FAC

Since ALL of us in Florida are on for life (Unless you can get removed by a judge), we are all in the same boat, other than amount of times you have to register and a few other issues. And the Supreme court rarely rules anything is punishment, which leads the law makers to dance and sing, and make us regret we were ever born with new laws every opportunity they can grab.

So many of us could contribute to the economy and in others ways, if we were ever just given a chance.

Crystal – Florida does not have a tiered registry. You will not find any language in the Florida Statutes referencing “Tiers”. Florida does divide people required to register into two (2) broad statutory categories; “sexual offenders” under Fla. Stat. § 943.0435; and “sexual predators” under Fla. Stat. § 775.21.
There are some distinctions between being listed as an “offender” or a “predator” (like what’s stamped on your ID or Drivers License) and some distinctions in reporting requirements based on offense of conviction and housing status (like whether you have to report in person every 90 days, every 180 days, or monthly). But for all intents and purposes, the salient elements of registration apply to all registrants in Florida. All are publicly listed, all have a registration duration of lifetime, etc.
There is nowhere in the statute that creates a category for those they “consider unlikely to reoffend”. If you read the text of the statute for even the lower of the two categories (offenders) it says, “The Legislature finds that sexual offenders, especially those who have committed offenses against minors, often pose a high risk of engaging in sexual offenses even after being released from incarceration or commitment and that protection of the public from sexual offenders is a paramount government interest.” See § 943.0435(12).
I’m not looking to argue, I just want to correct misinformation so that our readers don’t see your comment and run with it.

I was even reading the statutes form the 25 years and I found out that that there is exclusion of offenses that can’t apply when they hit 25 years and wants to be released from registration, so, where does this leaves me. It leaves me hopeless since I completed the treatment.

With respect to voices drying up actually more would come out since those relieved could vote, run off office, and not be shunned

Well

If someone had the chance to be removed, even if it isn’t me, God bless them for being able to move on. Just sucks that the ones of us who were arrested before a registry even existed, (35 years ago for me) were retro-actively applied for life.

I said this before and will always repeat it, if I knew there was a registry coming up, I would NOT have taken a plea. In fact, my plea was “Guilty to all charges” even though 1/2 the charges were false. I just wanted to do my time, get it out of the way, and mostly, I ran out of money and had none to go to trial. But then as I was being released from prison, I had to sign a paper stating to report immediately to the sheriff’s office for registration in the county I will be living in.

What about the rest of us? And what if they change the rules again, and you can’t get removed?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and YES!!!!!!!!

If we whittle down the registry, we are going to have only a few of the “worst of the worst”….Well, I am one of those people. And I am NOT irredeemable! I have rebuilt my life, and i am a pillar of my community!

Also, by accepting part of the registry scheme as “ok”, we are giving a stamp of approval. The registry must be abolished. We must never approve any part of it; for, it is illegal and a violation!

Supporting tiers fully solidifies the idea that Registries are acceptable and might even make some sense. That should be wholly rejected.

The Registries are from the devil. His demons run them. You don’t dance with the devil or entertain him.

I think we all know that if we can just get the Registries down to where they only contain the “worst of the worst” and the most marginalized (and poor) people in the country, then nearly everyone will stop caring. Those people will be so beat down that they won’t be able to do anything. We’ll end up with 100 people in the whole country who care. How many times have we seen that in history?

I much prefer the path of John McCain when he was a POW for more than 5 years. The enemy offered to release him because his father was very high in the military. But he refused release unless others were released. So he was not released. He said, and was, following the military Code of Conduct, Article III, which says in part, “I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.”

[Moderated].

We’ve seen that our current federal government enjoys harming people. There are a small number of people in America who will zealously work to harm millions. The only way to fight them is to have tens of millions.

The SEX Registries should keep expanding and list millions. Further, America’s governments have no excuses for why they have failed to get the rest of their Registries created. If SEX Registries exist, hundreds of others must as well. Those people love giant, out-of-control government, why have they failed?

Joy

I fear, even though I would not be a tier three, but a tier two (Not sure Florida has tiers) but I am in my sixties and disabled. If nothing changes, I will probably die on the registry as they keep making it harder for us to get relief.
Even some who have just looked at a photo online, depending on the judge might that person for life on the registry. And yet, a murderer can get released and move on with their lives.