It increases penalties for those who assault or pelt objects at members of law enforcement during a “violent or disorderly assembly” and those who come from out of state to engage in a riot. It also prevents state aid from going to localities that defund police. What’s more, it provides protections for citizens forced to use their vehicles as weapons when threatened by an unruly mob. “This legislation strikes the appropriate balance of safeguarding every Floridian’s constitutional right to peacefully assemble, while ensuring that those who hide behind peaceful protest to cause violence in our communities will be punished,” DeSantis said of the bill in a statement.
https://www.westernjournal.com/floridas-new-anti-riot-law-nasty-surprise-rioters-surround-cars
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