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Florida Sheriff Offers Jail as ‘Secure Shelter’ for Those With Warrants Fleeing Hurricane Irma

posted by mrpg on Sunday September 10 2017, @10:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the sounds-good dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

As Hurricane Irma's destructive path nears Florida, a sheriff is warning sex offenders to beware of officers checking IDs at shelters. But now people are worried the rules will also affect others with outstanding warrants.

[...] "If you go to a shelter for #Irma, be advised: sworn LEOs will be at every shelter, checking IDs. Sex offenders/predators will not be allowed."

The sheriff explained the tweet further by writing on top of it, "If you go to a shelter for #Irma and you have a warrant, we'll gladly escort you to the safe and secure shelter called the Polk County Jail."

[...] RT America contacted the sheriff's office, and was told a public information officer would call back with further information.

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Source: Florida sheriff offers jail as 'secure shelter' for those with warrants fleeing Hurricane Irma

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Sunday September 10 2017, @06:20PM (2 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday September 10 2017, @06:20PM (#565992) Journal

    Why having provisions to deal with them is not SOP in the governments 'What to do in Case of a Hurricane' handbook is beyond me.

    Really?
    Is the public park wanker so dangerous that every manual of operations must include a section on management of same?
    And if so, what would be in that manual?

    If they are recidivist predators, what the hell are they doing running around loose?

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  • (Score: 2) by Reziac on Monday September 11 2017, @02:28AM

    by Reziac (2489) on Monday September 11 2017, @02:28AM (#566098) Homepage

    Furthermore, if the objective is to keep *other* people safe... .which 'sex offender' is going to Do His Evil Thing in a crowded shelter, full of stressed-out adult males who'd like nothing better than an excuse to pummel someone??

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  • (Score: 2) by FakeBeldin on Monday September 11 2017, @09:49AM

    by FakeBeldin (3360) on Monday September 11 2017, @09:49AM (#566175) Journal

    Is the public park wanker so dangerous that every manual of operations must include a section on management of same?

    No, the publicly elected sherrif, however, is. And therefore every manual of operations must include a section on how a sherrif should behave - to avoid him putting the public in harm's way, e.g. by publicly warning folks away from safety.
    Because that's what he did. He publicly told people that there will be consequences for a certain class of citizens if they show up to a shelter.

    Sidenote: don't bring your ID to a shelter. You're there to be safe, not to be ID'd.