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