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
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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.
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