Florida Sheriff's Office Targets Lucky Residents For Future, Imagined Crimes

[Nevilledog]

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Yes, this is our second straight day discussing Tom Cruise movies, but it seems like the Pasco County, Florida, Sheriff's Office is going full Minority Report on certain residents. In the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, Cruise played an investigator in a "pre-crime" unit that used enslaved psychics to predict homicides in advance and arrest suspects before they'd actually committed a crime. Pasco County has apparently adopted this model of fascist efficiency.

The Sheriff's Office sends people a four-page letter that begins: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected…" Unfortunately, they have not already won $10 million but will instead endure enhanced police scrutiny.

"You may wonder why you were enrolled in this program," the letter continues. "You were selected as a result of an evaluation of your recent criminal behavior using an unbiased, evidence-based risk assessment designed to identify prolific offenders in our community. As a result of this designation, we will go to great efforts to encourage change in your life through enhanced support and increased accountability."

According to a Tampa Bay Times investigation, the Sheriff's Office compiles Santa's naughty lists of folks it assumes will break the law eventually based on criminal histories, social networks, and other "unspecified intelligence." If you make it on the list, you can expect surprise visits from the police, usually without a search warrant or probable cause for arrest.

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[brush]

1. Hmmmm? Sounds like the recipients of those letters need to see and attorney.

[DFW]

2. It sounds like the author(s) of that letter need to read the Constitution of the United States

It sounds like the only constitution they read is the one governing the tactics of the NKVD.

[sdfernando]

3. I expect the ACLU will have a lot to say about this...

reminds me that I need to make a donation again.

[allnews]

4. WTF!!!!!

Has everyone lost their minds? Everyday it is something even more unbelievable. And this is with trump gone.
No words

[allnews]

5. Sorry

Was this a joke?

[marie999]

6. I see that in the near future many lawsuits.

[alphafemale]

7. Just a guess that very few, if any people were selected f enhanced police harassment?

Again.

Just a hunch.

[KG]

8. law enforcement still clueless as to why theyre not universally loved and respected.

[madville]

9. Read into it a bit. The letters are part of a study funded by the Federal DOJ grant and

in conjunction with the University of South Florida to see what impact they have on repeat offenders. Not saying it's beneficial or even legal, just saying there's more to it than just a local Sheriff allegedly harassing people.

[marble falls]

11. Doen't reassure me an iota. I remember all the local and state governments supported by ...

... universities headlong plunge into Eugenics as they sterilized people for being dull, having diseases, coming from poor families etc. And they did it from the twenties into the seventies.

[marble falls]

10. Seems like he'll have problems with "prior restraint", "equal access" issues. I hope he gets ...

... sued to shit along with the county.