Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Riot Bill

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed HB 1, known as the “Anti-Riot Bill,” which aims to crack down on rioting as further riots are expected to breakout after the verdict of the Derek Chauvin case involving the death of George Floyd is announced. According to WFLA, the bill “defines ‘riot’ as a violent public disturbance involving 3 or more people acting with common intent resulting in injury to others, damage to property, or the imminent danger of injury or damage.” [adsanity_group num_ads=”1″ align=”aligncenter” num_columns=”1″ group_ids=”2381″/] “[The Anti-Riot bill] Creates a new second-degree felony called an ‘aggravated riot,’ which

