We need more law that will help the victims of domestic violence. As it is now, a victim cannot bring forward any damaging testimony against her abuser. The state says it makes them look like a bad guy. A victim can only talk about the day the restraining order was broken and only bring forward a witness that was present that day. We all know abusers do not abuse in front of others and violate restraining orders in front of others. Let your signatures be seen. Let victims of abuse know they don't stand alone.

A Level 3 sex offender is living in a school district, as well as directly behind a park and ice skating rink. The man was convicted of rape and abuse of a 7-year-old and should not be allowed to live in this area, which is heavily populated with small children.

His undue influence threatens to hurt millions of Floridians, specifically gravely ill and minorities... I don't think Florida Tax Dollars (through the University) should be used to forward his regressive agenda. As a Floridian the thought that he represents Florida State University makes be both sick and embarrassed.

Kids and teenagers are getting killed around the world by law enforcement and they have no weapons. We should make it a mandatory law just like the healthcare plan was and all the effort that no law enforcement can shoot or kill any kid of teenager under the age 19 if they do not have a gun for a weapon.

I know that no matter what happens to Lisa Graham, it won't bring my best friend back. But Shea was a once in a lifetime type of friend, she was always there for me. Right before she was shot from behind multiple times and left on the side of Bowden Road to die, she accepted Jesus Christ. She was turning her life around , she had her whole life ahead of her. Please help me get justice for my friend!

I AM ALIVE AND WISH TO TELL THE TRUTH.

He is part of a rape and is labeled a sexual offender. Ma’Lik Richmond, a teenage football player who was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl in March 2013, is reportedly now back on the roster of his Ohio high school’s football team. Richmond was sentenced to one year in a juvenile facility for the crime, though his sentence also depended on rehabilitation and his behavior, according to The Wire. He was released in January this year from an Ohio detention center. Richmond must register as a sex offender every 180 days for 20 years as part of his sentence. Another teenager, Trent Mays, was also convicted in the rape case, and must register as a sex offender, according to wtrf.com.

It's despicable... children are harmed and/or sexually abused, and when a parent steps up to protect his/her child by ANY means necessary, like a mother bear or ANY animal would, they are charged with serious crimes. True, the perpetrators are also charged, but the parents who step up get the more serious charges. The harmed children are then left without a parent, especially in a time when they are most vulnerable and need them most. The perpetrators of those disgusting crimes against children deserve the "punishment" the protective parents dealt them, and then some. I propose we create a law that would guarantee freedom for moms/dads in prison who stepped up to protect their babies from these despicable monsters, after careful consideration of their case in a court of law, and the perpetrators of crimes harming/abusing children will be kept in prison on top of the "punishments" received by the protective parents if the abuse is discovered. Keep the REAL criminals in prison and let these parents be with their children that need them!

My son began showing signs of bipolar disorder at the age of 4. His mania produced violent rage in him. By the time he was 12, the depression had him begging for me to let him die. My walls had holes in them, picture frames were busted, his bedroom ceiling was covered in knife holes. Not to mention the beatings his father and friends endured. When he was 15, I noticed a big change in his behavior (for the better). When I asked him why, he confessed he had been smoking pot for awhile. That was all the proof I needed. Since then we have tried many other meds for his anxiety and rage, to no avail. Marijuana was the only medicine that made it better without turning him into a Zombie.

