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Green Party Leader Defends Police Concerns Amidst Golders Green Attack Fallout

Green Party leader Zack Polanski defends his views on the police arrest during the Golders Green attack, despite backlash and calls for his resignation.

#GoldersGreenAttack, #ZackPolanski, #MetPolice, #GreenParty, #PoliceResponse

https://newsletter.tf/green-party-leader-defends-police-criticism-golders-green/

Green Party leader Zack Polanski is facing criticism for his comments on the police handling of the Golders Green attack suspect's arrest. This comes after he apologized for sharing posts that called the arrest 'heavy-handed'.

#GoldersGreenAttack, #ZackPolanski, #MetPolice, #GreenParty, #PoliceResponse
https://newsletter.tf/green-party-leader-defends-police-criticism-golders-green/

Brother's Desperate Call Preceded DC Shooting

Man's brother called police minutes before DC shooting, signaling threat. Investigators look into family issues and response time.

#DCShooting, #GunmanBrother, #PoliceResponse, #ViolencePrevention, #FamilyTrouble

https://newsletter.tf/brother-calls-police-minutes-before-dc-shooting/

A brother called police just minutes before a shooting in Washington D.C. This call came after a history of instability, showing a critical window was missed.

#DCShooting, #GunmanBrother, #PoliceResponse, #ViolencePrevention, #FamilyTrouble
https://newsletter.tf/brother-calls-police-minutes-before-dc-shooting/

CHAOS ERUPTS IN ALICE SPRINGS OVER ARREST LINKED TO CHILD'S DEATH

Violence erupted at Alice Springs Hospital on April 29th after an arrest linked to a child's death. Police used tear gas on a crowd of 200.

#AliceSprings, #CommunityUnrest, #PoliceResponse, #ChildDeath, #NorthernTerritory

https://newsletter.tf/alice-springs-hospital-violence-arrest-child-death/

Around 200 people gathered at Alice Springs Hospital, throwing objects at police. This is a significant escalation of public anger.

#AliceSprings, #CommunityUnrest, #PoliceResponse, #ChildDeath, #NorthernTerritory
https://newsletter.tf/alice-springs-hospital-violence-arrest-child-death/

Campus Disruptions Spark Concern Over Perceived Threats

Loganlea State High School in Brisbane was briefly locked down Wednesday morning after a man was seen with an object looking like a gun. Police found it was a gel blaster.

#LoganleaSHS, #Brisbane, #GelBlaster, #SchoolSafety, #PoliceResponse

https://newsletter.tf/loganlea-school-lockdown-gel-blaster-discovery-wednesday/

A school lockdown in Brisbane was avoided today after police discovered the suspicious object was a gel blaster, not a real firearm. This is similar to other recent campus security scares.

#LoganleaSHS, #Brisbane, #GelBlaster, #SchoolSafety, #PoliceResponse
https://newsletter.tf/loganlea-school-lockdown-gel-blaster-discovery-wednesday/

Germany news: Violent clash at Moers gurdwara sees gun fired, kirpans flashed

A violent clash involving over 40 people arm…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #clash #committeedispute #communitydispute #financialconflict #Germangurdwara #Germanynews #gunfirescare #injuries #investigation #knifeassault #Moers #NorthRhine-Westphalia #peppersprayattack #policeresponse #Rhine-Westphalia #SEKcommandos #Sikhcommunity #SikhsinGermany #templecommitteerow #violence
https://www.europesays.com/germany/6001/

Germany news: Violent clash at Moers gurdwara sees gun fired, kirpans flashed

A violent clash involving over 40 people arm…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #clash #committeedispute #communitydispute #financialconflict #Germangurdwara #Germanynews #gunfirescare #injuries #investigation #knifeassault #Moers #NorthRhine-Westphalia #peppersprayattack #policeresponse #Rhine-Westphalia #SEKcommandos #Sikhcommunity #SikhsinGermany #templecommitteerow #violence
https://www.europesays.com/germany/5987/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/136041/ Army Repels Terrorist Attack in Maiduguri, Borno State #AjilariCross #BokoHaram #BornoState #Bulamari #CivilianJTF #Dala #Gwoza #Insecurity #Maiduguri #Nigeria #NigeriaNews #NigeriaPolice #NigeriaSecurity #NigerianArmy #NigerianMilitary #NortheastNigeria #OperationHadinKai #PoliceResponse #SecurityForces #StateOfEmergency #TerroristAttack

Shelter in place lifted in Grand Junction after mental health crisis

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — A shelter in place has been lifted in Grand Junction after police assisted…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #Colorado #coloradonews #ColoradoStatePatrol #csp #GJPD #GrandJunctionPoliceDpeartment #GrandJunctionshelterinplace #Health #mentalhealthcrisis #MentalHealth #mesacounty #policeresponse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/449372/

