Comments on: Think you know who the sex offenders in our community are?

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:04:33 +0000

In reply to G.

G, thanks for contributing your thoughts.

Everyone’s situation is different and it’s dangerous to categorically assume that male offenders were themselves victims or that Alcohol or drugs were involved in most sex offenses or that pornography is the gateway to sexually offending. If you make those claims it would be helpful to cite your sources for that information because we know that some of what you say may be accurate, some is totally inaccurate and some delves into areas we’d rather not go.

People required to register are not a homogeneous group. You have many people who had had a consensual relationship which but for being just outside a statutory line was illegal. You have people who were not out to harm anyone but were baited and switched during the course of an online sting. You have people who were children themselves on this registry who simply didn’t have the maturity.

You also have plenty of people who are involved in alcohol or drugs that never sexually offended and if you look at the percentage of people who watched porn and compare it to the percentage of people on the registry, you’ll realize that maybe it’s not “programming everyone’s brain” after all.

I appreciate your post, because it fosters a dialogue and allows us to hear people’s perception and gives us the opportunity to reply. Much of what you say is true. There are many who are not serial offenders but had a one-time, brief, lapse in judgement. I’m sure there are also those where alcohol or drugs contributed to that lapse, but in any case that does not formulate an excuse.

What I think we agree on is that a program that villainizes these people forever, takes away resources from intervention programs that might actually help end the cycle of violence.

By: G

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:23:23 +0000

I’m a firm believer that people just don’t wake up one morning and think, I’m gonna break the law. Many male offenders were themselves molested by an adult relative, which for the most part go unreported, leaving permanent scars and a mental programming that is hard to change w/o intervention. Only to resurface later on in life with the introduction of alcohol and X rated movies. Pornography is the door the majority of male and female sex offenders walk through. Watching pornography programs the brain into objectifying others as sex objects and not human beings with feelings and rights. Alcohol or other drugs are also involved with most sex offenses. It’s a fantasy world that doesn’t exist in real life. It’s a lie from Satan making people think and feel ‘it’s ok’ to express sexuality by acting out on who’s available. Typically a family member, son, daughter, nephew, niece etc…I feel looking for the most vulnerable person like the single parent with pre-teen and teenage children before they make a terrible mistake, is the best way to intervene and stop the cycle of sin. They are prime candidates for crossing the line with regard to Satanic attack. There are of course, evil people out there that simply take what they want w/o regard for human life. I’m speaking for those that fall off the morality wagon for what ever reason and in a very short period of time, are in a fog of what’s right vs wrong…they are worth being given a second chance…they are not bad people…they got swept away in the moment…

By: DavidM

DavidM — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:21:35 +0000

In reply to Dustin.

Dustin
I think what it really boils down to is they don’t have any other evidence except say so and you pass a polygraph they don’t have a case. So the polygraph is great if it will work for there benefit but no good if they think it won’t.
There whole job is to convict people not to uphold law or justice. Police ,court appointed lawyers. And Judges all sleep together.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:06:15 +0000

In reply to JoeM. The opposition can claim that til they’re blue in the face, but what do they have to go on other than personal feelings, belief? They have popular perception on their side, for now, but no studies that I am aware of.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 03:32:14 +0000

In reply to DavidM.

@ David:

Not quite. Polygraphs are completely, totally, 100% worthless.

Also, ask the judge why he orders probationers to take polygraphs when he knows they are only 50% accurate, at best (according to him). Strikes as a bit disingenuous, imho.

By: JoeM

JoeM — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 01:31:52 +0000

In reply to Bend Over - Florida Owns Your Ass For Life!. And perhaps as many as 95% of all sex offenders prosecuted are FIRST TIME OFFENDERS. Of course, the opposition will say that it just took them years to get caught, but how can you argue that we are more dangerous after conviction as we are the most closely monitored people on the planet short of a USdiplomat in Cold War era Moscow. :-o

By: Florida Action Committee

Florida Action Committee — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:24:12 +0000

In reply to johandym. We do not have anyone managing our social media.

By: johandym

johandym — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:15:25 +0000

very well spoken, very clear message.. do you guys have a channel at youtube? because if not it will be a great idea to have one channel at youtube and one at facebook so it can be more overreaching .. thanks a lot

By: WesternDichotomy

WesternDichotomy — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:27:26 +0000

Good post. Thank you.

By: Still Hopeful...in Fl.

Still Hopeful...in Fl. — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:26:08 +0000

Thank you FAC for another great article and help educate the media, our legislators and the public with factual information. I totally agree and statistics from a U.S. Department of Justice website nsopw.gov states “that 1 in six boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18”. If we look at census statistics from 2010 the female population was approximately 157 million. If 1 out of every 4 had been sexually abused before 18 years of age that is 39.25 million. The male population was approximately 150 million, 1 out of every 6 sexually abused by the age of 18 would be 25 million. That is 64.25 sexually abused children. These are government statistics. As FAC states and I believe we all agree we do not in any way condone sexual activity between adults and children, nor do we condone any sexual activity that would break laws in any state” However the government should not have it both ways. Another words the statistics are true and sad……millions of people have been sexually abused. The government also has passed legislation for sex offender registries, has enforced unconstitutional punishment upon those of us on the registry, and has painted a picture that we are monstrous individuals and should be feared. WE however are the safe ones. Yes it’s proven the abuse of these millions of people are done usually by people who are in power over them, who know them and are trusted or abuse their control over these victims. The ones who have never been caught but continue to lurk at work places, schools, homes etc. Yes although most people in professions, friends of the family or family members themselves do not abuse, it is THESE people who do. Yes doctors, teachers, coaches, dentists, Washington Politician’s, T.V. personalities, clergy, Aunts, Uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins, and the list goes on. It is not the stranger (in most cases). Again I say we are the safe ones. Those of us on the registry who have either been caught or entrapped who the statistics correctly prove of our low recidivism rate especially as more time has passed since our arrest and as we age. We do not have to be feared, we are not lurking about.
Yes thank you to FAC and those who take the courage and time to spread the truth.