Bill proposes to change definition of “day”
Senate bill 1932, filed by Senator Hooper, once again seeks to change the definition of “day”. The language, contained in the definition of “Permanent Residence”, “Temporary Residence” or “Transient Residence” states, “A day includes any part of a calendar day.”
This would be disastrous. It would require registrants to register where they are physically present four or more times a year for any part of a day, during a calendar year.
As we did last year, when SB 234 tried to do the same thing, we will be making a significant push to oppose this horrible legislation, which also includes several other very harsh changes.
If you are interested in stepping up and joining a sub-committee of our legislative committee, that will focus on making our voices heard in Tallahassee, please contact membership@floridaactioncommittee.org ASAP! We will need people to make phone calls, send emails and letters and even people who can show up in person in Tallahassee to make sure we kill this horrible bill.
Iād go to this guyās office more than four times a year to lobby against him putting his office on the registry.
Lmao, š¤£š outstanding idea. I might just do this to local politicians around here. While I hate all this ridiculous rule that they come up with, with what appears to have little thought on how it will all eventually play out. I can see that the registry will become its own demise. The registry is already so diluted that registry actually serves no real protection or a true functional purpose to the community whatsoever. So imo, the more these politicians that add knee jerk reaction rules/laws to the registry the less purpose and function it will actually serve to the community. The way things are going? Eventually if you even say the word “Sex” in person or in a text will land you on the registry. OK that is a little dramatic but definitely a plausible assumption.
Tim P
Keep in mind, this could actually be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Eventually a lawsuit is going to reach a judge who will say ” Heck you have put so many restrictions on these folks, they might as well be back in prison again”.
So if we have to register every grocery store we frequent, A) The police will be watching to see if we go a 5th and not register, as to violate us. B) The stores will ban us since we have advertised their business as frequented by sex offenders and C) gives vigilantes somewhere to look for us at “known frequented spots” to attack us.
Excellent point.
If thereās anything registry historyās taught us, itās that there IS no straw that will break the camelās back.
Legislators will pile restrictions onto unpopular classes until a court orders them not to.
And even where a court strikes down a restrictive provision, they may leave in place other provisions.
I think I’ll start making a list of all the stores and gas stations I stop at . since I drive for a living and go all over the state it will be a big list then add the registration office and probation office post office dog sitter dog groomer and every other place I can think of. then take it to my registration office so they can get aggrevated when they have to enter it all. Maybe we can then get them to join our side to stop this horrible bill
So basically if a cop or nosy neighbor doesn’t like a person they could keep an eye on someone and report them for not registering when they go to another person’s house for a few hour a few time a year. They keep saying that the registry is not punishment but slowly they have turned it into a weird form of probation. Freedom without truly being free. Almost every law they update or create new they try to apply it to everyone that has ever committed a crime. If a law is near the end of it’s length and they are about to lose their grasp they simply change it to add many more years or to life. If they know a law can’t be too harsh they start off with a watered down version the public can get behind. Then years go by and all the while they try to modify it into something much more restricting and controlling. 5 days to 3 days now what a few hours over a few days? When will these rules that are “non punishment” be harsh enough? My crime was 24 years ago. I’m not the same 20 year old that made mistakes. At 30 I received my college degree. I have a wife and kids. I’m self employed and I’m trying to live my life like a normal person. I don’t understand why I can’t live my life like an average American once I’ve completed my debt to society? I finished that 16 years ago. How much longer do I have to wait until I can be removed from this perpetual probation?
I was denied a security clearance specifically because the military court that heard my plea stated the registration, in their eyes, is a form of probations and disqualified me for my clearance. No other reason was needed. At that point I had been off supervision about 17 years without even a parking ticket.
The problem is the individuals putting these laws into play only see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear and support … well what’s best for them.
What is with this “any part of a day” that keeps coming up. Can’t they see that this is unenforceable and impossible to regulate or comply with? Every business, house, and county and govt office will have a red dot for a sex offender address if this passes, including all the Sheriffs offices. Maybe it will be a good thing, as i stated on the last go round…
Hey Jed maybe that’s what they want so it looks like there is a predator on every street corner to push for nothing but life sentences period if it is a charge involving any sexual element . or maybe a death penelty. Who knows what these insane ego fanatics will want next.
Most of the predators are in state capitals and Congress. Heck they sure like preying on the constitution and freedom.
With awareness of your Comment Policy and with all due respect, WTF is wrong with Florida lawmakers???!! They have an endless hard-on for oppressing, torturing, shaming and punishing Registrants. š”
Seriously, it’s to the point of being a DSM-recognized mental illness, phobia, obsession, syndrome or psychiatric disorder!! šµāš« Unbelievable!! š
Oh, look at that: Ed Hooper is up for reelection this year in Florida’s 16th district. I’m utterly shocked registrants would be used as political fodder for an election year…
Everyone needs to list hoopers office as a contact and his neighborhood