Florida Governor Signs Law That Punishes Protesters For Protesting, Denies Them Bail
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210425/11430846679/florida-governor-signs-law-that-punishes-protesters-protesting-denies-them-bail.shtml
Even though Florida didn't see many of the anti-police violence protests that spread across the nation in the wake of the George Floyd killing, its legislature and its governor have apparently decided protesters have it too easy. Governor Ron DeSantis feels the best approach to handling people fed up with police brutality and their lack of accountability is to throw more protesters (and rioters) in jail more often, and for longer.
Here are just some of the expansions signed into law by DeSantis:
Florida Governor Signs Law That Punishes Protesters For Protesting, Denies Them Bail
Apr 26, 2021, 7:45pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210425/11430846679/florida-governor-signs-law-that-punishes-protesters-protesting-denies-them-bail.shtml
> Even though Florida didn't see many of the anti-police violence protests that spread across the nation in the wake of the George Floyd killing, its legislature and its governor have apparently decided protesters have it too easy. Governor Ron DeSantis feels the best approach to handling people fed up with police brutality and their lack of accountability is to throw more protesters (and rioters) in jail more often, and for longer.
> Here are just some of the expansions signed into law by DeSantis: