Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "Ron DeSantis signs 'anti-riot bill' cracking down on 'public disorder'" video.

  1. The great threat to the peaceful protester is the likes of the Minneapolis masked "Umbrella Man", someone who seeks to discredit a peaceful protest by damaging property and inciting violence. I did not hear the Governor announce any enhanced sentencing for those found guilty of such acts. I am also concerned that localities that make even modest adjustments to broaden public safety capabilities outside of police budgets could also be subjected to "Umbrella Man" type subversions designed to instigate State intervention. I did not hear of enhanced sentencing for those found guilty of that crime. And then there is the practical issue that enforcement is inevitably selective and incomplete, giving insurgents of any stripe, left or right, up or down, a continuing reasonable probability of successfully discrediting a peaceful protest and getting away with it. In light of subversives amongst us, left or right, law enforcement's attempt at reassuring us that we retain the right to peaceably assemble for redress of grievances rings a bit more hollow with this legislation. The sane Floridian will restrict their objections to the virtual world and the written opinion page, which already seems able to amplify dissent without itself being violent, though some may be incited. Those who want to physically, peacefully protest, need to include the capacity to detect, track, and assist law enforcement with detaining subversives, or risk having their cause discredited and themselves subjected to escalation of violence by the government response. Hand held video capability has very much changed things, and it needs to continue to be harnessed to preserve rights and ferret out insurgents.
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