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Florida passes an Ani-protest/riot law.

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Florida has passed a new law that makes protesting illegal.The Florida says it is about riots, but they have redefined "riot" to basically mean any protest. Interesting parts of the new law are as follows. You can drive your car over protesters with impunity, making it perfectly legal to do so. Stepping into the street during a protest is now a felony. The governor now controls all local safety budgets and local governments can not change any part of the budget without the governor's approval. If you want to see all of the change, look at the new law. The law on its face seems to violate the constitution, but who knows with the present SCOTUS
 
This is how the peaceful people react to riots. They feel they have no other choice.

It will lead to blood in the streets.

The government should deploy federal law enforcement to quash riots of you don't want to see more crap like this.

It's time to condemn it or it will escalate.
 
Well at least the morons will know why they got run over
 
FREE SPEECH! MAH RIGHTS!
 

Do you have a link to this?
 
Damn it! I was hoping to get a free TV from a Florida Walmart. Racist pigs!!
 
At this point, I'm really just enjoying watching these ass-backwards Southern states continue to regress socially and economically (however, I still care about their attempts to oppress voters because those state laws directly impact the rest of us).
 
Part of these new laws are criminalizing these things more (from misdemeanor to felony) so they can suppress more votes.
 
Antiwar said:
Part of these new laws are criminalizing these things more (from misdemeanor to felony) so they can suppress more votes.
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I doubt that this legislation will survive judicial review. It just too obviously unconstuitional.
 
trouble13 said:
Show me how the law prevents someone from peacefully protesting.
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The line is very blurred.

They deny a legitimate permit for protest and the redress of grievances because of their partisan beliefs. Then claim it's illegal and look the other way while people mow down innocent protesters. The Bill of Rights exists to protect the minority from the beliefs and opinions of the majority trampling on them.

These are the tactics of a police state to prevent any protests of their abuses by denying them a permit and then to mow down anyone who dares to try to gather to protest while the state gives the drivers of those cars immunity from being held accountable for murder.
 
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You are not being entirely honest here. (Big surprise, right?)

Florida's New Anti-Riot Law Protects Motorists Who Hit or Kill Rioters While 'Fleeing for Safety'

Florida's state Legislature passed an anti-rioting bill that protects motorists forced to flee an unruly mob.
www.westernjournal.com

Concerning your claim, "driver your car over protesters with impunity"...

B. Prohibition on Obstructing Roadways: 3rd degree felony to obstruct traffic during an unpermitted protest, demonstration or violent or disorderly assembly; driver is NOT liable for injury or death caused by fleeing for safety from a mob.

As you can see, there is no "impunity" about this.
 
trouble13 said:
It depends on whos definition you are using to define what a riot is
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Rioting would include destruction of property, looting, violence, etc, correct? Were those things not already illegal?
 
trouble13 said:
It depends on whos definition you are using to define what a riot is
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That is what the 1st amendment exists to prevent happening by an authoritarian government. The state doesn't get to choose who can protest their abuses or when. You just supported fascism and police state tactics.
 
I can honestly say after all the abuse I have seen from Progressives I can not care in the least that Florida is passing laws to hinder those practices.
 
Geoist said:
Rioting would include destruction of property, looting, violence, etc, correct? Were those things not already illegal?
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I would hope so but apparently according to many they are not prosecutable crimes that worth pursuing.
 
trouble13 said:
I can honestly say after all the abuse I have seen from Progressives I can not care in the least that Florida is passing laws to hinder those practices.
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What abuses are you referring to?
 
Lisa said:
That is what the 1st amendment exists to prevent happening by an authoritarian government. The state doesn't get to choose who can protest their abuses or when. You just supported fascism and police state tactics.
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Its for our safety.
 
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