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>> FL crafted a law to help safeguard someone who gets sued for running over a protestor > Source? the defendant in the lawsuit can use the plaintiff’s pa
by WarOnPrivacy 6mo ago
>> FL crafted a law to help safeguard someone who gets sued for running over a protestor
> Source?
the defendant in the lawsuit can use the plaintiff’s participation
in a "riot," as defined by the 2021 law, as "an affirmative defense."
This means that the person being sued can argue in court that their
action was justified by the riot.
https://api.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/13/can-florida-drivers-run-over-protesters/ https://api.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/13/can-florida-d...
>> FL crafted a law to help safeguard someone who gets sued for running over a protestor
> Not true.
This last bit seems like a pretty firm assertion. What is your source for it?
- ivewonyoung 6mo agoFor starters, the headline of your link disproves your assertion. Second, a rioter is not the same as a protestor. Third, someone must have been in threat from a rioter to use that defense successfully.