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A remarkable investigation into the US judicial system through the lens of a remarkable case in which paedophiles have been ordered to live under a bridge in Miami...
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28 responses // Monsters of Miami

  • damn.
    this is one of the best pods i have ever seen.
    this is insaine-
    its only an hour away from where i live.
    i had no idea.
    the lobbyiest has a right to be concerned...
    but they did their time.
    "you cant turn back and erase that...
    who is not worthy of forgiveness?"
    It makes me wonder if that lobbyist is a 'christian'...
    bicyclebasket
  • ..
    bicyclebasket
  • How do other countries handle similar offenders?
    damnneargenius
  • Very well done. You covered such a complex issue. I learned about this recently after speaking with ACLU members who have been working on this.
    Yes, precautions are necessary when releasing individuals who have sexually abused children. Psychological treatment/therapy can be effective and successful alternatives. To dehumanize people by calling them monsters and segregating them instead of trying to understand them will only make things worse. Institutionalized homelessness not only denies a person's basic human rights of dignity & respect, but also creates a situation that facilitates further criminal behavior.
    EmpathySaves
  • Wow. this is a excellent and fascinating pod.
    Penzhorn
  • I am terribly sorry for the Lobbyist and his daughter, however, I don't know how he can sleep at night putting offenders from prison to the underbelly of a bridge.

    At least prisoners are allowed food and personal facilities.
    vitalmaggi
  • I agree. They have problems, let's help them and not just put them under a bridge. Jesus.
    tollster
  • I can't believe things like this happen in the city I live in. Thanks so much for this video, it shows so well how corrupted things have become.
    kathykathy
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  • sorry this is out of synch everyone - current are trying to sort it out right now.

    thanks to you all for the positive feedback!

    nick
    Saigonick
  • Ron Brooks 12 year old daughter was abused by someone close to the family circle. If I am correct to asume I believe it was the babysitter......how did a 2500ft. ordinance protect that child? Statistics show that most of these cases involve a family member, or someone known personally to the victim and their family. Very few cases involve stranger danger...besides all these offenders only have to be living at the causeway bridge from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. the remainder of the time they are free to roam the city streets.... Again how do these ordinances help?
    az_urlite
  • that ron book is a real ass-hole these laws are wrong and un-american!!!
    garycar
  • http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/

    I want to first start off with saying I am NOT pro-pedophile or pro-sex offender but pro-Constitution. I am totally against any form of abuse to any animal or human being. Anybody who commits any crime should be punished. But, once that person has done the time they were convicted under, via contract, and is off parole and/or probation, they should be able to get on with their lives without all the rules and regulations. No other criminal has to live by such draconian laws, so why sex offenders? If we must do this for sex offenders, then I think, to be fair, all criminals must be under similar rules and regulations.

    When an ex-offender is forced to move from his/her home, thus having to sell it, cannot find another home within the law due to the residency "buffer" zones, get fired from their jobs due to being on the registry, cannot find a new job due to being on the registry, their husband/wife lose their jobs due to a significant other being on the registry, their children lose their friends and are harassed and bullied in school due to a family member being on the registry, thus destroying the children's lives, ex-offenders are forced into homelessness and to live under bridges, harassed by police, neighbors and probation/parole officers, have to wear "I'm a sex offender T-shirt" or have a neon green license plate on ALL their cars, have "sex offender" on their drivers license and forced to renew their licenses every year, forced from shelters during tornadoes or hurricanes, cannot give blood at some places due to being discriminated against for being on the sex offender registry, denied housing due to being on the registry, signs placed in their yards inviting harassment and ridicule from the neighbors, forced to move when the neighbors start picketing outside the ex-offenders home, the list is endless.

