Fla. halts sex offender racy reading (Maxim gets ya jail time if you're a sex offender)

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/17/05 | AP - Miami

[NormsRevenge]

Over-reacting or finally acting?

[ncountylee]

Would matter less to a castrated perp

[struggle]

Um, as far as I know, Maxim shows a bunch of legal-age, clothed WOMEN. I'd hate to see if they start raiding the guys house for Hustler.

[little jeremiah]

If child molesters and rapists were executed, as they should be, they wouldn't have this nit-picking problem.

[cyborg]

How can a woman stay married to a sex offender? I know I couldn't. How weird these women are.

[konaice]

Hmmm, Viagra at state expense, but no smut?

[NormsRevenge]

the issue is one of urges and folks that get them and what keys them..

a sticky wicket of an issue, but Florida is better off over-reacting than losing more kids, No?

[little jeremiah]

The icky word "enabler" comes to mind. Not enough self-respect.

[geopyg]

"a sticky wicket of an issue"

So to speak.

[endthematrix]

"authorities found a copy of a sex manual in a drawer next to the bed"

Probation officer search? "Lemme just take a lookie into this drawer over here..."

[NormsRevenge]

It's all part of Terms and Conditions when thye go free.. standard stuff.

Florida may finally be forced to get Draconian,, and some folks may get caught up in it. But it's not like they weren't warned either or that they signed off and agreed to the terms of their release.

A few recent victims would agree, I am sure.

[garbanzo]

a sticky wicket of an issue, but Florida is better off over-reacting than losing more kids, No?

Is there any evidence that A leads to B here? How is having a copy of Maxim any different than going to a Florida beach?

[NormsRevenge]

It's too late for me to dig the research up, look it up for yourself, Thanks.

Studies have been done as to what stimulates folks.

I won't even attempt the beach question now, but human nature is what it is.

G'Nite

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Whenever the government cannot come up with a solution to real crime, they compensate by inventing unconstitutional thought crimes.

[NormsRevenge]

A hypothetical for you..

If I put a gun in one of your hands and a bullet in your other hand,, and then you get an urge to shoot someone for what ever crazy reason,, who is guiltier of a crime? You or the one who didn't try and prevent it, or both?

To some, not all sexual offenders, the ammo could be as simple as a magazine.. These folks are sick after all, right?

[D-fendr]

I think what may be going on here is that it's almost impossible not to violate some condition of parole or probation - giving LE the power to selectively enforce it, determine who "needs" to go back.

I guess we're left with trusting LE's judgement in a lot of cases.

[E Rocc]

Maxim shows a bunch of legal-age, clothed WOMEN.

"Clothed" may be a relative term:

But this is still ridiculous.

-Eric

[ExSoldier]

I hate to say it but this will never pass constitutional muster. The High Court ruled in the early 1990's that it was a violation of a criminal's 5th Amendment protection to register a firearm he held illegally because in so doing he would be in effect giving forced self incriminating testimony. The First Amendment will be given similar coverage in this case, especially where the subject material meets local standards in the Miller Test for obscenity.

[ExSoldier]

Probation officer search? "Lemme just take a lookie into this drawer over here..."

Speaking as a former State of Florida Probation and Parole Officer myself let me just say: YUP.

To enter into Probation in the first place an offender must voluntarily sign away all fourth Amendment protections in regards to his probation officer. Regular police must still secure the proper warrants to investigate a new offense, but the probation officer can search anything, anytime, anywhere. I could search the offenders person, vehicle and effects on the street anytime I pleased. I generally didn't, but I could and they couldn't say boo and they knew it.

[PeterPrinciple]

I could search the offenders person, vehicle and effects on the street anytime I pleased. I generally didn't, but I could and they couldn't say boo and they knew it.

And that is the way it should be.