tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3364830632270675565..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Pushback beginning on Halloween sex offender hypeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21970777886238389292008-11-01T06:03:00.000-05:002008-11-01T06:03:00.000-05:00To Michael Storac, that sentence referred to Texas...To Michael Storac, that sentence referred to Texas' various local roundups, not Missouri's contested law. Here, the extra provisions only cover those under supervision.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52384655480965338472008-10-31T22:51:00.000-05:002008-10-31T22:51:00.000-05:00John, Hello!!! Do you live in Bexar??Adult Probati...John, <BR/>Hello!!! Do you live in Bexar??<BR/>Adult Probation Chief Fitzgerald only works in his office watching sport shows. The thought of him putting forth any work is a hoot!!!<BR/>Hey, but he will let innocent people go to jail and then cover it up!!! Where is Reed on that???<BR/>Misuse of Office for Fitzgerald????<BR/>Crime ...Heck YEA!!!!<BR/><BR/>I have no idea whose idea it was but Fitzgerald and Adult Probation?? HA HA!!!!<BR/><BR/>Reed needs to follow the saga down the street from her and see the corruption and the cover up. <BR/><BR/>Have a feeling she will act when the time is right. <BR/><BR/>Bexar sex offenders get almost all their home visits at treatment from the officers. Let Reed know that. Tell her to pull the files and check the state money spent for a unit to do home visits of sex offenders. Bet you find where the officers check the treatment log and then walk out. All this right under her nose.<BR/><BR/>The DA hears the officers down the street calling foul. Where is our beloved tough DA? Every citizen in Bexar knows Fitzgerald is a clown. How does Reed sit in her ivory tower and let her ADA's tell victims the probation officers will watch these offenders??? <BR/>We all know thats not happening. The officers are fighting to see who gets out the door first. How many turned in their badge today 6,7 or 8. The ship is sinking.....no watching sex offenders in Bexar. The round up needs to be for Fitzgerald and his whole administrative team!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21174076263059233062008-10-31T22:03:00.000-05:002008-10-31T22:03:00.000-05:00"Just to be clear, 8:31, the only people authoriti..."Just to be clear, 8:31, the only people authorities are forcing to participate in their roundups are the ones still under supervision (probation or parole). I didn't mean to imply those other 3/4 were also banned from Halloween activities (they're not), though most of the MSM coverage fails to make that critical distinction."<BR/><BR/>Incorrect. The state ruling, as written, applies to ALL registered sex offenders, whether they are on parole or not. <BR/><BR/>Here is the link to the OFFICIAL site, with the OFFICIAL revision:<BR/><BR/>http://www.moga.missouri.gov/statutes/C500-599/5890000426.HTM<BR/><BR/>Pertinent text:<BR/><BR/>Halloween, restrictions on conduct--violations, penalty.<BR/><BR/>589.426. 1. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall be required on October thirty-first of each year to:<BR/><BR/>(1) Avoid all Halloween-related contact with children (STAYED BY 8th Circuit);<BR/><BR/>(2) Remain inside his or her residence between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. unless required to be elsewhere for just cause, including but not limited to employment or medical emergencies (STAYED BY 8th Circuit);<BR/><BR/>(3) Post a sign at his or her residence stating, "No candy or treats at this residence"; and<BR/><BR/>(4) Leave all outside residential lighting off during the evening hours after 5 p.m.<BR/><BR/>2. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 who violates the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. <BR/><BR/>NOWHERE in this sequence does it restrict the enforcement to those offenders whom are not on probation or parole, hence, Anonymous 8:31 is correct in his inference that sex offenders whom are NOT on parole are subject to official (house) arrest.<BR/><BR/>I also confirmed with the Attorney General's office earlier today confirming that the enforcement was directed to ALL offenders, including those off of parole.<BR/><BR/>I will have to admit, though: Who defines "just cause," and how is it going to be enforced? Is vacation "just cause," etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64462066280399993032008-10-31T21:30:00.000-05:002008-10-31T21:30:00.000-05:00Why don't you get your facts straight, John? The S...Why don't you get your facts straight, John? <A HREF="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2006/06/good-idea-new-austin-public-defender.html" REL="nofollow">The San Antonio Express News</A> attributed the idea to her, so maybe you should bother to read the newspaper before announcing "you cannot get any source to say she did."