    I THINK THIS IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, BEYOND THE EXTREME!
    ZMan6919
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  • The video was not bad, but I have a problem with the use of the word "paedophile" in the description. Out of all the people in thisw video, Ron Book is the REAL monster in this video. His comments make me believe he should live under a bridge far away from civilization. Blind hatred and ignorance makes one as bad as those they hate if not worse!
    fallenone
  • You are assuming all sex offenders made to live under the bridge are pedophiles.

    People need to learn the difference between sex offender, predator, pedophile and molester, they do not all mean the same thing.

    http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
    ZMan6919
  • Plus the comments from the 1st lady, shows her ignorance. She is assuming all sex offenders harmed children, which is another myth propagated by the media and politicians.
    ZMan6919
  • This was amazing, Nick...thought provoking, and very even handed.
    bshlachtman
  • We have similar laws in NJ. If they cannot find a place in a certain town or county then find a place where you can live. Why do we worry about these peoples rights when they themselves ignored the rights of the child(ren) they have abused. The punishment fits the crime.
    regjoeschmo
  • great pod. great story.

    Sex offenders are not seen real people and any pod that can make a person feel for the difficulties they face while trying to get their lives back together has done a good job.

    But what I like best about this pod is that it's un-biased. The issue this pod presents is not at all cut and dry and this really does a good job of presenting both sides.

    Nobody wants these people near their children. These men have fallen from morality, have been convicted of horrible life-scarring crimes against the innocent, and our society is keeping them there, at the bottom. Is this moral? Do they deserve to live on the streets like animals? Are they really monsters? If so, can they ever become men again?
    squidteeth
  • the only aspect this is missing are the other reasons why they ended up under the bridge. I dont know there personal stories, but what stopped them from leaving the city? Getting a job outside of the county would be out of their jurisdiction. Sex offenders live in houses everywhere else.
    flmonty11
  • the only aspect this is missing are the other reasons why they ended up under the bridge. I dont know there personal stories, but what stopped them from leaving the city? Getting a job outside of the county would be out of their jurisdiction. Sex offenders live in houses everywhere else.
    flmonty11
  • This is a total breach of the Constitution. It strictly prohibits cruel and unusual punishment no matter the crime.

    Sex offenders are left under a bridge that's probably got tons of health problems, constant amplified noise causing hearing damage, and the possiblity of many casualities if the bridge collapsed. But, what about violent criminals? Are they allowed to roam free? That's not even right.

    Plus, our forefathers didn't die so that we can just butcher the constitution to our needs. Just because we have the power to interpret the constitution to our taste does not mean that you can have people who've learned their lesson in unsanitary conditions while homicidal maniacs are free to do what they please.

    They need to rethink their laws.

    By the way, great pod.
    Rixtaem
  • If they move to another area, they do not have to live under a bridge.........
    regjoeschmo
  • True, bbut still...
    Rixtaem
  • This is a good pod. I'm sorry for what happened to the lobbyist but how will this 2500ft. ordinance help another kid? I mean helping this people get back into society is a change and getting them back on track.
    Milu82
  • I agree that the ordinance is not the answer. However, I do enjoy the fact that SF has so many parks that it makes it impossible for convicted pedophiles to live here.
    I think we should find a better solution and treatment! for these people who have quite frankly turned into monsters so the cycle does not continue.
    But it comes down to the fact that I do not really give a good god damn if they live with the rats and exterminated as such. I'd rather live next door to a gang (and i have) then live near a pedophile.
    LadyDanika
  • I have so many mixed feelings about this.

    I feel like in our system, we need to separate "sex offenders" into classes.
    In the US, an 18 year-old (if convicted) who had sex with their 16 or 17 year-old girlfriend is considered a "sex offender." Individuals who fall under this classification do not deserve the kind of treatment as depicted in this pod. But child molesters do, however, deserve the squallid conditions they live in.
    Sure, they're sad and are exposed to unsanitary and possibly harmful elements, and maybe some have honestly changed, but the lives they have ruined will stay scarred forever. Thus, they deserve to pay a considerable price.
    agent

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