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Sex Offender Kills Self Over Neighborhood Signs
Fox News ^ | April 22, 2005 | AP

Posted on 04/22/2005 11:19:32 AM PDT by halieus

OCALA, Fla. — A convicted sex offender apparently committed suicide in despair over signs posted in his neighborhood calling him a child rapist.

Clovis Claxton (search), 38, was found dead by his father with one of the signs beside his body. It was less than a day after his release from a psychiatric hospital.

His mother blames Marion County (search) Commissioner Randy Harris (search) for her son's death. Harris proposed putting up flyers in the neighborhoods of sex offenders to alert neighbors.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: claxton; clovis; florida; poeticjustice; rapist; sexoffenders; suicide
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To: texgal
You know, I have a really hard time feeling sorry for this guy or his parents.

I do feel sorry for his parents - the whole thing had to be hell for them.
81 posted on 04/22/2005 11:56:29 AM PDT by keat (Click to hear theme song)
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I'm in tears.

With violins as an accompaniment

82 posted on 04/22/2005 11:56:47 AM PDT by Jakarta ex-pat
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To: cjshapi

A justice system that works is a thing of beauty. Too bad the judicial system had nothing to do with it.


83 posted on 04/22/2005 11:57:16 AM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (Re-elect Rossi in 2005!)
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To: mountaineer
(Claxton, 38, told the sheriff's office that he felt "extremely scared and feels that people in the neighborhood are now out to possibly hurt him.")

Wonder what his victims felt, thats assuming most sexual predators don't get caught or reported after their first offense.

(He hasn't been in trouble for 18 years, and he's branded for life," she said. .)

Sucks don't it
Don't molest our children you bastard.
84 posted on 04/22/2005 11:57:42 AM PDT by Graycliff ("Life is just one darn thing after another; LOVE is just two darn things after each other.")
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To: frogjerk

Maybe he was, but he's not anymore. I just ran a search.

Got him out of the database pretty quick if they took him out after he commited suicide...


85 posted on 04/22/2005 11:57:52 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
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To: 2Jedismom

Too late, 2J... the torches are lit and the pitchforks are out.

If you ever wonder how a civilized society like Rome could ever descend into barbarism and bloodlust and watching gladiators fight to the death... it starts something like this. Interesting to note that up until you, nobody even asked what he did.


86 posted on 04/22/2005 11:58:15 AM PDT by Ramius
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To: frogjerk

I already looked it up. Funny how these "professional" reporters couldn't figure it out.


87 posted on 04/22/2005 11:58:23 AM PDT by Protagoras (Christ is risen.)
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To: Marysecretary

It was said that the Commissioner did the right thing. I just said that the sex offender did the right thing too, by killing himself.


88 posted on 04/22/2005 11:58:25 AM PDT by kx9088
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To: kx9088

I just said that the sex offender did the right thing too, by killing himself.

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Ya, saves us from having to do it.


89 posted on 04/22/2005 11:59:49 AM PDT by downtoliberalism ("A coalition partner must do more than just express sympathy, a coalition partner must perform,")
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To: Adder

I believe he molested a 9 yr old girl.


90 posted on 04/22/2005 12:00:25 PM PDT by Graycliff ("Life is just one darn thing after another; LOVE is just two darn things after each other.")
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To: Ramius

I just like to make sure I know the whole story. Mountaneer filled me in. It's unfortunate that the guy had a brain injury and all, but I'm afraid I agree with putting the signs up, in this case.

You just hear about these 19 year olds getting hit with a sex offender tag when they're messing around with a 15 year old that's more developed than I am (or ever will be, I guess at this point. Heh!) They have to live with that the rest of their lives.


91 posted on 04/22/2005 12:02:15 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
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To: marine86297

"Put all pedophiles away for life, in the general population of the prisons."

'In the general population of the prisons' could very well be a death sentence for these sicko's.


92 posted on 04/22/2005 12:03:08 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: Congressman Billybob

Why are you worried about all those details? Just tie them to a stake and set them ablaze. Or better yet maybe there ought to be gas chambers. Don't know what he did? Trust your local Judiciary to tell you what he did.

Oh thats right there are lots of people in jail that probably shouldn't be there. So what'd he do anyway? Did he have sex with a 17 yr old?


93 posted on 04/22/2005 12:05:48 PM PDT by Waterleak (I pity the fool)
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To: halieus
Bummer!
94 posted on 04/22/2005 12:06:03 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
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To: zip

I've got over 250 in mine.


95 posted on 04/22/2005 12:07:01 PM PDT by Waterleak (I pity the fool)
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To: magslinger

Amen.


97 posted on 04/22/2005 12:07:40 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (Have the Democrats,our RINOs and their MSM ever met a skunk too stinking to snuggle up to?)
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To: marine86297
"Question: If a Homosexual can't choose, not to be a homosexual, why do liberals believe that a pedophile can change? aren't they both just sexual orientations?"

That's always been my reply to claims that "They're born that way." Even if people are born as sexual deviants (a big "IF"), that doesn't make sexual deviancy acceptable. If sexual deviants are hard wired to molest kids, they need to be institutionalized one way or another, to protect the public. This may be tragic for pedophiles who want to change, but no worse than institutionalizing other mentally ill people who pose a risk to others.

Homosexuals don't want to compare themselves to pedophiles because we haven't come to tolerate pedophilia- yet.
98 posted on 04/22/2005 12:08:14 PM PDT by keats5
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To: 2Jedismom

My only take on it is that there shouldn't be any signs because we (that's right, ~we~) shouldn't let him back on the street if he's still dangerous. I completely agree with involunary civil committment in these sorts of cases.

Why people ~allow~ him back out, but still think yard signs will do anything but cause chaos... escapes me.


99 posted on 04/22/2005 12:09:28 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: halieus
So many pedophiles, so little time!

One down, many to go!

100 posted on 04/22/2005 12:10:16 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
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