The Blackberry is the new doodling.
Instead of drawing box after box after box on a legal pad, apparently working (playing?) on one's phone is the newest form of expressing disinterest.
Reportedly, state Senator Mike Haridopolos is a not so closeted Blackberry peruser, as demonstrated in yesterday's pre-session legislative meeting.
The Florida legislator doodled away as a citizen spoke before the Brevard delegation.
The subject? Collateral damages of Florida laws shouldered by family members of those persons designated as sex offenders by the state of Florida.
The citizen? A child who grew up way too quickly.
Haridopolos tore his attention away from his diversion just long enough to deny declining (refusing?) past requests to meet with the families of RSO's to discuss the laws plaguing private citizens for years.
Sure about that, Mike?
The presentation as written and delivered.
Viera
I come here today to represent the voiceless minority, soon to be voting constituents. I am their voice, since they have none and I am their strength, because their self esteem has been crushed, their powerlessness palpable and their fears unending. There are 1000's of us in
We are the children of registered sex offenders; children of men and women whose faces, names and addresses, regardless of the degree of risk, are listed on a public online registry. Did you, the legislators, surreptitiously empowered with influencing lives, know that your deliberate action of placing all of our parents online would create new victims? Us!
Did you possibly think that these offenders may have children; children who live at the same address that is listed on the “sex offender registry?”
I think, I hope you know by now, that the shear volume of offenders online without distinction of risk is worthless as a tool to save or protect children and has not prevented ONE crime. Yet, for those innocent children whose addresses are also listed online, it is nothing other than child abuse.
We are children who want and deserve to have our parents involved in our lives without fear of repercussions, ridicule, ostracization and torment. We deserve to have lives without the shadow of having our parent on line listed as a monster. We love our parents and yet, YOU force us to choose between a relationship with that parent and having friends. Have you forgotten that we too deserve “freedom and privacy” and in fact, need that to grow to be normal, happy, healthy and productive members of society?
Sadly, two years ago, 11 children whose parents are on the sex offender registry, asked to speak with one of the legislators on your panel. We wanted to- needed, to voice our concerns and perhaps consider an alternative to stemming child abuse, without using the tool of one that is not only valueless, but created more victims.
That legislator, Senator Haridopoulous, despite repeated requests for a meeting, declined. Why is that Senator Haridopoulous? Please explain that to my brother, standing next to me, who has no friends and has endured horrendous abuse from people that view the registry to “protect” their own children, why?
I beg to the rest of you, consider my words and help to create laws that actually prevent child abuse, and protect the privacy of the families and especially children of former sex offenders.
Thank you for your time and attention
Jane Doe son #1
15 comments:
Isn't the "pc" word, 'dithering'? re: Haridopolos? Such a primary piece of legislation and he dithers?
Really good post. Appreciated and digested here, to pass along naturally. TY.
THIS IS WHY I POST MY NAME WITH THE WEB SITE "KICK THEM ALL OUT".
DO ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS POLITICIAN HAS ANY BUSINESS BEING IN OFFICE AFTER THIS?????????
GET HIM AND THE OTHERS THE HELL OUT OF OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And should the Republican majority stand, MH will become the FL House Speaker.....
Sunny,
Thank you so much for writing this. I know Jane Doe and the nightmare experience she, her husband, and her children have been living for years now.
I often wonder how some of these legislators can look at themselves in the mirror. I have had a real education in just how dishonest, selfish, disloyal, and probably scores of other such adjectives these Politicos can be. I was once somewhat naive, but getting involved in protecting children by advocating effective, fact based laws has shown me just how dirty the whole system is. I was around to hear Jane Doe crying that Senator Haridopolous would not see the children. That was, and is just plain disgusting. His lying about it only increases the slime factor.
Do you think that any of these legislators ever bother to think about all the lives they are destroying, including innocent children’s lives with laws that not only do not protect any children but often put them at greater risk? If they do think about it, I doubt if they spend much time on the thought. I would not be surprised if the next thought was "Oh well, nothing I can do about it, it would be political suicide. Well, I say better some "political suicide than even a single suicide of a child who has been tormented by bullies at school, has no friends, shunned by neighbors, and living a life that is completely unstable. I also often wonder about these children as they grow up. How much anger and hatred for this government and the society that caused this torment?
