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Orange County considers limits on neighborhood protests
A Central Florida county is considering limits on demonstrating in neighborhoods after crowds gathered for days last year outside the vacation home of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of killing George Floyd.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County Sheriff John Mina introduced an anti-picketing amendment at Tuesday’s Orange County Commission meeting, a move which some commissioners said took them by surprise. This was just so fast, I ll just say that, said Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla, had a quick briefing, then it was here on the agenda. This is an important issue that limits first amendment rights, and there should be a work session first to give people the opportunity to hear why we re doing this.
Orange County needs to reject a proposal to ban protests in neighborhoods. Florida's already done enough this year to chip away at the First Amendment right to protest.
Crowds at Derek Chauvinâs Florida vacation home prompt county to consider protest limits
The proposal is being considered after crowds gathered outside the Orlando vacation home of Derek Chauvin.
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A Florida county is considering limits on demonstrating in neighborhoods after crowds gathered for days last year outside the vacation home of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of killing George Floyd. Chauvin is shown here in court. [ AP ]
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ORLANDO â A Florida county is considering limits on demonstrating in neighborhoods after crowds gathered for days last year outside the vacation home of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of killing George Floyd.
Orange County considers limits on neighborhood protests. Here’s why Sheriff John Mina brings proposal after incident involving home of Derek Chauvin
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FILE - In this May 29, 2020, file photo, protesters demonstrate in front of a townhouse owned by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in Windermere, Fla. Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards for police on when officers may use force and consequences imposed on cops who do so excessively. That s according to a new poll from the The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that finds Americans favor significant changes to the countrys criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)