When visiting Miami Beach what many tourists don't know as they enjoy the scenic drive over the Julia Tuttle Causeway from Miami to Miami Beach, is that a colony of 70-80 convicted sex offenders have been living underneath the bridge for the last three years. When I first heard the news, I found it shocking and appalling that there was nowhere else for these people to live. Apparently not, as Miami-Dade County has a more stringent ordinance than the State that restricts convicted sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of where children congregate -- that includes schools, parks, and day care facilities. So the only place far away from these locations is the middle of Biscayne Bay.
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