Outstanding warrants being arrested and no sex predators at Hurricane Irma shelters

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(09-07-2017, 03:02 PM)Au165 Wrote: The reality is you are talking about life and death situations. I am telling you right now, a family of someone with a warrant who dies because they were scared to go to a shelter will be paid by Polk county after settling out of court. It isn't even legal what they are claiming they are going to do. If they try to do this an arrest those who don't comply you will be looking an even more money wasted. This to me appears to be a publicity stunt by the sheriff.

How do you figure it's not legal what they're claiming to do? It's not legal for law enforcement to refuse to follow through on an arrest warrant. That's not their decision to make. If someone with a warrant that's wanted for sexual assault is allowed into the shelter and they rape someone, Polk county is in even worse shape both morally and financially. You focused on the parking ticket, but what about the people wanted for rape, assault, murder, etc? If you're going to check for them, then you have to check for everyone, and if you check for everyone, then how are you going to let people with arrest warrants go free? Where's the dividing line between not criminal enough to arrest and too criminal to allow free reign?

There were some horror stories out there about shelters during/after Katrina. It seems like they don't want a repeat of that.

It's not a perfect solution by any means, but if you have to err on the side of the law abiding, or err on the side of those with an arrest warrant out for them, then the police should err on the side of the law abiding.