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Let’s call this week’s update “musical sex
offenders”. Like the children’s game where you circle chairs, removing
one each time and when the music stops, one child is left without a
chair to sit in and eliminated. In musical sex offenders, the chairs are
opportunities, the music is the legislature and registered citizens are
the ones walking in circles waiting for the music to stop and one more
opportunity to be taken away.
That has been the case with sex offender
legislation since inception. Residency restrictions remain in effect as
the number of available places to live, like the chairs, are eliminated
one-by-one. The music starts again and when it stops, restriction on
internet use comes up and job opportunities disappear. In “musical sex
offenders” registered citizens are circling a consistently dwindling
pool of opportunities, in constant fear that when the music stops an axe
is going to fall and the only question is what will be taken away next.
Recently, the North Carolina Supreme Court
upheld a ban on social media. To anyone who’s had a job since 1997,
they are not exactly mailing letters or sending faxes anymore… Also, in a
Texas city, they passed a law laws week requiring registrants post a
sign in their yard that says, “Sex Offender Lives Here”. Regardless of
the facts that none of these measures have any effectiveness and only
serve to further punish the registrant (and whoever lives with him), but
these are just more chairs that get pulled away when the music stops
and for those of us who don’t live in North Carolina or Gonzalez, Texas,
we’re walking in circles waiting for the music to stop. Only, in
Florida, where registration is lifetime, the game is never over.
For those reading this, we’re preaching to
the choir. By virtue of you receiving this email, you’re fully aware of
what’s going on, you are aware that these measures do nothing to
enhance public safety and only serve to further punish registered
citizens irrespective of the severity of their offense. If you are
getting this email, you are already aware of FAC, who we are and what we
are doing to fight for reform.
What we ask of you today is to send this
email to 10 friends or family members. People who know you, care about
you, know you are not a monster and would be willing to help you. Invite
them to join FAC, because by becoming a member, not only will the $5 a
month go a long way in helping to fund our litigation, legislative and
outreach efforts, but they will be educated on the facts surrounding our
cause and kept informed of the latest developments and new laws that
effect the rights of all citizens. They, in turn, will educate others
and it’s only by getting our message out there that we will help
influence public perception of registered citizens and end the game.
Sincerely,
Florida Action Committee
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SOME HEADLINES FROM THIS WEEK
Interesting Statistic – Most Florida Sex Offenders are NOT in the Community
The stated purpose of a public registry is
SUPPOSED to make the public aware of who to "watch out for" in the
community, right? Well in doing some research, I came across a...
The Palm Beach re entry task force has
asked FAC to circulate the following notifications of opening at a new
hotel. Five hiring events will be held in the next two weeks to...
The Gonzales City Council approved an ordinance at Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting requiring registered sex offenders within the city limits to post signs in their yard...
Here's the law in Osceola County that is
causing this: ARTICLE IV. - SEXUAL OFFENDER RESIDENCY Sec. 14-73 (a)
It is prohibited and unlawful for any person who is required...
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