Florida’s Gov. DeSantis Wants To Allow Armed Citizens To Shoot Looters And Rioters
BY Herschel Smith
4 years ago
And he’s taking it on the chin from the communists at HuffPo.
The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that Florida’s Republican governor has drafted “anti-mob” legislation that would drastically expand the state’s “stand your ground” law ― which currently allows people to use deadly force to defend themselves if they think they’re in danger of being killed or seriously harmed by another person, per Fort Myers’ News-Press.
Critics blasted the bill as a gift to would-be vigilantes. Former Miami-Dade prosecutor Aubrey Webb told the outlet he worries that language in the drafted legislation is too vague and gives armed citizens the “power to kill as they subjectively determine what constitutes ‘criminal mischief.’”
DeSantis’ proposal would expand the “stand your ground” law to property crime and allow the use of force against “violent or disorderly assemblies” or “criminal mischief” occurring within 500 feet of a business that is experiencing “interruption or impairment” due to this conduct, according to the Herald — which said it obtained emails and a copy of the bill draft.
The legislation would also make it a “third-degree felony to block traffic during a protest, offer immunity to drivers who claim to have unintentionally killed or injured protesters who block traffic, and withhold state funds from local governments that cut law enforcement budgets,” the Herald reports.
“It allows for vigilantes to justify their actions,” Denise Georges, a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who had handled “stand your ground” cases, told the Herald. “It also allows for death to be the punishment for a property crime — and that is cruel and unusual punishment.
The issue is more complicated than that.
One can never be assured that mob violence does not turn from property crimes to crimes against a person’s health or life. What one minute is protesting in the town square with a permit, can quickly become throwing Molotov Cocktails at homes, as we’ve witnessed from Antifa and BLM.
This is wonderful legislation, and I wish him success with it.
On November 15, 2020 at 11:10 pm, Brad said:
I believe you already have that right in most states. Most states Penal Codes protect the individual from prosecution if they take action against the MOB when LE can’t protect them. Think Roof Top Koreans.
On November 16, 2020 at 1:40 am, Jimmy the Saint said:
“Most states Penal Codes protect the individual from prosecution if they take action against the MOB when LE can’t protect them. Think Roof Top Koreans.”
Creative DAs can easily find ways around that.
On November 16, 2020 at 9:11 am, James said:
“Creative DAs can easily find ways around that.”
Hmmmm…..,it’s almost as the DA’s are the real enemy.
On November 17, 2020 at 7:06 am, Danny Smith said:
Webb and Georges must think gov’t officials should determine what constitutes criminal mischief instead of the citizen that is being brutally attacked. Many, if not all DA’s are the enemy of WE THE PEOPLE.
Governor DeSantis wants to give we Florida citizens all the tools we need in our RIGHT to defend our families. He isn’t trying to disarm us and have the Peace Officers stand down during civil disturbance like the communist sh*t birds.