The US government finances drug dealers in the context of national defense. Ironically, the government incarcerates Americans for the same drugs their allies produced. Leaders that sell illegal narcotics are sometimes better than rulers who oppose American business. For example, from the 1950’s until the 1970’s, America’s friends in Indochina produced 50 percent of the world’s illegal opium.[1]Then again, as rival expansion threatened US profits in the Middle East, America's allies in the Afghan/Pakistan region produced 70 percent of the world’s heroin. [2] In a similar fashion, as communist expansion threatened South America, the United States aided anti-communist forces in Nicaragua.[3] These were the same individuals responsible for America’s cocaine problem.[4] This controversy was highly publicized in the media as the Iran-Contra scandal.[5] To help the Contras export their product, US allies in Mexico facilitated the cocaine into America.[6] These operations set the precedent for Mexico's current state of affairs.[7] The gangs acting within this system of complicity are responsible for half of the 65 billion dollars’ worth of drugs entering the United States. [8] [9] [10] Lastly, US allies in the Afghan/Pakistan region are being accused by major news circuits for being involved in the Heroin trade.[11] Modest estimates claim that 70 percent of the world’s heroin comes from this region currently.[12] When you juxtapose the facts listed above with the actualities of the War on Drugs, a paradox is observed. The War on Drugs targets the small time dealer but never attempts to go after the king pins, and in summary, the war never ends. While the people who should be targeted are: paid informants who act with impunity, allies in foreign countries, or criminals who have paid off the oval office. These entities are allowed to escape justice because their objectives align with American foreign policy. We are demanding equality in the judicial system. The civil forfeiture laws that apply to everyday citizens should apply to appointed officials. All funds generated from these asset forfeitures will be awarded to the Americans who were unfairly incarcerated. *** More Research***The Great American Paradox: Drugs and Capitalism*** Approximately 1 hour reading time ***** https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Lc-8DPDlPXZjY2X1pwYzROb0U/view [1] Alfred W. McCoy and Leonard P. Adams II, The Politics of Heroin in South East Asia at druglibrary.edu/library/books/McCoy/mccoy.pdf/ 86. [2] Peter Dale Scott, “Drugs, Oil, and War: The United States in Afghanistan, Colombia, and Indochina( Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003) 45. [3] Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, December1988, (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989) 36. [4] The Office of the Inspector General, B. OIG Investigation Regarding Support of the Contras by Blandon and Meneses, THE CIA-CONTRA-CRACK COCAINE CONTROVERSY: A REVIEW OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/9712/ch04p2.htm [5] “IRAN-CONTRA HEARINGS; The Testimony: On the Boland Amendment and the President” New York Times.com: Archives, 17July1987, http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/17/world/iran-contra-hearings-the-testimony-on-the-boland-amendment-and-the-president.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm [6] William La Jeunesse and Lee Ross, “US Intelligence Assets in Mexico reportedly tied to murdered DEA Agent,”Fox.news.com, 10October2013, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/10/us-intelligence-assets-reportedly-played-role-in-capture-dea-agent-in-mexico/ [7] Aimee Rawlins, “Mexico's Drug War.” Council on Foreign Relations, http://www.cfr.org/mexico/mexicos-drug-war/p13689 [8] Jason McGahan, Chicago Magazine: “Why Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Loves Selling Drugs in Chicago”, http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2013/Sinaloa-Cartel/ [9] Susana Vera, “US Govt Struck Deal with Mexican drug cartel in Exchange for info-report,” Reuters News, http://rt.com/usa/sinaloa-drug-cartel-deal-dea-551/ {10} Richard A. Serrano and Washington Bureau, “Drug Lords Targeted by Fast and Furious were FBI Informants,” Los Angles Times.com, 21March2012, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/21/nation/la-na-fast-furious-20120322 [11] James Risen, “Reports Link Karzai’s Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade,” The New York Times.com, 04October2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& (accessed 02February2014). [12] Rod Nordland, “Production of Opium by Afghans is Up Again,” The New York Times.com, 15April2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-production-increases-for-3rd-year.html (accessed 29June2014)

Yes, my brother was wrongly accused. He is disabled, and has never been in jail. Please give him a second chance

Many police are violating citizens rights. Too many citizens are being killed and abused over simple misdemeanors. For desk appearance tickets, none violent offences citizens are being arrested and sent to jail for the charges to be dismissed or they are given the desk appearance ticket THEY Should HAVE BEEN Given To BEGIN with. Until police are charged with false arrest wasting time and money. The police will continue violating citizens right because there is no deterrent for them. When the citizen demands to know why they are being detained and they object, they are then charged with resisting arrest, whereas they shouldn't have been arrested. Until police are penalized and charged with violating citizens rights, breaking the law they are suppose to uphold, they will continue to act like they are above the law.