DeSantis signs bills targeting civilian review boards, recording police up close

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Source: OrlandoSentinal.com


Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting Florida as a state friendly to law enforcement. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

By Skyler Swisher April 12, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Trumpeting his support of law enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills on Friday that will limit the authority of police civilian review boards and restrict bystanders from getting too close to officers during investigations.

HB 601 bars citizen review boards from investigating allegations of officer misconduct. The review boards can continue to operate but only in an advisory role that provides input on policies and procedures, not individual officer actions.

The other measure (SB 184) creates a 25-foot buffer around police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel when they are working. Bystanders who disregard a verbal warning and approach with an intent to interfere, harass or threaten could be arrested and charged with a misdemeanor.

Backed by a line of officers, DeSantis touted both measures as creating a better climate for law enforcement and accused other states of fomenting hostility toward the police...................

Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/12/desantis-signs-bills-targeting-civilian-review-boards-recording-police-up-close/

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved controversial pro-law enforcement legislation on Friday that effectively guts citizens’ ability to investigate police misconduct.

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[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. Arizona tried the same thing with the 25' buffer zone,

it was shot down by the AZ SC.
This will be challenged by various civil rights groups and, as I understand it, SCOTUS has already said 10' is a sufficient distance as long as the person filming doesn't interfere.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Exactly. This will not make it past a legal challenge. (n/t)

[machoneman]

3. DeSatan is gunning to make himself THE most unpopular governor in all of FL's history. Following his badly failed....

...presidential run, this law and the anti-heat protection law are his way of trying to stay relevant but in the worst possible way. Good Gawd who is advising him to make the news each week with ever worsening consequences for him?

[malthaussen]

6. But that's standard GOP practice.

Pass the law, put it on Page 1. When the law is overturned, bury it on Page 52. It's all for show, with the bonus that in the mean time, they get to harass more people and maybe jail or kill a few.

-- Mal

[jvill]

4. What is DeSantis trying to hide?

A governor doesn’t create laws like this unless they know there is rampant corruption they need to hide.

What are they hiding?

[Skittles]

9. he is an authoritarian

who could nazi this coming from that POS

[malthaussen]

5. Why does "friendly to law enforcement" mean "Let them get away with murder?" n/t

[oasis]

7. Florida cops can cowboy up.

Yeeeehawwww.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Create a national law enforcement database

Identify each local and state law enforcement departments and level of corruptness.

[Mysterian]

10. Just another step on the way to a police state

Evil fascist Hitler-wannabes like DeSantis are a danger to the USA.

[TxGuitar]

11. Why are people still moving there? NT