Seeking Employment and what to expect!

“According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 92% of all Employers conduct a Background and Criminal check either prior to or after a Employee has been hired.” Most of the vital information for this article can be found at the following link: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm. However there is no Governmental based source of data that is determining the current state of affairs

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Your Civil and Human Rights

“Upon my own arrest in 1992 and held in Florida, that was the beginning of my lost of Civil Rights.” In my case my Miranda Rights were read to me the minute Warrants were served. And I decided to give up those rights to speak to the FDLE even though it may mean Self Incrimination. I did not have a Lawyer at

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Friends, Family & You!

“The very worst thing about myself having to be Registered for “Life” here in Florida is that once your Family and Friends realize that they are living or spending time with a RSO they will never treat you the same again! For myself, although I told my Family about the Registration process it was still a total shock to them

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Vigilantism

Definition: 1. One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one’s own hands. 2. A member of a vigilance committee. “In 2001 I was released by the Probation Department of my County and The Department of Corrections. (Florida) and was forced to sign the RSO paperwork and within 24 hours had to obtain a new Florida Drivers

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A Young Woman Speaks Out

Part 1 The introduction to the insanity that has been my life… and the tragedy that has been my boyfriend’s life, thanks to a traumatic and abusive childhood – and nearly as abusive and restrictive sex offender legislation. Part 2 The Childhood and Trial of a Sex Offender! My boyfriend’s childhood and teenage years, leading up to and following his

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Bittersweet

Daily, registrants and those that love them, deal with the atrocities that continue to batter them long after a sentence is served. There seems no light at the end of this tunnel and for each step forward there are often two steps back. There are days I just want to throw my hands up and quit, admitting defeat. Then I

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My Son’s Story

As I commit my son’s story to paper I cry, my heart breaks and I feel an overwhelming sadness I cannot shake. The thoughts of this situation continue to wake me from a dead sleep every night! My son is bipolar and has been diagnosed as such since he was about 16. He had 3 suicide attempts in 30 days

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A Florida Native

The hardest part of telling you my biography is where to start. To fully understand what I have gone through and the direction my life is going, it would be beneficial to start at the beginning. I was born a native of Florida and had a normal childhood. My love for nature kept me alert and thirsty for more knowledge

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Florida Citizen (1)

I was a Special Education teacher for about 23 years, teaching all kinds of students from Mentally Challenged to Learning Disabled. I was (I think) well respected because I related to my students and treated them like people. Yes, I even gave hugs to both guys and gals!!! I was accused and convicted of touching a 16 year old male

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