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| House Backs Sexual Predator Crackdown |
| By wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu- Margie Menzel |
| Published: 03/13/2014 |
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Pointing to examples of children being raped and murdered, the Florida House on Wednesday unanimously passed four bills to crack down on sexually violent predators, preparing the measures for Gov. Rick Scott's signature. Scott has already said he looks forward to signing the bills, which were approved last week by the Senate. "I think people could argue about recidivism data 'til they were blue in the face, but we know one certain fact: No one has ever raped a child while sitting in a state prison," said House Criminal Justice Chairman Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach. "And so if we can keep folks in prison longer, we can keep our streets safer." Read More. |
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