Video of Crestview City Council Members’ Discussion of Sex Offender Ordinance

On September 25, 2023, the Crestview City Council voted 3 to 1 in favor of a sex offender ordinance that will expand the residency restriction from the state’s 1000 feet to 1500 feet from schools, day care facilities, parks, playgrounds, SCHOOL BUS STOPS, and COMMUNITY CENTERS.

Councilman Bullard is to be commended for not supporting this ordinance because of some concerns he expressed at the meeting.

Another council member stated that 67% of people on the registry WILL sexually re-offend.  This council member incorrectly quoted from a government study that came out in 2019.  The study actually found that people with a past sex offense that was rape or sexual assault sexually re-offended at a rate of 7.7% over a 9-year period.  Many people on the registry, such as those convicted of CP possession, were not included in the study.  More will be coming about this study.

Florida Action Committee is appreciative of the registrant who had the courage to speak at this meeting.  

You can view the video of the meeting at our YouTube channel.

25 thoughts on “Video of Crestview City Council Members’ Discussion of Sex Offender Ordinance

  • September 29, 2023

    Again no one is answering the question if people are going to be removed from their homes? I cannot see the supreme court allowing people who are already established having to be dragged from their homes or forced to move.
    Sorry but it would take 10 of their best men to take me down when it comes to my house. Any judge that would allow the retro-active application of people being removed from their homes should be ashamed and have their Jurist license revoked.

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    • September 29, 2023

      People affected by this new ordinance who own their home will receive an exemption. People renting will not. This could be a big problem for renters as school bus stops are sometimes moved around.

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      • September 29, 2023

        Well still not right, at least let them finish their lease. And I bet they lose their deposit too. Having said that, most apartments do not allow sex offenders anyway so maybe private homes that are rented out?
        The word banishment comes to mind. Just take us all out to sea and drown us why don’t they.

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  • September 29, 2023

    Who is the person that proposed this? He needs to be given correct updated information to educate him.

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    • September 30, 2023

      They were all given the research but only Bullard seemed to care.

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  • September 29, 2023

    Even the State of Floriduh decided not to make the 1000 ft. residence restriction retroactive. It’s only effective for offense dates after September 2004. Maybe we should make sure these [moderated] town leaders are aware of this when they start getting bored and looking for new crap to pass.

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  • September 29, 2023

    IF residency restrictions are the answer then it should be added:
    No one convicted of DUI can reside within 1500 feet of a bar.
    No one convicted of bank robbery or armed robbery can live within 1500 feet of a bank, ATM, or anywhere that cash or goods transfers occur.
    No one convicted of breaking and entering can live within 1500 feet of a house or structure designed for business or human occupation.
    No one convicted of selling narcotics can live 1500 feet within any residence, school, gas station, park, place of business, or anywhere humans are known to patron.

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  • September 29, 2023

    1,000 is quickly becoming the rare case, now we see upwards of 1,500 2000 and 2,500 feet or like in Miami Beach which is almost impossible to comply with the law by design. At what point do we challenge the courts on a banishment grounds.

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  • September 29, 2023

    The Honorable Council Members who voted for this should be gently corrected in public on this error. Also they should be told the date the results were collected and the parameters of the data. All too often statistics are thrown around without context or relevance.

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    • September 29, 2023

      Agreed.

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