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EX500rider

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2. I don't see how this would effect peaceful protests.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 10:23 PM

May 2021

Under the anti-protest law, anyone arrested on a charge of battery, aggravated battery, burglary, or theft at a protest that turns violent can have their charges enhanced by one level.
And if a protester is convicted of battery on a police officer "committed in furtherance of a riot or aggravated riot," they'll be sentenced to a minimum of six months in jail.
I don't know about you but none of those sound like things I would be doing at a peaceful protest.

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"An All-Out Assault on Black People": Civil Liberties Groups Sue DeSantis Over Anti-Protest Law [View all] TexasTowelie May 2021 OP

This really upset me as soon as he started up on this late last summer. Dreampuff May 2021 #1

I don't see how this would effect peaceful protests. EX500rider May 2021 #2