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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeSantis' 1st law enforcement appointee killed a man then lied
In 2019 DeSantis' first major law enforcement appointee was Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony that killed a man and was charged with murder.
https://www.flgov.com/2019/01/11/governor-ron-desantis-appoints-gregory-tony-sheriff-of-broward-county/
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-sheriff-didnt-disclose-applications-that-he-killed-someone-14-state-says-1675227
Police report: https://www.tonyunmasked.com/_files/ugd/ee4c86_3c6e85a604524a3eb9ac26d0ec2b6336.pdf
Subsequently, it came to light that DeSantis' first major law enforcement appointee, Sheriff Tony, engaged in perjury in his law enforcement applications.
https://www.tonyunmasked.com/_files/ugd/ee4c86_9afbb825fa3e47bc95a6d23a140ff1ba.pdf
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2022/09/14/despicable-ethics-panel-slams-sheriff-gregory-tony-saying-his-lies-helped-him-become-top-cop/
This is "law and order" in a DeSantis police state and DeSantis will announce his candidacy today with Elon Musk on twitter.
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DeSantis' 1st law enforcement appointee killed a man then lied (Original Post)
StopDesantis
May 2023
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Similarly, DeSantis' top state doctor is a flaming anti-vaxxer with dubious medical knowledge. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2023
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Bernardo de La Paz
(49,146 posts)1. Similarly, DeSantis' top state doctor is a flaming anti-vaxxer with dubious medical knowledge. . nt
Joinfortmill
(14,598 posts)2. Surreal. DeSantis is evil.
LuvLoogie
(7,102 posts)10. DeSadist
Fuck him.
ananda
(28,948 posts)3. Florida and the rest of the USA is tolerating this.
Good Germans all.
spooky3
(34,582 posts)4. A few months of Meatball and Circus Peanut throwing spitballs
At each other, followed by some convictions for the peanut, will be good for Dems. Lets just stay out of their way.
skydive forever
(449 posts)12. That's exactly what I was thinking
tanyev
(42,749 posts)5. Fascists don't want law-abiding people working for them.
They want people whose loyalty can be maintained with rewards and threats of punishment.
Ford_Prefect
(7,961 posts)7. Bingo!!!
malaise
(269,630 posts)6. He is an effin thug
That is all
70sEraVet
(3,587 posts)8. Conveniently omitting the truth on required forms? Sounds like he's Supreme Court material!
LoisB
(7,301 posts)9. So he appoints "only the best people" too?
yardwork
(61,860 posts)11. Of course.