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Pulse Crosswalk Fight Moves Outside Orlando City Hall
Four protesters were arrested for using water-soluble chalk to restore the rainbow crosswalk honoring Pulse nightclub victims, but all were released without charges, raising legal questions.
- On Sunday, August 30, Florida Highway Patrol arrested Orestes Sebastian Suarez, Maryjane East, Donavon Short, and Zane Aparicio at the Pulse memorial crosswalk; all four were released without charges by Monday.
- On August 20–21, state crews painted over the rainbow crosswalk after the Florida Department of Transportation issued a directive barring social or ideological markings, acting under federal administration direction.
- A judge in Orange County found no probable cause for Orestes Sebastian Suarez's arrest, and Blake Simons argued, `I would argue water-soluble chalk that washes away while youʼre being arrested doesnʼt amount to over $1,000 worth of damage,` noting the alleged $1,500 damage washed away.
- Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell said she will review the cases with fairness and transparency, calling the arrests seemingly political last week.
- The crossing was installed as a memorial to the 49 victims and activists have vowed to continue restoring the rainbow, moving protests to Orlando City Hall amid debates on decorative crosswalks' safety benefits.
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DeSantis defends Pulse crosswalk arrests
Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the arrest of protesters who used chalk to color a crosswalk near the Pulse memorial in Orlando.
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Gov. Ron DeFascist Rids Florida of Menacing Road Rainbows
Since 2017, the crosswalk near Pulse in Orlando has been painted with rainbow colors to recognize and honor the 49 people killed and 53 people wounded there in 2016 in a mass shooting. Recently, that rainbow crosswalk was painted over in the middle of the night by order of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. This understandably upset some people who saw it as a politically motivated swipe at LGBTQ+ people because DeSantis has gone out of his way over the…
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