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89791629567941016992008-10-31T20:54:00.000-05:002008-10-31T20:54:00.000-05:00Your disdain for Bexar County DA Susan Reed is obv...Your disdain for Bexar County DA Susan Reed is obvious.<BR/><BR/>However, you should at least try get your facts right.<BR/><BR/>I let it slide last week when you just fabricated the line that Susan Reed tried and failed to get people interested in a round up of sex offenders on Halloween. Just plain wrong and you cannot get any source to say she did. The whole plan came from Bexar County Adult Probation, a STATE agency independent of the District Attorney's Office. They considered it and then let the idea drop. Susan Reed had nothing to do with. Check your facts first before making up things. Bad form.<BR/><BR/>As to whether she supported the idea, she took no position one way or the other. I doubt if it had taken shape she would have come out against it because she would not openly oppose what another agency is doing to fight crime, even if there are more efficient ways of doing it. But, to act like this was her idea or something she was fighting for is just incorrect. I dare you to find someone to say otherwise. Don't let your personal grudges get in the way of the truth.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666701807219817890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56281780827459664532008-10-31T20:20:00.000-05:002008-10-31T20:20:00.000-05:00xo, quite a few major and minor news folks have th...xo, quite a few major and minor news folks have the info. In fact, they've had the info for many years. Unfortunately, most of what passes for news these days is little more than reprinting press releases. It isn't reviewed, considered, investigated, or -- heaven forbid! -- corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57173984842005116942008-10-31T13:08:00.000-05:002008-10-31T13:08:00.000-05:00Were this and similar information turned over to s...Were this and similar information turned over to some of TV's talking heads would they have the guts to do something about it? I would love to see a talking head ask Greg Abbott that since the only documented sex crime against a child on Halloween was committed by someone who had no previous convictions, how cost effective are Halloween campaigns? Especially since a child is four times as likely to be killed b a car on Halloween compared to another day?<BR/><BR/>My guess is that they would never ask Greg Abbot such questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66968147795082462152008-10-31T08:50:00.000-05:002008-10-31T08:50:00.000-05:00Just to be clear, 8:31, the only people authoritie...Just to be clear, 8:31, the only people authorities are forcing to participate in their roundups are the ones still under supervision (probation or parole). I didn't mean to imply those other 3/4 were also banned from Halloween activities (they're not), though most of the MSM coverage fails to make that critical distinction.<BR/><BR/>Ham2mtr - that's quite an excellent example of EXACTLY why I think this is a dumb idea. We need cops to protect us from actual crime, not wasting resources to promote some crass public relations initiative.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78203704879308979722008-10-31T08:31:00.000-05:002008-10-31T08:31:00.000-05:00Well, First and foremost any of the offenders that...Well, First and foremost any of the offenders that are NOT under the supervision of the courts need to contact an attorney. Enslavement, even for 5 hours is illegal. <BR/><BR/>The problem with Texas, of which I am a resident, is that none of the SO population wants to challenge the laws in fear of being outed and our families being put under even more stress and threat of harm. <BR/><BR/>Texas justice is wide and far reaching, and in my experience does not care if the families of SO's get trampled on their buffalo roundup.<BR/><BR/>Until the hype, and lies of media and elected officials is curtailed, none of these laws will ever have a chance to be looked at and actually written to protect people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83397583114356141882008-10-31T08:01:00.000-05:002008-10-31T08:01:00.000-05:00In Odessa this week the police did a home check on...In Odessa this week the police did a home check on the sex offenders registered in the city. Those who weren't home due to work got a visit at work. Those working out of town were strongly encouraged to contact authorities before an arrest warrant is issued. <BR/><BR/>I live in Midland, I sure feel safer. not. The only good news is that those officers who were pulled from regular duties got Over time last night due to an armed robbery (Odessa) in which 8 were taken hostage. The two bad guys escaped and my question, if the officers were doing regular duties, would the bad guys have gotten away? <BR/><BR/>Ham2mtrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com