Florida fails to discriminate equally, drops felon list

The so called Florida felon list is finally completely dead. After a report last week that the state would not force each county to use the list, a new report says the state will abandon the list altogether.

The reason for the about face, after defending the list in a letter to local elections officials as late as 5 p.m. Friday: a flaw in the method fails to include most felons who classify themselves as Hispanic.

Secretary of State Glenda Hood announced at 1 p.m. Saturday that an ''unintentional and unforeseen discrepancy'' in the potential felon database ''related to Hispanic classification'' has forced the agency to eliminate the list from further consideration this election year.