Shelter in place lifted in Grand Junction after mental health crisis

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — A shelter in place has been lifted in Grand Junction after police assisted…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #Colorado #coloradonews #ColoradoStatePatrol #csp #GJPD #GrandJunctionPoliceDpeartment #GrandJunctionshelterinplace #Health #mentalhealthcrisis #MentalHealth #mesacounty #policeresponse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/449372/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/320579/ Shelter in place lifted in Grand Junction after mental health crisis #Colorado #ColoradoNews #ColoradoStatePatrol #CSP #Éire #GJPD #GrandJunctionPoliceDpeartment #GrandJunctionShelterInPlace #Health #IE #Ireland #MentalHealth #MentalHealthCrisis #MentalHealth #MesaCounty #News #PoliceResponse

https://www.europesays.com/uk/742668/ Shelter in place lifted in Grand Junction after mental health crisis #colorado #ColoradoNews #ColoradoStatePatrol #CSP #GJPD #GrandJunctionPoliceDpeartment #GrandJunctionShelterInPlace #Health #MentalHealth #MentalHealthCrisis #MesaCounty #News #PoliceResponse #UK #UnitedKingdom

Boy arrested in Bristol after police helicopter deployed in cross-border search

A 16-year-old has been arrested after reports of a stolen car sparked a police response including an aerial…
#Bristol #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #aerialsearch #AvonandSomersetPolice #Bristolarea #Britain #Cwmbranarea #GreatBritain #GwentPolice #NationalPoliceAirService #policecustody #policehelicopter #policeresponse
https://www.europesays.com/uk/683346/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/683346/ Boy arrested in Bristol after police helicopter deployed in cross-border search #AerialSearch #AvonAndSomersetPolice #Bristol #BristolArea #Britain #CwmbranArea #England #GreatBritain #GwentPolice #NationalPoliceAirService #PoliceCustody #PoliceHelicopter #PoliceResponse #UK #UnitedKingdom

Police kill raccoon on Christmas Day in Mass. town, upsetting community

A police response to reports of a raccoon behaving erratically turned into a gruesome public spectacle in a…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Hopedalepolice #policeresponse #Publichealthofficials #raccoon #Science #WCVB
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/375104/

Police kill raccoon on Christmas Day in Mass. town, upsetting community

A police response to reports of a raccoon behaving erratically turned into a gruesome public spectacle in a…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Hopedalepolice #policeresponse #Publichealthofficials #raccoon #Science #WCVB
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/375104/

Leeds station LIVE: Trains cancelled after emergency as police rush to scene | UK | News

The TransPennine Express has confirmed that its services are no longer impacted by Monday’s events. “Disruption caused by…
#Leeds #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #emergencyincident #EmergencyNews #GreatBritain #LEEDTRAINS #Leedsstation #Police #policeresponse #traincancellation #Trains
https://www.europesays.com/uk/621140/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/621140/ Leeds station LIVE: Trains cancelled after emergency as police rush to scene | UK | News #Britain #EmergencyIncident #EmergencyNews #England #GreatBritain #LEEDTRAINS #Leeds #LeedsStation #Police #PoliceResponse #TrainCancellation #Trains #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/uk/590651/ ‘Knifeman’ shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ after horror Madrid rampage in broad daylight | World | News #BreakingNews #Crime #IslamistTerroristIncident #MadridNews #MadridStabbing #MadridWorldNews #News #PoliceResponse #PuenteDeVallecas #Spain #World #WorldNews

Smyrna Tennessee Shooting: Police Respond To Active Shooter At Legacy Wine & Spirits | US News https://www.diningandcooking.com/2181821/smyrna-tennessee-shooting-police-respond-to-active-shooter-at-legacy-wine-spirits-us-news/ #ActiveShooterSmyrna #America #AmericanWine #LeeVictoryParkway #LegacyWine&Spirits #PoliceResponse #smyrna #smyrnas #Tennessee #TennesseeShooting #TimesNow #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #UsNews #USWine #USAWine #Wine

Smyrna Tennessee Shooting: Police Respond To Active Shooter At Legacy Wine & Spirits | US News https://www.diningandcooking.com/2181821/smyrna-tennessee-shooting-police-respond-to-active-shooter-at-legacy-wine-spirits-us-news/ #ActiveShooterSmyrna #America #AmericanWine #LeeVictoryParkway #LegacyWine&Spirits #PoliceResponse #smyrna #smyrnas #Tennessee #TennesseeShooting #TimesNow #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #UsNews #USWine #USAWine #Wine

