Police cameras show confusion, anger over DeSantis' voter fraud arrests

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TALLAHASSEE — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn’t believe the reason.

“What is wrong with this state, man?” Patterson protested as he was being escorted to a police car in handcuffs. “Voter fraud? Y’all said anybody with a felony could vote, man.”

Body-worn camera footage recorded by local police captured the confusion and outrage of Hillsborough County residents who found themselves in handcuffs for casting a ballot following investigations by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new Office of Election Crimes and Security.

The Aug. 18 arrests — conducted hours before DeSantis called a news conference to tout his crackdown on alleged voter fraud — were carried out by state police officers accompanied by local law enforcement.

The never-before-seen footage, obtained by the Times/Herald through public records requests, offers a personal glimpse of the effects of DeSantis’ efforts to root out perceived voter fraud.

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Fascism in plain sight.

[Bayard]

1. Desantis is a total wackazoid

How can anyone seriously think he is a contender on 2024?

[CentralMass]

2. I point to the Orange Anus getting elected as exhibit A.

[mopinko]

3. we're at the black shirt stage now.

[gab13by13]

4. So were the people from the Villages

who voted multiple times handcuffed and taken off to jail? What is the status of their voter fraud?

[In It to Win It]

5. Youtube video

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Kick