8 min
Stiffening penalties for child luring crimes Behind the Star
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- Government
In the third episode of our four-part series on Sheriff Mina's legislative priorities, we explore the mission to strengthen protections for our children with Lt. Chip Denmark. We discuss the current law in Florida, where luring or enticing a child under 12 into a secluded space is shockingly only a misdemeanor. Highlighting the need for change, Sheriff Mina proposes making this act a felony.
(0:54) Explaining the current Florida law
(1:53) Past examples of this law being applied
(2:53) Electronic luring of a child is already a felony
(3:41) Challenges for law enforement when it is only a misdemeanor
(4:42) Explaining Sheriff Mina's goal to make it a felony
In the third episode of our four-part series on Sheriff Mina's legislative priorities, we explore the mission to strengthen protections for our children with Lt. Chip Denmark. We discuss the current law in Florida, where luring or enticing a child under 12 into a secluded space is shockingly only a misdemeanor. Highlighting the need for change, Sheriff Mina proposes making this act a felony.
(0:54) Explaining the current Florida law
(1:53) Past examples of this law being applied
(2:53) Electronic luring of a child is already a felony
(3:41) Challenges for law enforement when it is only a misdemeanor
(4:42) Explaining Sheriff Mina's goal to make it a felony
8 min