There was an article in the News-Press about our Sheriff; the editorial page was filled with people calling it a "witch hunt" because the News-Press had printed a few stories involving him that were not favorable. The citizens were up in arms over "unfair coverage" and possible "bias" in reporting. As I read that I laughed until I cried. It was not a joyful laughter, but one born of incredulity. What do these people KNOW of being a victim of a witch hunt!! The tears were not a result of the laughter, but a result of extreme frustration that has crept so deep that I can feel it in my very marrow. How can our government continue to ignore the facts and continue to destroy such a large portion of our populations’ lives? How can they be so heartless over votes? Is there no other issue they can attack with truth instead of continuing to lie about this one? Do they sometimes feel bad about how badly they are misdirecting the public as far as the safety of their children goes? Ok, enough, it is the same old circle and the same old insanity. I will keep up the fight though. One day we will find someone in a position of power who is courageous, honest, and deeply concerned enough to stand up and tell the truth and to keep telling that truth until EVERYONE hears it. Then, many who DID know, will deny the knowing out of shame, those who did not know will feel anger at being duped for so long, and this time, this terrible time, will be just one more notation in American history of abuse of power and a violation of her people.
Magister,
Your commentary shouts the exact reason why the grassroots effort for change in the RSO laws is one of the largest in the country.
As more and more persons find themselves ensnared in these laws, others join your voice.
Keep shouting. You are being heard.
Sunny pOWERFUL!! Also all of you ALL OF YOU regular posters here PLEASE PLEASE take the time to go to the st pete times EVERY EVERY DAY and anything that has sex offender in it COMMENT. The idiots and hate mongers are out in force at that paper and I am quite outnumbered need your help. That'a a widely read paper and public opinion is being swayed by a few.
Help a sympathizer out here. Over my head on this one.. they shot a guy down in his driveway and people applauded. Myself and one other fellow were the only voices of reason.
Please help uot even with only a quick comment.
It's for ALL OF US.
Would love to help out. I comment all over the Country. My google alerts did not give me anything from St. Pete Times. Could you mention articles needing comments here or maybe on Twitter? Let us know what your Twitter name is so we can subscribe.
Got a link to the paper, I will make it a daily stop!
I have many things that I can say to the public.
And your right. If we don't get involved, idiots the these will keep applauding every time one of us gets hurt.
omygosh I don't twitter. Sorry. LOL.
I do post articles here from time to time I'm going to put cut and paste links here for the current worst ones. Hope that suffices
here's one where they'll try to make a new porn law over kids being assholes
http://blogs.tampabay.com/talk/2009/12/sexting-cited-in-ruskin-teens-suicide.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/sexual-predator-shot-dead-in-town-n-country/1055367
This one where they're trying to intimate that being a sex offender's son means the son will be one
http://blogs.tampabay.com/bizarre/2009/12/chip-off-the-old-block-son-of-convicted-kiddy-pornographer-noodles-the-clown-arrested-on-similar-cha.html
There's one about troy johnson who was arrested over something allegedly done in 2005 because a kid wrote about it in her journal. Allegedly. Or maybe her mom did who knows??
Some of these are old but the st pete times readers go back and back.
Please check the front page every day st pete times online They are VERY proud of their sex offender issues and put them right front page but I really had to look for the ones I'm giving you.
There have been ten sex offender killings lately in the last 90 days.. ten that I can think of and then suddenly the comments went south EVEN WORST: like congratulations and GOOD JOB and much worse.
Myself and maybe two other people are the only ones who seem to be able to see what is happening here. Who will they gun down next? One was shot and shoved from the car. One was run down in the street. They ALWAYS mention sex offender.
Thanks magister. WHile I was searching for articles I found several comments by you. GOOD ON YOU.
The st pete times doesn't limit as much anymore.
Also the ones that are arrested for child porn being on the computer. It should always be pointed out that they are planting that now just as they plant guns, drugs and DNA
THIS ONE IS HOT:
http://blogs.tampabay.com/bizarre/2009/12/chip-off-the-old-block-son-of-convicted-kiddy-pornographer-noodles-the-clown-arrested-on-similar-cha.html
This person must be one who follows me around online because in the space I took to put that comment to you and go back to the post this comment was made on a day old article.
Get to work guys. These people are vigilante SCUM
above i refer to heather who posted the nastiness
http://ccoso.org/Vilification.pdf
Another study I just found. gotta go have tons of work to do
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/teachers/hillsborough-teacher-held-on-child-porn-charges/1056454?postCode=201#comments
here's another one. there's at least one sometimes two per day. WHO KNOWS if this guy really admitted?
Do you post these articles on SOSEN or Eadvocate? I write comments to articles I find posted there frequently.
I kicked ass this past Halloween Against Ms. Blessing( posting as 'guest'), and even used a quote from Smashed Frog.
http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=11316946
I am a firm believer in responding to ignorance everywhere I spot it.
I'll post as 'guest' here, as well. I've picked up a few stalkers myself....
Kudos, Guest.
Nothing like a well-researched comment to stop the runaway train of misinformation in its tracks...many, many thanks for all you do.
:)
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