Dear Sixto,

Agreed. On the point of not relishing in another person’s falling from grace, you are right. And thank you for speaking out against any apparent hypocrisy here. The point of FAC is to reverse this type of thinking, not foster it, and I think that is what you will find mostly.

However, while some commentary might be lacking in compassion, the article is not all about throwing this person in the gutter. It’s about showing, yet again, that these outspoken profiteers and hatemongerers are as flawed as those they persecute relentlessly and without regard. This righteous hypocrite has done much harm to many people, many families. His cruelty was met with, just perhaps, a little karmic response. And for that, some might initially “applaud” in a moment of bittersweet joy.

When the news broke that Hitler had been defeated and had taken his own life, the majority probably felt a sigh of relief and, unnecessarily, a sense of bittersweet joy. But then came sadness, anger, etc., and eventually, for many including those he harmed, forgiveness. We cannot expect anyone’s initial response, or any response really, to be purely logical. The emotional brain is the first master of our behavior, this is something we fail to acknowledge so often and because of it we fall into a virtual stupor while thinking we have it all under control and all figured out. So, kneejerk reactions are sometimes unavoidable. We say things in the heat of argument that we truly regret. Just one common example. So, forgive those who would take any joy in this incident. This man should be pitied for the state he must be in to act so selfishly and intentionally harmful, he deserves the same forgiveness every person wants. Any compassionate person might first feel joy that this man has been “caught” to some degree, especially because it’s another one for the books of a righteous hate-mongerer being exposed, but in the long run the compassionate person will cede to the more humane attributes of forgiveness and understanding.

First they came for the Registered Sex Offenders, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a [Registered] Sex Offender.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Dear Valeria,

Although all humans are subjected to a sense of shadenfreude time and again, some overcome it and miss the downward spiral it sits atop.

None of us should be reveling in another person’s suffering, not you, not FAC. The only good thing about this, and the hundreds of other stories like it, is that it exposes the base truth that we ALL have skeletons in our closets and we are ALL capable of wrongdoing. Seeing the person on the high horse of hypocritical righteousness being shown for the human they are, it has to feel good for a moment to those who have been nothing but shamed and banished for their wrongdoings, and who maybe see no light at the end of the tunnel until they are reminded that even those in high places face their judgment day. Maybe those people will grow some compassion after an event like this, if they can work past the denial or if they are even punished at all, and help undo some of the damage they’ve done.

Valeria, your day of exposure may await you as we speak. Or maybe you are judging yourself too harshly when you look in the mirror, so you away to see others’ flaws. Consider these truths every time you pass judgment so readily.

First they came for the Registered Sex Offenders, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a [Registered] Sex Offender.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

The bill somehow died on the very last day of the legislative session after being unanimously approved along the way – several times with language to be filled in later.

One can only guess that massive and coherent opposition – by CA RSOL, the ACLU (yay) and many private citizens – played a part in this.

Never give up. Never ever give up.

Valerie “Valigator” Parkhurst is a well-known for her acrimonious commentary on articles relating to registered citizens and racial issues.

Naturally, our points of view differ dramatically, but our forum is a vehicle for discussion and so long as nothing is too offensive or off-topic, we include everyone’s comments.

Valerie,
Just exactly what kind of person are you? from your comment you think that treating a human being horrible and worse than animals is fine. Perhaps you should go live in a homeless camp without water, bathroom, shelter, electric, etc…

I think it is a travesty that you think treating another being worse than an animal is fine cause you are under the belief that they don’t belong here!

I feel so sorry for you and your thought process.

A human is a human regardless where they come from or if there yellow, green, red, purple, white, blue, black, pink, brown, etc… and no human deserves to live in such horrible conditions!

Valerie – You are absolutely incorrect on this one. The “dollars to doornails” you bet would be lost because the plaintiffs in our case, who ARE among the 200 homeless registrants who are living at 71st and NW 36th Court are US Citizens, born and raised here.

I think Miami-Dade’s registry has many Hispanics, but that’s proportionate to the overall population of Miami-Dade County. That doesn’t make them illegal aliens either, mind you…

If you like; take a drive down to the homeless encampment at 71st and NW 36th and take a walk around, you’ll see the population is representative of Miami-Dade County and you’ll certainly hear plenty of English being spoken.

With that said; do you think those who are born and bred US citizens should be treated this inhumanely?

FAC might want to think twice about making you “point man” for their cause Viola, you are dismal at it. You may want to cruise over to WAR or Oncefallen’s site. The mindset seems a better fit.

Sixto, you are confusing hate with our concern with how Constitutional Laws are administered. Our Founding Fathers provided us with a framework that we are admonished to work within to remain FREE as a society. When we begin to abrogate certain Amendments that are part of that framework, i.e. the III, IV, V, IX and XIV Amendments that guarantee our rights to privacy, non-incrimination and safety under the Law and the very people who are supposed to UPHOLD those rights abrogate them, or break another, do we not have the right to point that error out? It’s not just a question of trying to be hateful, but it’s a question of trying to level the playing field, which is very, very hard in the State of Florida, when we have nepotism in the State Senate (Lauren Book, with her father’s passion for the Registry, when her offender was not on the Registry, and people like Pepe Diaz, who are so lame-brained, that they somehow in their imaginations, think that it will be okay to pass laws that make it impossible for homeless people to live. I WAS homeless in Hillsborough County for 11 months. Thank God it wasn’t in Miami-Dade. I would have been treated as a criminal.

That said, we all have our causes; yours happens to be pediatric cancer, a noble cause. Most children survive their cancers, but from personal experience, I know that there can be as many as 3 or 4 remissions and each of them are a huge battle for the child. I WANT to see pediatric cancers cured as well. But, I also want to see “man’s inhumanity to man” cease and to see the laws regarding the Registry in the State of Florida changed. They are pointless, counterproductive, cost time and money and law enforcement resources better served elsewhere. No one here hates you. None of us are that important. It’s the cause that is important and you would do well to remember that!

Glad you liked it.

Bit off topic, but I found another analogy today. Guess this guy didn’t get the message about effectiveness of public registries:

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/24/lewiston-mayor-wants-online-registry-of-welfare-recipients/