Smyrna Tennessee Shooting: Police Respond To Active Shooter At Legacy Wine & Spirits | US News https://www.diningandcooking.com/2181821/smyrna-tennessee-shooting-police-respond-to-active-shooter-at-legacy-wine-spirits-us-news/ #ActiveShooterSmyrna #America #AmericanWine #LeeVictoryParkway #LegacyWine&Spirits #PoliceResponse #smyrna #smyrnas #Tennessee #TennesseeShooting #TimesNow #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #UsNews #USWine #USAWine #Wine

https://www.europesays.com/uk/214215/ Santa Monica shooting LIVE: Police hunting ‘active shooter’ as gunman fires at officers | World | News #ActiveSituation #MassShooting #News #OfficerInjured #Police #PoliceResponse #SantaMonicaShooting #World

State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Florida

HB 275 / SB 340: New penalties for protests near gas and oil #pipelines

Creates a new felony offense for trespassing that could cover some protests near pipelines and other infrastructure that do not involve actual property damage. The law broadly defines “#CriticalInfrastructure” to include above or belowground pipelines, as well as a range of other gas, electricity, water, mining, and telecommunications facilities. Under the law, entering onto critical infrastructure property with notice that such entrance was prohibited is a 3rd degree felony offense. As such, protesters who cause no damage but merely enter onto posted property that contains a pipeline in the course of their protest could face felony charges and up to 5 years in prison if convicted. By contrast, trespassing onto private property is generally a 2nd degree misdemeanor, punishable by at most 60 days in jail. The House bill as originally also created an overbroad “improper tampering” felony offense, which would have included any unauthorized action to “change…the physical condition of the property or any portion thereof,” or to “knowingly and intentionally… deface” critical infrastructure property, but these provisions were removed by amendment.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 25 Oct 2023; Approved by House 22 February 2024; Approved by Senate 28 February 2024; Signed by Governor #DeSantis 17 May 2024

Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass

HB 1435/SB 1954: Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest

Would allow local authorities to require protest organizers to pay for "all relevant costs and fees associated with designating and enforcing" the zone established for a "special event," "including, but not limited to, costs and fees for the provision of supplemental law enforcement and sanitation services." While the bill's sponsors indicate that it was motivated by large, disruptive "pop-up" gatherings of cars like the "Daytona Truck Meet," it is written broadly enough to cover street protests and demonstrations. The bill defines a "special event" as an "unpermitted temporary activity or event organized or promoted via a social media platform" which is attended by 50 or more persons and substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway." The bill also authorizes law enforcement to "enforce occupancy limits" in "special event zones"; which if applied to protests could allow police could limit the number of protest participants in a certain area.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 10 Jan 2022; Approved by House 2 March 2022; Approved by Senate 4 March 2022; Approved by Governor DeSantis 26 May 2022

Issue(s): Security Costs

HB 1/SB 484: Expanded definition of "#riot" and new penalties for #protesters

**Note: Provisions of HB1 related to the law's new definition of "riot" were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on September 9, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of those provisions.**

Enlarges the legal definition of "riot," a 3rd degree felony, to include any group of three or more individuals whose shared intent to engage in disorderly and violent conduct results in "imminent danger" of property damage or personal injury, or actual damage or injury. Notably, the new definition does not require that the individuals' conduct be disorderly or violent, or that they commit any actual damage or injury. Under the new law, a "riot" consisting of 25 or more people, or one that "endangers the safe movement of a vehicle," is automatically an "aggravated riot," a new 2nd degree felony offense under the law. As such, large groups of protesters or ones that block traffic, even temporarily, could face up to 15 years in prison. Under the new law, "inciting" someone to participate in a riot is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by 5 years in prison. The law also creates a new criminal offense of "mob intimidation," defined as a group of three or more people who act with a "common intent" to compel "or attempt to compel" another person to "do or refrain from doing any act," or "assume, abandon, or maintain a particular viewpoint" against their will. The offense is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. The law creates a new 3rd degree felony offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for anyone who "willfully and maliciously #defaces, injures, or otherwise damages by any means" #statues, #flags, #paintings, displays, or other "#memorials" and the value of the damage is more than $200. As "deface" is not defined, protesters who apply paint or graffiti to a monument in the course of a peaceful protest could face up to 5 years in prison. The law may encourage violence against protesters by creating a new affirmative defense in civil lawsuits for personal injury, death, or property damage, such that a defendant can avoid liability by establishing that the injury, death, or damage they committed "arose from" conduct by someone "acting in furtherance of a riot." Finally, the law creates a new civil right of action against a municipal government that fails to "respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or unlawful assembly," making them civilly liable for damages, including personal injury or property damage. These provisions may encourage municipal governments to adopt overly aggressive law enforcement responses to protests in order to avoid lawsuits.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Jan 2021; Approved by House 26 March 2021; Approved by Senate 15 April 2021; Signed by Governor DeSantis 19 April 2021

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, #PoliceResponse, Riot, #TrafficInterference, State Liability, #StandYourGround

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtests #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Florida

