re: Florida Governor DeSantis announces strong legislation to combat the disorderly garbage

Fantastic. The out of state protesters will move along to easier targets. This is how you handle paid protesters.

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I wholeheartedly agree they are wrong. I also believe the other side is wrong. That's why nothing gets any better because everyone wants to blame someone and not look at the larger picture.

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Do you not realize that all this does is ramp up the penalties for VIOLENT RIOTING and calls to defund police; neither of which inhibit these "talks" that both sides need to have (in your opinion)?

I'd argue that removing the violence from the situation would be more likely to bring those peaceful discussions around. Instead, when there's a faction of one side rioting, looting, burning, injuring and killing, NOTHING gets accomplished other than trying to protect people and property from that violence.

In other words, remove the violence from the equation and allow the peaceful protests. That's FAR more likely to lead to actual discussion and change being made.

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That's why nothing gets any better because everyone wants to blame someone and not look at the larger picture.

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The larger picture is that the black culture needs to be burned to the ground and rebuilt. Hip hop culture is a stain on humanity. They need to focus on academics more than athletics and loudly denounce gang violence.

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His solutions do nothing to fix the problems and only create more problems, but yeah, keep believing that Side A is correct and Side B is wrong.

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Go through this list. How does this not dissuade the black lives matter and ANTIFA crowd from creating mini-portlands all over his state? Pandering is speaking words to gain favor to one segment of society, without actually doing anything. Nothing in here is pandering. It is ALL ACTIONABLE ITEMS. Please, prove me wrong.

* Criminal penalties for disorderly assemblies, using RICO to hold those who fund it accountable.
* Felonies for incapacitating roadways
* Prohibition and penalties on toppling monuments and public property
* Prohibition on harassing people
* Mandatory minimum jail sentence of 6 months for anyone in anyway involved in throwing stuff at officers, with enhanced penalties applied to assault and battery
* No bail
* Extra penalties for those from out of state involved in disorderly conduct
* Not allowing communities to defund the police. If they defund the police, the state defunds them
* The state will waive sovereign immunity and allow victims to sue communities who fail to protect them and property.

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What we need is rational debate

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You want to debate ANTIFA/BLM? You think they are destroying these liberal cities because there isn't a discussion? Notice the cities where runaway anarchy is taking place. What is the common theme? The local government is not arresting/prosecuting those that break laws. DeSantis is ensuring that element doesn't commit these acts in Florida and be protected by the same city council members. He's ensuring his state survives. Portland, Seattle, and NYC are forever changed. FOREVER. You think Portland and Seattle is going to attract business again when the city council, mayor, and Governor can't even guarantee their businesses won't be destroyed and they have no recourse?

You want to "have a conversation" with irrational people. They don't want a conversation. They are petulant children. Do you ever rationalize with a petulant child?

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taking away their voting rights for blocking a street

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Here's an idea. Don't block the street. Is that too much to ask.

Peaceful protests are fine. Don't hold up someone else's life illegally and you'll be fine. Hell, file a permit and burn an American flag if you must.

Just don't interfere in the lives of other people because you are mad it wasn't her turn or because you fell for a false narrative that blacks are "being hunted in the street".

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His solutions do nothing to fix the problems

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Problem: insane people blocking streets interrupting the lives of other innocent people and commerce.

Solution: Arrest them

Problem solved

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Agree except for the one about defunding the police. That one is too vague and ignores the reality of the budgeting process. If there is wasteful or unnecessary spending in a police department, shouldn’t you be able to reduce the PD budget and reallocate that money to the fire department, for example, or just reduce taxes?

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He addresses this at 20:40 in the video. Says they know budgeting is tough and requires cuts. But singling out like New York and Los Angeles will not be allowed.