DeSantis: Florida drivers have right to hit protesters if they need to ‘flee for your safety’

Ron DeSantis Tells Florida Drivers to Run Over Protesters if They Fear For Their Safety: 'That’s Their Fault'

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is making headlines again — this time for telling drivers they won’t be held responsible if they run over protesters, as long as they believe their safety is at risk. “If you are driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety,” DeSantis said in a newly released episode of The Rubin Report podcast. “And so if you drive off and you…

Ron DeSantis Says Drivers Have Right to Hit Protesters—Is He Right?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been accused of “overstating the protections that drivers have” if they hit individuals who surround their vehicles during a demonstration. Tray Gober, the managing director of the law firm Lee, Gober & Reyna, told Newsweek that the governor appeared to “conflate civil protections with criminal immunity” and risked “sending a dangerous message.” Why It Matters Since June 6, Los Angeles has been rocked by a serie…

Ron DeSantis Reminds People It's Okay To Drive Into Crowds Of Protesters

We have so many Republican officials giving their blessing to political violence, we hardly mention it anymore. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just went out of his way to remind drivers in his state they will not be held liable if they hit protesters blocking roadways when they are "fearful for their lives." Via The Hill: “If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee …

DeSantis says protesters on roadways can be run over by drivers. Is that true?

The thousands of Floridians expected to march in the No Kings National Day of Defiance on Saturday had better be on their best behavior, warned Florida’s governor.

New Law Confuses Drivers—What You REALLY Can (and Can’t) Do During a Protest

Despite what viral posts and social media debates might suggest, Florida law does not give drivers a free pass to run over protesters. While recent changes to the state’s laws offer some protections to drivers, those protections come with serious legal conditions—and they don’t mean drivers are above the law. New Law Confuses Drivers—What You REALLY Can (and Can’t) Do During a Protest The confusion largely stems from a 2021 law known as the Comb…

DeSantis Assures Florida Drivers They Can Run Over Rioters If Threatened: ‘You Have a Right’ - News Addicts

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reminded Floridians Wednesday of their right to defend themselves should a rioter attack them. Conservative podcaster Dave Rubin interviewed DeSantis on “The Rubin Report” Wednesday, asking the governor about the state’s policy on riotous protesters. DeSantis explained that Florida has a “zero tolerance” policy for riots, and said Florida police are […] The post DeSantis Assures Florida Drivers They Can Run Over Rioters…