HB 275 / SB 340: New penalties for protests near gas and oil #pipelines

Creates a new felony offense for trespassing that could cover some protests near pipelines and other infrastructure that do not involve actual property damage. The law broadly defines “#CriticalInfrastructure” to include above or belowground pipelines, as well as a range of other gas, electricity, water, mining, and telecommunications facilities. Under the law, entering onto critical infrastructure property with notice that such entrance was prohibited is a 3rd degree felony offense. As such, protesters who cause no damage but merely enter onto posted property that contains a pipeline in the course of their protest could face felony charges and up to 5 years in prison if convicted. By contrast, trespassing onto private property is generally a 2nd degree misdemeanor, punishable by at most 60 days in jail. The House bill as originally also created an overbroad “improper tampering” felony offense, which would have included any unauthorized action to “change…the physical condition of the property or any portion thereof,” or to “knowingly and intentionally… deface” critical infrastructure property, but these provisions were removed by amendment.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 25 Oct 2023; Approved by House 22 February 2024; Approved by Senate 28 February 2024; Signed by Governor #DeSantis 17 May 2024

Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass

HB 1435/SB 1954: Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest

Would allow local authorities to require protest organizers to pay for "all relevant costs and fees associated with designating and enforcing" the zone established for a "special event," "including, but not limited to, costs and fees for the provision of supplemental law enforcement and sanitation services." While the bill's sponsors indicate that it was motivated by large, disruptive "pop-up" gatherings of cars like the "Daytona Truck Meet," it is written broadly enough to cover street protests and demonstrations. The bill defines a "special event" as an "unpermitted temporary activity or event organized or promoted via a social media platform" which is attended by 50 or more persons and substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway." The bill also authorizes law enforcement to "enforce occupancy limits" in "special event zones"; which if applied to protests could allow police could limit the number of protest participants in a certain area.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 10 Jan 2022; Approved by House 2 March 2022; Approved by Senate 4 March 2022; Approved by Governor DeSantis 26 May 2022

Issue(s): Security Costs

HB 1/SB 484: Expanded definition of "#riot" and new penalties for #protesters

**Note: Provisions of HB1 related to the law's new definition of "riot" were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on September 9, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of those provisions.**

Enlarges the legal definition of "riot," a 3rd degree felony, to include any group of three or more individuals whose shared intent to engage in disorderly and violent conduct results in "imminent danger" of property damage or personal injury, or actual damage or injury. Notably, the new definition does not require that the individuals' conduct be disorderly or violent, or that they commit any actual damage or injury. Under the new law, a "riot" consisting of 25 or more people, or one that "endangers the safe movement of a vehicle," is automatically an "aggravated riot," a new 2nd degree felony offense under the law. As such, large groups of protesters or ones that block traffic, even temporarily, could face up to 15 years in prison. Under the new law, "inciting" someone to participate in a riot is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by 5 years in prison. The law also creates a new criminal offense of "mob intimidation," defined as a group of three or more people who act with a "common intent" to compel "or attempt to compel" another person to "do or refrain from doing any act," or "assume, abandon, or maintain a particular viewpoint" against their will. The offense is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. The law creates a new 3rd degree felony offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for anyone who "willfully and maliciously #defaces, injures, or otherwise damages by any means" #statues, #flags, #paintings, displays, or other "#memorials" and the value of the damage is more than $200. As "deface" is not defined, protesters who apply paint or graffiti to a monument in the course of a peaceful protest could face up to 5 years in prison. The law may encourage violence against protesters by creating a new affirmative defense in civil lawsuits for personal injury, death, or property damage, such that a defendant can avoid liability by establishing that the injury, death, or damage they committed "arose from" conduct by someone "acting in furtherance of a riot." Finally, the law creates a new civil right of action against a municipal government that fails to "respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or unlawful assembly," making them civilly liable for damages, including personal injury or property damage. These provisions may encourage municipal governments to adopt overly aggressive law enforcement responses to protests in order to avoid lawsuits.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Jan 2021; Approved by House 26 March 2021; Approved by Senate 15 April 2021; Signed by Governor DeSantis 19 April 2021

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, #PoliceResponse, Riot, #TrafficInterference, State Liability, #StandYourGround

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtests #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Florida

HB 275 / SB 340: New penalties for protests near gas and oil #pipelines

Creates a new felony offense for trespassing that could cover some protests near pipelines and other infrastructure that do not involve actual property damage. The law broadly defines “#CriticalInfrastructure” to include above or belowground pipelines, as well as a range of other gas, electricity, water, mining, and telecommunications facilities. Under the law, entering onto critical infrastructure property with notice that such entrance was prohibited is a 3rd degree felony offense. As such, protesters who cause no damage but merely enter onto posted property that contains a pipeline in the course of their protest could face felony charges and up to 5 years in prison if convicted. By contrast, trespassing onto private property is generally a 2nd degree misdemeanor, punishable by at most 60 days in jail. The House bill as originally also created an overbroad “improper tampering” felony offense, which would have included any unauthorized action to “change…the physical condition of the property or any portion thereof,” or to “knowingly and intentionally… deface” critical infrastructure property, but these provisions were removed by amendment.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 25 Oct 2023; Approved by House 22 February 2024; Approved by Senate 28 February 2024; Signed by Governor #DeSantis 17 May 2024

Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass

HB 1435/SB 1954: Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest

Would allow local authorities to require protest organizers to pay for "all relevant costs and fees associated with designating and enforcing" the zone established for a "special event," "including, but not limited to, costs and fees for the provision of supplemental law enforcement and sanitation services." While the bill's sponsors indicate that it was motivated by large, disruptive "pop-up" gatherings of cars like the "Daytona Truck Meet," it is written broadly enough to cover street protests and demonstrations. The bill defines a "special event" as an "unpermitted temporary activity or event organized or promoted via a social media platform" which is attended by 50 or more persons and substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway." The bill also authorizes law enforcement to "enforce occupancy limits" in "special event zones"; which if applied to protests could allow police could limit the number of protest participants in a certain area.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 10 Jan 2022; Approved by House 2 March 2022; Approved by Senate 4 March 2022; Approved by Governor DeSantis 26 May 2022

Issue(s): Security Costs

HB 1/SB 484: Expanded definition of "#riot" and new penalties for #protesters

**Note: Provisions of HB1 related to the law's new definition of "riot" were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on September 9, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of those provisions.**

Enlarges the legal definition of "riot," a 3rd degree felony, to include any group of three or more individuals whose shared intent to engage in disorderly and violent conduct results in "imminent danger" of property damage or personal injury, or actual damage or injury. Notably, the new definition does not require that the individuals' conduct be disorderly or violent, or that they commit any actual damage or injury. Under the new law, a "riot" consisting of 25 or more people, or one that "endangers the safe movement of a vehicle," is automatically an "aggravated riot," a new 2nd degree felony offense under the law. As such, large groups of protesters or ones that block traffic, even temporarily, could face up to 15 years in prison. Under the new law, "inciting" someone to participate in a riot is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by 5 years in prison. The law also creates a new criminal offense of "mob intimidation," defined as a group of three or more people who act with a "common intent" to compel "or attempt to compel" another person to "do or refrain from doing any act," or "assume, abandon, or maintain a particular viewpoint" against their will. The offense is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. The law creates a new 3rd degree felony offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for anyone who "willfully and maliciously #defaces, injures, or otherwise damages by any means" #statues, #flags, #paintings, displays, or other "#memorials" and the value of the damage is more than $200. As "deface" is not defined, protesters who apply paint or graffiti to a monument in the course of a peaceful protest could face up to 5 years in prison. The law may encourage violence against protesters by creating a new affirmative defense in civil lawsuits for personal injury, death, or property damage, such that a defendant can avoid liability by establishing that the injury, death, or damage they committed "arose from" conduct by someone "acting in furtherance of a riot." Finally, the law creates a new civil right of action against a municipal government that fails to "respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or unlawful assembly," making them civilly liable for damages, including personal injury or property damage. These provisions may encourage municipal governments to adopt overly aggressive law enforcement responses to protests in order to avoid lawsuits.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Jan 2021; Approved by House 26 March 2021; Approved by Senate 15 April 2021; Signed by Governor DeSantis 19 April 2021

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, #PoliceResponse, Riot, #TrafficInterference, State Liability, #StandYourGround

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtests #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Florida

HB 275 / SB 340: New penalties for protests near gas and oil #pipelines

Creates a new felony offense for trespassing that could cover some protests near pipelines and other infrastructure that do not involve actual property damage. The law broadly defines “#CriticalInfrastructure” to include above or belowground pipelines, as well as a range of other gas, electricity, water, mining, and telecommunications facilities. Under the law, entering onto critical infrastructure property with notice that such entrance was prohibited is a 3rd degree felony offense. As such, protesters who cause no damage but merely enter onto posted property that contains a pipeline in the course of their protest could face felony charges and up to 5 years in prison if convicted. By contrast, trespassing onto private property is generally a 2nd degree misdemeanor, punishable by at most 60 days in jail. The House bill as originally also created an overbroad “improper tampering” felony offense, which would have included any unauthorized action to “change…the physical condition of the property or any portion thereof,” or to “knowingly and intentionally… deface” critical infrastructure property, but these provisions were removed by amendment.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 25 Oct 2023; Approved by House 22 February 2024; Approved by Senate 28 February 2024; Signed by Governor #DeSantis 17 May 2024

Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass

HB 1435/SB 1954: Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest

Would allow local authorities to require protest organizers to pay for "all relevant costs and fees associated with designating and enforcing" the zone established for a "special event," "including, but not limited to, costs and fees for the provision of supplemental law enforcement and sanitation services." While the bill's sponsors indicate that it was motivated by large, disruptive "pop-up" gatherings of cars like the "Daytona Truck Meet," it is written broadly enough to cover street protests and demonstrations. The bill defines a "special event" as an "unpermitted temporary activity or event organized or promoted via a social media platform" which is attended by 50 or more persons and substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway." The bill also authorizes law enforcement to "enforce occupancy limits" in "special event zones"; which if applied to protests could allow police could limit the number of protest participants in a certain area.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 10 Jan 2022; Approved by House 2 March 2022; Approved by Senate 4 March 2022; Approved by Governor DeSantis 26 May 2022

Issue(s): Security Costs

HB 1/SB 484: Expanded definition of "#riot" and new penalties for #protesters

**Note: Provisions of HB1 related to the law's new definition of "riot" were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on September 9, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of those provisions.**

Enlarges the legal definition of "riot," a 3rd degree felony, to include any group of three or more individuals whose shared intent to engage in disorderly and violent conduct results in "imminent danger" of property damage or personal injury, or actual damage or injury. Notably, the new definition does not require that the individuals' conduct be disorderly or violent, or that they commit any actual damage or injury. Under the new law, a "riot" consisting of 25 or more people, or one that "endangers the safe movement of a vehicle," is automatically an "aggravated riot," a new 2nd degree felony offense under the law. As such, large groups of protesters or ones that block traffic, even temporarily, could face up to 15 years in prison. Under the new law, "inciting" someone to participate in a riot is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by 5 years in prison. The law also creates a new criminal offense of "mob intimidation," defined as a group of three or more people who act with a "common intent" to compel "or attempt to compel" another person to "do or refrain from doing any act," or "assume, abandon, or maintain a particular viewpoint" against their will. The offense is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. The law creates a new 3rd degree felony offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for anyone who "willfully and maliciously #defaces, injures, or otherwise damages by any means" #statues, #flags, #paintings, displays, or other "#memorials" and the value of the damage is more than $200. As "deface" is not defined, protesters who apply paint or graffiti to a monument in the course of a peaceful protest could face up to 5 years in prison. The law may encourage violence against protesters by creating a new affirmative defense in civil lawsuits for personal injury, death, or property damage, such that a defendant can avoid liability by establishing that the injury, death, or damage they committed "arose from" conduct by someone "acting in furtherance of a riot." Finally, the law creates a new civil right of action against a municipal government that fails to "respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or unlawful assembly," making them civilly liable for damages, including personal injury or property damage. These provisions may encourage municipal governments to adopt overly aggressive law enforcement responses to protests in order to avoid lawsuits.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Jan 2021; Approved by House 26 March 2021; Approved by Senate 15 April 2021; Signed by Governor DeSantis 19 April 2021

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, #PoliceResponse, Riot, #TrafficInterference, State Liability, #StandYourGround

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtests #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Florida

HB 275 / SB 340: New penalties for protests near gas and oil #pipelines

Creates a new felony offense for trespassing that could cover some protests near pipelines and other infrastructure that do not involve actual property damage. The law broadly defines “#CriticalInfrastructure” to include above or belowground pipelines, as well as a range of other gas, electricity, water, mining, and telecommunications facilities. Under the law, entering onto critical infrastructure property with notice that such entrance was prohibited is a 3rd degree felony offense. As such, protesters who cause no damage but merely enter onto posted property that contains a pipeline in the course of their protest could face felony charges and up to 5 years in prison if convicted. By contrast, trespassing onto private property is generally a 2nd degree misdemeanor, punishable by at most 60 days in jail. The House bill as originally also created an overbroad “improper tampering” felony offense, which would have included any unauthorized action to “change…the physical condition of the property or any portion thereof,” or to “knowingly and intentionally… deface” critical infrastructure property, but these provisions were removed by amendment.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 25 Oct 2023; Approved by House 22 February 2024; Approved by Senate 28 February 2024; Signed by Governor #DeSantis 17 May 2024

Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass

HB 1435/SB 1954: Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest

Would allow local authorities to require protest organizers to pay for "all relevant costs and fees associated with designating and enforcing" the zone established for a "special event," "including, but not limited to, costs and fees for the provision of supplemental law enforcement and sanitation services." While the bill's sponsors indicate that it was motivated by large, disruptive "pop-up" gatherings of cars like the "Daytona Truck Meet," it is written broadly enough to cover street protests and demonstrations. The bill defines a "special event" as an "unpermitted temporary activity or event organized or promoted via a social media platform" which is attended by 50 or more persons and substantially increases or disrupts the normal flow of traffic on a roadway, street, or highway." The bill also authorizes law enforcement to "enforce occupancy limits" in "special event zones"; which if applied to protests could allow police could limit the number of protest participants in a certain area.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 10 Jan 2022; Approved by House 2 March 2022; Approved by Senate 4 March 2022; Approved by Governor DeSantis 26 May 2022

