FAC Invokes Marsy’s Law on Behalf of Registrants in Osceola
FAC sent a letter to the Osceola Sheriff today, invoking Marsy’s Law on behalf of registrants and their family members, in anticipation of the release of an individual who used the registry to target and attempt to kill four persons required to register.
A copy of the letter can be found here:
From the comments, this letter is making some members sad because they have concluded in advance that it won’t be enforced and that there will be no recourse if it isn’t.
But I’m unsure of the reason why we’re spreading such conclusions.
Marsy’s Law is LAW. It’s s. 16, Art. I of the Florida Constitution. Clearly, at minimum, the victims of his crime and their family are afforded certain rights BY LAW. Check out F.S. 960.001 for a list of some of those rights.
FAC’s letters (Marsh’s Law and Bahamas) are so good that they are reminder to me that I am overdue to send my modest ex post facto matching challenge check (which I’m dropping in the mail now).
Thank you FAC!
He should be wearing an ankle monitor
I looked him up on the D.O.C website. He is only minimum custody for attempted murder of numerous people and only got 5 years which he will do less that 4. And yet there are people on the registry who looked at porn and did more time locked up and a lifetime of registration.
Just wonder how long till he attempts to finish what he started once he is released. Seems there is an imbalance in the Universe.
Excellent!
Thank you. What happens if the sheriff’s office doesn’t comply?
@ BWJ:
Compliance is unlikely. To be honest, I’d be surprised if they even responded.
I figured that nothing would be done. I guess I’ve been thinking about what if scenarios. There are days life on the registry that get to me and my hopes drop.
BWJ
You said “There are days life on the registry that get to me and my hopes drop”.
Although I agree, I have been on the registry since 1997 so my statement is “There are 25 years of life on the registry that has gotten me down”. 🙁
My mantra, through endurance we conquer comes from the antarctic explorer Shackleton. Yes, there are days that get me down. I don’t. I won’t give up or allow law enforcement and Karens and Kens the satisfaction of fulfilling stereotypes. I am not going to allow the one big mistake filled period of my life define me.
I certainly don’t expect the sheriff to comply or even reply. But he has received a documented request from FAC. Although the organization would like him to comply with the law, FAC is also building a paper trail that might play into future legal actions when he does not. Kudos to FAC.
That certainly makes a lot of sense.
That Sheriff is under so much scrutiny already for his Officer killings that there is no way he is going to touch sex offender laws in any way, but only use us as scapegoats to shore up his constituents in the future when election time comes around. Get ready for more “operations” and “round up” photos…