Florida Law Forces 5 *** Offenders to Live Under Bridge

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

while i think the law to keep *** offenders away from children is good , i dont think forcing them to live under a bridge is right, just lock em up! thats all we need, is state sponsored homelessness

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Sex_Offenders_Bridge.html?source=mypi

MIAMI -- Because an ordinance intended to keep predators away from children made it nearly impossible for them to find housing, five convicted *** offenders are living under a noisy highway bridge with the state's grudging approval.
The five men under the Julia Tuttle Causeway are the only known *** offenders authorized to live outdoors in Florida, said state Corrections Department spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger.

They have fishing poles to catch food, cook with small stoves, use battery-powered TVs and radios and keep their belongings in plastic bags. Javier Diaz, 30, has trouble charging the GPS tracking device he is required to wear; there are no power outlets nearby.

"You just pray to God every night, so if you fall asleep for a minute or two, you know, nothing happens to you," said Diaz, who arrived this week. He was sentenced in 2005 to three years' probation for lewd and lascivious conduct involving a girl under 16.

The conditions are a consequence of laws passed here and elsewhere around the country to bar *** offenders from living near schools, parks and other places children gather. Miami-Dade County's 2005 ordinance - adopted partly in reaction to the case of a convicted *** offender who ***** a 9-year-old Florida girl and buried her alive - says *** offenders must live at least 2,500 feet from schools.

"They've often said that some of the laws will force people to live under a bridge," said Charles Onley, a research associate at the federally funded Center for *** Offender Management. "This is probably the first story that I've seen that confirms that."

Forced to contend with rats, some of the men sleep on raised cardboard mats. Some have been staying under the bridge for weeks.

"This is not an ideal situation for anybody, but at this point we don't have any other options," said Plessinger. "We're still looking. The offenders are still actively searching for residences."

She said the problem would have to be addressed.

"If we drive these offenders so far underground or we can't supervise them because they become so transient, it's not making us safer," Plessinger said.

County Commissioner Jose Diaz said he had no qualms about the ordinance he created.

"My main concern is the victims, the children that are the innocent ones that these predators attack and ruin their lives," he said. "No one really told them to do this crime."

The whoosh of cars passing overhead echoes loudly under the causeway, which runs over Biscayne Bay, connecting Miami and Miami Beach.

About 100 feet away are the bay's blue-green waters, where a family with young children played in the water this week. In the near distance, luxury condominiums rise from the coastline.

Javier Diaz said he and the other men fear for their lives, especially because of "crazy people who might try to come harm *** offenders."

The five committed such crimes as ****** battery, molestation, abuse and grand theft. Many of the offenses were against children. The state moved the men under the bridge from their previous home - a lot next to a center for sexually abused children and close to a day care center - after they were unable to find affordable housing that did not violate the ***-offender ordinance.

Twenty-two states and hundreds of municipalities have *** offender residency restrictions, according to a California Research Bureau report from last August.

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Associated Press writer Matt Sedensky contributed to this report.

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[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

thats pretty fvcked up

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

"who ***** a 9-year-old Florida girl and buried her alive"

karma ftw

if it were up to me their punishment would be

MUCH WORSE

they got lucky that all thats gonna happen is a bunch of guys is gona go down there every night and beat on them,

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Nuts.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

they should just shoot them......they fvcked up in life badly and dont really deserve to live n e more................hell if i had a 9 yr old daughter that was ***** and buried alive i would settle for anything less than the death penality

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

FL law didnt force them to do shit. Just move out to the sticks.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I am curious what happends if you live in a "safe zone" and they try to build a school in your area. Are you forced to move? What if you cannot get fair market value for your home?

In TN, if you are 18 and you have *** with someone who is 17 and 364 days old then you are a *** offender. Not all *** offenders **** children.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

hell if they just commit another crime they'd get to goto prison and get 3 meals and day, a place to live, and outdoor exercise.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

In TN, if you are 18 and you have *** with someone who is 17 and 364 days old then you are a *** offender. Not all *** offenders **** children.

I doubt anyone would go to trial for that.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

hell if they just commit another crime they'd get to goto prison and get 3 meals and day, a place to live, and outdoor exercise.

and free gay ***...

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

chemical castration

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I doubt anyone would go to trial for that.

Wanna see a pic of my friend? He is a *** offender for being 18 and having *** with a 17 year old. The parents pushed the issue so now he is forever a *** offender and forever on the web for peoples to see.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

chemical castration

ouch. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

Wanna see a pic of my friend? He is a *** offender for being 18 and having *** with a 17 year old. The parents pushed the issue so now he is forever a *** offender and forever on the web for peoples to see.

link??

 

[mysilver02alty 10+ year member]

I am curious what happends if you live in a "safe zone" and they try to build a school in your area. Are you forced to move? What if you cannot get fair market value for your home?

Who cares, child molesters shouldnt be allowed to own property or breathe anyway. Like anyone give a crap if they lose a couple bucks on their house