Florida Gov. DeSantis' protest law was meant to prevent riots in the wake of BLM protests. Now it's in the way of SOS Cuba demonstrations.
“To pretend that what’s happening now is different than Black Lives Matter protests is a fiction,” one lawmaker said.
John Kennedy and Antonio Fins
USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA
Florida Black lawmakers said DeSantis's contrasting response to the protests was hypocritical.
Law enforcement officials seemed eager to avoid directly addressing Florida’s tough new protest law.
TALLAHASSEE – Crowds in Florida cities rallying and blocking roadways in support of anti-government protests in Cuba may be putting Gov. Ron DeSantis at odds with a tough new law he championed following last year’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations.