Years ago, I wrote of the creation of a permanent underclass. No, not the one woke people are willing to fight for. Rather, the one we’ve created because as much as we can forgive a murder, especially if it was committed by a black man because they’re in fashion at hipster cocktail parties, there is no forgiveness of a sex crime.
Not when they get caught. Not when they get prosecuted. Not when they get convicted or sentenced. Not even when they get out. There are plenty of arguments, some sound and some idiotic, but pressed with a level of insipid passion that convinces no one of modest intelligence but so bores the rest of us that we walk away, leaving the interlocutor to believe they’ve won by attrition.
None of these arguments change anything. When a sex offender completes his sentence, pays his debt to society, and walks out of prison, what does his future look like? The “motion” below was forwarded to me. Even though it’s a public record, I’ve redacted the names and identifiers because there’s no good reason to contribute any more harm to its maker. His crime was bad, and so he was sentenced to imprisonment. But he served his sentence. This is what he faced coming out.
No doubt the work of Ron Book the infamous lobbyist of the State of Florida.
The only good thing about that is there is only one of him in this country and THOUSANDS of SO’s and activists in the balance to fight those ordinances.
I’m just sorry that Florida has to bear this cancer for the time being…
What boggles my mind is that some people may commit murder…like how police office Amber Guyger who was just found guilty of murder and was sentenced to 10 years. However, chat disgustingly, click on an illegal image with minor(s), weather or not the minor(s) were willing participant(s), and your receiving 5, 10, 15, possibly 20+ years depending on what county, time of year or if the DA is running for re-election. I guess I’m just plain stupid because that just doesn’t make any sense to me.
“we can forgive a murder, especially if it was committed by a black man because they’re in fashion at hipster cocktail parties”
That one sentence alone invalidates the whole argument he’s making. It’s a shame because it sounds like he’s making an argument sympathetic to SOs. Too bad he started off with a disgustingly racist quip.
This definitely could have been his experience but it certainly hasn’t been mine. I have a felony conviction, served prison time, 3 year parole, and lifetime registration in California. The first year of parole was a challenge. No good housing options, finding a job was tough, etc. But, now, some 9 years later, I make six figures a year, just got back from a Bahamas cruise, and I see the police for 10-15 minutes a year where they are polite to me. Added to that, I’ve probably disclosed my status as a SO to roughly 100 people, and there has only been one who had an issue.
I’m genuinely not trying to be a douche. I remember the first month of parole thinking that prison would be better. But, it’s also possible to move past this doom and gloom, fix your life, and make of it what you want.