey Jr. USN Ret — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:44:06 +0000

Thanks for a very common-sense way to look at life situations. This ‘one size fits all solution’ to individual problems sure doesn’t promote justice but it surely makes it easier for law enforcement to take in ‘customers’.

By: Peter P

Peter P — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:59:19 +0000

The state of Florida doesn’t care if you have Alheimer’s, dementia, or you’re lying in bed dying of cancer. There has to be some compassion for these individuals who probably don’t even know that they’re on the SOR. It’s awful what Volusia County is doing to this man.