Flori-duh: State leaders crafted anti-riot law that boomeranged to their own supporters

[Eugene]

Source: Palm Beach Post

Flori-duh: State leaders crafted anti-riot law that boomeranged to their own supporters

Frank Cerabino, Palm Beach Post
Fri, September 2, 2022 at 6:43 PM·6 min read

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Heralded as “the strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation in the country,” the law created new felonies for those “anti-police” forces who took to the streets. It also denied them bail before their first court appearance and allowed non-violent protesters to be charged if they happened to be at a protest where other people committed violence.

“We respect the right of people to peaceably assemble and make their views known on issues of public policy but rioting, violence and destruction of property cannot and will not be tolerated in Florida,” Florida Attorney Gen. Ashley Moody chimed in.

Well, all that tough talk hasn’t aged well. And I’m not just talking about a federal court putting the Florida law on hold due to its “vague and overbroad” constitutional shortcomings.

No, it’s more because this is a law that has boomeranged on its legislative architects and cheerleaders.

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It turns out that the focus on Black Lives Matter was all wrong. The real focal point of the blatant disregard for law and calls for violence is coming from Mar-a-Lago.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/flori-duh-state-leaders-crafted-224337286.html

[lees1975]

1. Interesting quote from the article

It turns out that the focus on Black Lives Matter was all wrong. The real focal point of the blatant disregard for law and calls for violence is coming from Mar-a-Lago.

And Trump has laid all of the evidence out for them in every post on Truth Social and every comment and statement he's made at a rally. He's made it easy for them to prosecute and convict. But Florida's state legislature and governor don't care about rule of law applying to their own kind. They're hypocrites.