Commissioner Diaz urges state to require electronic monitoring of sexual predators
(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY) – The Miami-Dade County Commission today approved a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz urging the Florida Legislature to require sexual predators and transient sexual offenders to wear electronic monitoring devices for the rest of their lives.
“If we do not protect the most innocent part of our community from these people who are the worst of our community, what are we doing?” Commissioner Diaz said. “At the end of the day, you can’t put a price on protecting our children.”
Commissioner Diaz has been a strong crusader against sexual predators. He was the sponsor of the County’s 2010 residency restriction ordinance, which prohibits sexual offenders from living within 2,500 feet of schools, parks, bus stops, or any other place children might congregate. He also sponsored the resolution that urged passage of a new state law that closed a loophole which had allowed many offenders and predators to avoid providing a home address by falsely claiming “transient” status.