Issue(s): Security Costs

HB 1/SB 484: Expanded definition of "#riot" and new penalties for #protesters

**Note: Provisions of HB1 related to the law's new definition of "riot" were preliminarily enjoined by a federal district judge on September 9, 2021, temporarily blocking enforcement of those provisions.**

Enlarges the legal definition of "riot," a 3rd degree felony, to include any group of three or more individuals whose shared intent to engage in disorderly and violent conduct results in "imminent danger" of property damage or personal injury, or actual damage or injury. Notably, the new definition does not require that the individuals' conduct be disorderly or violent, or that they commit any actual damage or injury. Under the new law, a "riot" consisting of 25 or more people, or one that "endangers the safe movement of a vehicle," is automatically an "aggravated riot," a new 2nd degree felony offense under the law. As such, large groups of protesters or ones that block traffic, even temporarily, could face up to 15 years in prison. Under the new law, "inciting" someone to participate in a riot is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by 5 years in prison. The law also creates a new criminal offense of "mob intimidation," defined as a group of three or more people who act with a "common intent" to compel "or attempt to compel" another person to "do or refrain from doing any act," or "assume, abandon, or maintain a particular viewpoint" against their will. The offense is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. The law creates a new 3rd degree felony offense, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for anyone who "willfully and maliciously #defaces, injures, or otherwise damages by any means" #statues, #flags, #paintings, displays, or other "#memorials" and the value of the damage is more than $200. As "deface" is not defined, protesters who apply paint or graffiti to a monument in the course of a peaceful protest could face up to 5 years in prison. The law may encourage violence against protesters by creating a new affirmative defense in civil lawsuits for personal injury, death, or property damage, such that a defendant can avoid liability by establishing that the injury, death, or damage they committed "arose from" conduct by someone "acting in furtherance of a riot." Finally, the law creates a new civil right of action against a municipal government that fails to "respond appropriately to protect persons and property during a riot or unlawful assembly," making them civilly liable for damages, including personal injury or property damage. These provisions may encourage municipal governments to adopt overly aggressive law enforcement responses to protests in order to avoid lawsuits.

Full text of bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1435/?Tab=BillHistory

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Jan 2021; Approved by House 26 March 2021; Approved by Senate 15 April 2021; Signed by Governor DeSantis 19 April 2021

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, #PoliceResponse, Riot, #TrafficInterference, State Liability, #StandYourGround

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtests #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

Strong hearts and courage to these #Uvalde families being forced to relive both their tragedy and the failed cowardice of the cops.

❤️‍🩹UVALDE, Tex. — #Justice Department leaders held an emotional private meeting Wednesday night with the #families of victims of the #RobbElementary #shooting in #UvaldeTexas preparing them for a mammoth, long-awaited #report to be released #Thursday that is expected to recount major #failures in the #policeresponse to the #crisis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

Strong hearts and courage to these #Uvalde families being forced to relive both their tragedy and the failed cowardice of the cops.

❤️‍🩹UVALDE, Tex. — #Justice Department leaders held an emotional private meeting Wednesday night with the #families of victims of the #RobbElementary #shooting in #UvaldeTexas preparing them for a mammoth, long-awaited #report to be released #Thursday that is expected to recount major #failures in the #policeresponse to the #crisis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

Strong hearts and courage to these #Uvalde families being forced to relive both their tragedy and the failed cowardice of the cops.

❤️‍🩹UVALDE, Tex. — #Justice Department leaders held an emotional private meeting Wednesday night with the #families of victims of the #RobbElementary #shooting in #UvaldeTexas preparing them for a mammoth, long-awaited #report to be released #Thursday that is expected to recount major #failures in the #policeresponse to the #crisis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

Strong hearts and courage to these #Uvalde families being forced to relive both their tragedy and the failed cowardice of the cops.

❤️‍🩹UVALDE, Tex. — #Justice Department leaders held an emotional private meeting Wednesday night with the #families of victims of the #RobbElementary #shooting in #UvaldeTexas preparing them for a mammoth, long-awaited #report to be released #Thursday that is expected to recount major #failures in the #policeresponse to the #crisis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

Strong hearts and courage to these #Uvalde families being forced to relive both their tragedy and the failed cowardice of the cops.

