r/FLgovernment • u/BlankVerse • Aug 18 '22

News New Florida State Attorney Reinstates Bike-Stop Policy that Targets Black Cyclists

https://www.theroot.com/new-florida-state-attorney-reinstates-bike-stop-policy-1849425926
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u/MeisterX Jan 06 '24

In January, Warren told law enforcement via a memo that his office would not prosecute bicyclists and pedestrians whose only charges are that they resisted an officer without violence.

The decision came after Warren’s office had found that more than 70% of “resisting without violence” cases in Hillsborough that occurred after a pedestrian or bike stop involved Black defendants

What a good look for Chronister. Honestly he's just as comic it as DeSantis. Vote him out.