Re: 1 dead and 22 wounded
Agree.. We don't need more laws, we need enforcement and penalties. This is what Florida is doing while blue states are letting criminals walk.
If you commit a crime in Florida, you are going to be held accountable," DeSantis said. "We will not tolerate retail crime, porch pirates and the lawlessness that they allow in California and New York."
DeSantis wants to keep the downward trend going, announcing on Tuesday that it will be a first-degree felony if a person commits theft with a firearm or has already had two or more prior convictions of retail theft, under his proposal. A first-degree felony in Florida is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and/or fines of up to $10,000. He also wants to make it a second-degree felony if criminals use social media to solicit others to participate in retail theft, while it will be a third-degree felony to commit retail theft with five or more individuals.
A second-degree felony in Florida carries up to 15 years in prison and/or fines up to $10,000, while a third-degree felony could jail criminals for up to five years and/or fines of up to $5,000.
His legislation will also tackle "porch piracy," the stealing of delivery packages from private properties, which will become a third-degree felony if the package is valued between $40 and $100.
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Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911
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