❤️‍🩹UVALDE, Tex. — #Justice Department leaders held an emotional private meeting Wednesday night with the #families of victims of the #RobbElementary #shooting in #UvaldeTexas preparing them for a mammoth, long-awaited #report to be released #Thursday that is expected to recount major #failures in the #policeresponse to the #crisis.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

⚡️ NSW Premier defends police conduct after pro-Palestine rally in Sydney. 23 people arrested and charged. Organizers and rights groups condemn police for heavy-handed response. Videos show police dragging protesters and mounted officers riding into the crowd. Police decline to comment. Premier rejects accusations of disproportionate response, while police commissioner claims patience before taking action. #SydneyProtest #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1959317/articles/198982485/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ NSW Premier defends police conduct after pro-Palestine rally in Sydney. 23 people arrested and charged. Organizers and rights groups condemn police for heavy-handed response. Videos show police dragging protesters and mounted officers riding into the crowd. Police decline to comment. Premier rejects accusations of disproportionate response, while police commissioner claims patience before taking action. #SydneyProtest #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1959317/articles/198982485/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ NSW Premier defends police conduct after pro-Palestine rally in Sydney. 23 people arrested and charged. Organizers and rights groups condemn police for heavy-handed response. Videos show police dragging protesters and mounted officers riding into the crowd. Police decline to comment. Premier rejects accusations of disproportionate response, while police commissioner claims patience before taking action. #SydneyProtest #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1959317/articles/198982485/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ NSW Premier defends police conduct after pro-Palestine rally in Sydney. 23 people arrested and charged. Organizers and rights groups condemn police for heavy-handed response. Videos show police dragging protesters and mounted officers riding into the crowd. Police decline to comment. Premier rejects accusations of disproportionate response, while police commissioner claims patience before taking action. #SydneyProtest #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1959317/articles/198982485/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Serious incident in Wainuiomata, NZ involving a person threatened with a screwdriver and subsequent shooting. Heavy police presence with armed officers and road closures. Public urged to avoid the area. Details remain undisclosed by authorities. #WainuiomataShooting #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1955596/articles/198331652/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Serious incident in Wainuiomata, NZ involving a person threatened with a screwdriver and subsequent shooting. Heavy police presence with armed officers and road closures. Public urged to avoid the area. Details remain undisclosed by authorities. #WainuiomataShooting #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1955596/articles/198331652/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Serious incident in Wainuiomata, NZ involving a person threatened with a screwdriver and subsequent shooting. Heavy police presence with armed officers and road closures. Public urged to avoid the area. Details remain undisclosed by authorities. #WainuiomataShooting #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1955596/articles/198331652/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Serious incident in Wainuiomata, NZ involving a person threatened with a screwdriver and subsequent shooting. Heavy police presence with armed officers and road closures. Public urged to avoid the area. Details remain undisclosed by authorities. #WainuiomataShooting #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1955596/articles/198331652/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Incident Summary: A 15-year-old school boy in Wakefield was slashed with a machete, sustaining injuries to his right arm. The incident occurred on Waterton Road in Lupset, prompting a police response. The suspect fled towards Manor Haigh Road. This attack coincides with the fatal stabbing of Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, Leeds. #Wakefield #MacheteAttack #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1950189/articles/197485297/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Incident Summary: A 15-year-old school boy in Wakefield was slashed with a machete, sustaining injuries to his right arm. The incident occurred on Waterton Road in Lupset, prompting a police response. The suspect fled towards Manor Haigh Road. This attack coincides with the fatal stabbing of Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, Leeds. #Wakefield #MacheteAttack #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1950189/articles/197485297/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Incident Summary: A 15-year-old school boy in Wakefield was slashed with a machete, sustaining injuries to his right arm. The incident occurred on Waterton Road in Lupset, prompting a police response. The suspect fled towards Manor Haigh Road. This attack coincides with the fatal stabbing of Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, Leeds. #Wakefield #MacheteAttack #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1950189/articles/197485297/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Incident Summary: A 15-year-old school boy in Wakefield was slashed with a machete, sustaining injuries to his right arm. The incident occurred on Waterton Road in Lupset, prompting a police response. The suspect fled towards Manor Haigh Road. This attack coincides with the fatal stabbing of Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, Leeds. #Wakefield #MacheteAttack #PoliceResponse https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1950189/articles/197485297/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Global News BC: B.C. woman found dead in her Sydney, Australia apartment remembered as ‘kindest, sweetest’ person https://globalnews.ca/news/9744909/b-c-woman-dead-sydney-australia-apartment/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCwomanfounddeadAustralia #BCwomankilledAustralia #TatianaDokhoturukilled #DomesticViolence #TatianaDokhoturu #PoliceResponse #Australia #GlobalBC #NewsHour #BCwoman #Canada #Murder #Police #Crime #BC

Global News BC: B.C. woman found dead in her Sydney, Australia apartment remembered as ‘kindest, sweetest’ person https://globalnews.ca/news/9744909/b-c-woman-dead-sydney-australia-apartment/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCwomanfounddeadAustralia #BCwomankilledAustralia #TatianaDokhoturukilled #DomesticViolence #TatianaDokhoturu #PoliceResponse #Australia #GlobalBC #NewsHour #BCwoman #Canada #Murder #Police #Crime #BC