So things went from bad to Worse
[ID: There is picture of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill and smiling. He is surrounded by police officers and his aides. There is text on top of the image reads “ DeSantis signs “anti-riot” bill into law, sparking outcry from Democrats, civil rights groups]
So I do recommend reading the full article. But in short this new bill heavily criminalizes protest. Depending on your changes, peacefully protesting can get you up to 15 years in jail. You can receive a third degree felony. Which means you won’t be able to vote, can’t receive government assistance like unemployment or food stamps. Also this bill sets up legal precedence for instances of when people run over protesters.
So this is fucking terrible to put it lightly. And like this part of the reason the distinction of peaceful and violent protest is a moot point. Like beyond mass disenfranchisement like this will lead to many people losing government assistance in the middle of a pandemic. Also Covid like most diseases reeks havoc in prisons. And regardless of how long this lasts do not forget prisoners in your activism.
I don’t live in Florida so I don’t s have a full rundown of DeSantis’s crimes. But like I remember last year when he sent cops to intimidate a scientist who was trying to show that the government was severely underreporting cases. And cops came guns a drawn to her home late at night. Like I want to watch the video, go for it but it was extremely uncomfortable to watch. Which I’m not linking it, if I remember correctly her kids were there too, it was terrible. This country Covid response is was in general horrible, but Florida was a whole nother level. And allegedly they have 2 million which about 10% but who knows who accurate that is.
[ID: Two panels of Kwame Ture speaking, the images are in Black and White and the text is yellow. The first image is him saying “ In order for non violence to work your opponent must have a conscience. In the next he says “The United States have none]
And so like while it’s great Chauvin is getting punished is great. Considering how many people who have been killed by the police just in the last few months alone. Shit is not over. Y’all be careful.
