Lake Worth Beach first city in county to join lawsuit against DeSantis' 'anti-riot bill'
Trying to curb riots, HB1 passed in Florida Legislature and voted into law
The new law also allows local governments to be sued if a riot happens and they fail to stop it and creating the potential for a civil liability for damages leveled at the governing body.“A municipality has a duty to allow the municipal law enforcement agency to respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or an unlawful assembly based on the availability of adequate equipment to its municipal law enforcement officers and relevant state and federal laws.”
BUT and as predicted, this Democrat Lake Worth Commission voted 5/0 to join the lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis at their September 21 commission meeting.
They blabbed about Home Rule. Sarah Malega, Commissioner District 1 said it was "bully" tactics.
What they did was believe the snow-job by the racist hate group, the Southern Poverty Law Center. They tell us it has nothing to do with de-funding the police.
I seriously doubt if they can have any influence on the PBSO when it comes to public rioting.
The Law:
Combating Public Disorder; Authorizing specified elected officials to file an appeal to the Administration Commission if the governing body of a municipality makes a specified reduction to the operating budget of the municipal law enforcement agency; providing that a municipality has a duty to allow the municipal law enforcement agency to respond to a riot or unlawful assembly in a specified manner based on specified circumstances; reclassifying the penalty for an assault committed in furtherance of a riot or an aggravated riot; prohibiting cyberintimidation by publication; prohibiting a person from willfully participating in a specified violent public disturbance resulting in specified damage or injury; creating an affirmative defense to a civil action where the plaintiff participated in a riot, etc.
Hey, the laws of Florida are not going to be obeyed by cities. Un-freaking real.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand this. Why did they join the lawsuit?
ReplyDeleteThey joined the lawsuit to tell our governor to "go stick it." They want to make decisions on defunding police (even though the mayor says it has nothing to do with that), etc., and therefore don't like the Florida law.
ReplyDeleteThis is Democrat ideology at the local level, where all politics starts and eventually affects our laws on the national level when local politicians run for higher office, like Omari Hardy.
Lynn, this is a perfect case where I suggest you would/will have your greatest impact with your blog. Your last sentence @ 9:02, is so very spot on. Local elections (LWB) are just a few months away.
ReplyDeleteThis commission is as worthless as their stupid opinions.
ReplyDeleteThey are all Omari losers!
If nobody votes, and our last few elections indicate that to be the case, the few who do, will continue to run things.
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