SMART says the grant money awarded for state sex offender registries is not affected by the number of people on the registry
It has been thought by many of us that the larger the state registry, the more grant money a state will receive.
Almost a year ago, FAC reached out to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland with the U.S. Department of Justice to inquire about Florida’s bloated registry since less than half of the people on our registry live in Florida communities.
The response from SMART is attached.
Good morning boys and girls, welcome to there I fixed it 101.
Can you say “The agreed upon lie”?
There, I fixed it.
Florida supposedly has a sunshine law where any citizen can request the records of bills, laws and ordinances, finances etc.
Would be awesome for us to see the “NON” redacted information on how much funding Florida registry scheme gets each year and how and where it is used.
As former law enforcement, it is striking to me that all these departments say they are short of officers, but there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of registry compliance officers. While our houses are getting broken into, each compliance officer somewhere is harassing 10-20 people a day on the registry.
(My ball park figure of how many they could check on in one 8 hour shift depending on the size of the city/county they cover)
Does The State of Florida visit more than 1x per year to verify dead sex offenders are still there? They are after all on the list.
DMC
Perhaps they should “Make sure” they are not faking and dig them up and do a DNA test. Wouldn’t want dead people to abscond, afterall, we do not want to scare the public with zombies roaming the streets.
Yes, my post is about as ridiculous as keeping the dead on the registry. It shows they find a way to punish the families after the fact. The pass away person can move on, but their families cannot. Now idiots can continue to harass the families. AND, if that person dies, does the last known address stay on the registry? If so, the new occupants could become the targets, thinking the registered (Deceased) must still live there.
There is a difference between punishment (The time you serve) and down right hate and animosity continuing after you serve your time, and especially after you have passed away. This is evil personified. I know beyound my sentence, I still have to face God with my past, but at least HE forgives and moves past the past.
Plain and simple. If someone leaves the state, was just visiting or especially are dead, they should no longer be on the registry. Additionally, there should be a legal path for removal that doesn’t have so many loopholes that it is un-attainable.
Also, law enforcement should only come to your house for ONE verification unless you have reported you have moved. Other countries are watching how we treat our citizens as we have one of the largest populations of inmates in the free World.
Totally agree with you. I don’t live in Florida I never have. Yet because my wife and I visit relatives and friends for a few weeks once a year I am on the Florida SOR for life.
Mac
Sorry about that, especially for your family as well. These things do not just affect us, but our families as well. Really messed up World we live in. Praying for peace for you and your family, and for all of us under this oppressive scheme.
Cherekeejack
Ahmen, thanks so true my friends and relatives have been kind to us.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the law specifically require registration FOR LIFE? How is that not enough to be removed?
Perhaps FAC ought to file suit against the FDLE on behalf of all dead Florida registrants and their family members (most, if not all, are likely still being harassed). Make it a federal suit, since common sense, fairness, and decency was pushed out of their state courts long ago.
Dustin
F.A.C is not a bank and relies on donations. Donations from people who many like myself, do not work so have no funding. I live with my parents and I get $23 a month food stamps, that took 12 years of applying to get.
Lawsuits cost untold 1000s of dollars as you can see FAC is on round three of the ex post facto donations with each being over $20 grand. Even to get removed from the registry can cost $10,000 with no guarantee of removal. (That is what I was quoted to be removed)
Oh and just my opinion but let’s focus on the alive people on the registry with funding. If I am dead, I do not care if I am still on the registry. I need to be able to help my elderly parents and I cannot do that while being imprisoned in my own home.
One time I had to go rescue them when they were on a trip and I was scared to death the entire round trip I was going to get pulled over and arrested for some made of technicality. The courts need to finally admit the registry is an extension of probation. There, I said it, I feel better now. The truth will set you free.
Perhaps it is in our best interests to petition Garland to impose a more strict policy of updating state registries…? If we heavily impose Federal regulations on such things, states wiould be forced to align with federal rules, which are probably already in place but not enforced. While we’re at it, we should ask for an abolishment.
Still a bit dodgy on this one. Somehow/someway, I’m sure the state of florida has discovered a loophole and is fleecing the Federal government. And I don’t entirely trust the Federal government’s tracking of the funding.
OK, so that simply narrows down the potential reasons for continuing this deceptive registry. It would appear then that it is simply motivating them to keep the registry as bloated as possible.
Happy Holidays!
So what I’m understanding is that when my son gets out of prison in March and comes back home to Iowa. He’ll still be on the florida registry even though he has to register in Iowa. He’ll be off the Iowa registry in 10 years. But he’ll still be on the florida registry? How the heck is this being allowed? Is there nothing we can do?