Comments on: The sex offender registry failed them: Walton County school resource deputy charged with relationship with student https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/ Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws Fri, 17 Feb 2023 01:10:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jacob https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55114 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 01:10:49 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55114 In reply to Dustin.

I believe if you want a gun and a badge and the power to detain, you should be willing to undergo polygraphs.

]]> By: Dustin https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55113 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:09:26 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55113 In reply to Will Allen.

I think it has more to do with the owners of polygraph companies being Facebook friends and Linkdin connections with county sheriffs and superior court judges than anything else.

Most polygraphists here are prior LE. [Moderated]

]]> By: Will Allen https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55112 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:46:30 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55112 In reply to Dustin.

That shows everyone just how stupid Georgia law enforcement criminals are. They use junk “science” and believe in fairy tales. Which is why they love the Registries fantasy so much. It’s just such a simple solution for simple minds. Just today, I was reading some of Georgia’s propaganda where they push their Registries so much. They might be dumb enough to think Registries are smart. That’s hard to believe, but maybe.

If they believe in junk fantasies then I’m all for forcing them, by law, to use polygraphs. I hope it causes them chaos every day. Let them choke on it. And their Registries.

]]> By: Bill https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55111 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:58:59 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55111 In reply to RM.

Problem is, how would the reaction be if someone failed this polygraph? They would be publicly shamed, and their lives most likely ruined. Polygraph test have been, even by our own supporters, been proven notoriously inaccurate.

]]> By: Dustin https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55110 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:13:33 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55110 In reply to RM.

I don’t know about Florida. But in Georgia, a polygraph “examination” is part of the hiring process in all law enforcement organizations.

]]> By: 🤔 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55109 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:18:50 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55109 In reply to Stephen H..

I think you’re missing the point. The registry is sold as a way to prevent and eradicate sexual abuse. Since we know, from statistics, that most sexual abuse is not through recidivism of those who have been convicted, FAC is putting a spotlight on the fact that the registry doesn’t accomplish its stated goal.

]]> By: Stephen H. https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55108 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:44:55 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55108 In reply to Jacob.

I think it’s an illogical statement, the way FAC is using it, and I wish they’d stop it! The arguments are great, and certainly there are numerous failures. It’s just not possible for the registry to fail when it only concerns convicted persons. An example of the registry failing would be a registrant reoffending. Spock out.
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]]> By: Jacob https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55107 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:45:53 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55107 In reply to RM.

First I’ve seen anyone on this site propose MORE polygraphs. I didn’t even see polygraphs mentioned in the story.

]]> By: Anonymous https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55106 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:44:26 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55106 In reply to RM.

A great point!

]]> By: RM https://floridaactioncommittee.org/the-sex-offender-registry-failed-them-walton-county-school-resource-deputy-charged-with-relationship-with-student/comment-page-1/#comment-55105 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:54:57 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=20609#comment-55105 If all adults who work with children in an unsupervised setting were subject to mandatory pre-employment polygraph testing to detect proclivities to sexually offend with minors, the majority of sexual offenses committed by non-family members might be prevented. The official government position in most states is that polygraph testing is a valuable tool to help prevent sexual offenses–after all, most people on sex offender probation are forced to take (and pay for) them frequently–so this would be a logical step to take on the part of the government. If government officials really wanted to protect children against sexual victimization, this is one tangible step they could take. Why don’t they?

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