DeSantis is attempting to use Capitol siege to retaliate against Black Protesters

Robin Denise Harris
4 min readJan 11, 2021

So called Patriots stormed the Nation’s Capitol on Wednesday. They broke windows, smeared feces throughout the capitol, chased cops and created total chaos. Freely. Most of the world watched Capitol security usher a raging mob inside. The MAGA rioters rallied flags: TRUMP 2020. JESUS SAVES. Oh, and many waved their Confederate flags. Whatever was done by the Trumpettes was basically allowed by those who were hired to enforce security measures.

What was made clear within minutes of watching this fiasco was how careful this savage pack was treated. In addition, every thought was soon echoed by most of Amerikkka: “If the protesters would have been black their guts would have been splattered everywhere.

“There was absolutely a difference. “When the George Floyd protests were going on, you had hundreds of policemen and national guardsmen who were standing guard. Just take what happened in D.C. during the George Floyd protests. They were ready and willing. Had that been a group of hundreds or thousands of Black people, we would have never made it to the steps of the Capitol, let alone inside the Capitol. We would have been shot dead trying to get there. That is the issue we have in this nation. The reason the George Floyd protests happened is because of that,” said Pastor Branden Mims of the Greater Metropolitan Church of Christ.

“Those of us that are Black, brown, Indigenous, AAPI, Southern and rural and that had watched and studied history since the 1800s know that this is actually very, very possible in America,” she said. “Just because folks don’t believe those of us that come from targeted and marginalized communities doesn’t mean that we haven’t been predicting this all the while. The South has been saying that white supremacists in elected positions is a dangerous and consequential matter that this country needs to pay attention to, said Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, a national activist for the Movement for Black Lives and co-executive director of the storied social justice center the Highland Research and Education Center in eastern Tennessee.

Many Political experts and analysts agree to the difference in treatment. After all rioters also waved Blue Lives Matter flags while taking selfies with Cops inside the Capitol.

While most of the world notes this behavior and acknowledges Amerikkka is in shambles. governor Ron DeSantis goes back to the Colonizer lab to ignite his lynching legislation for black protestors. He uses MAGA rioters behavior and savagery as an excuse to bolster his fury towards BLM protestors.

He scurried to file legislation Wednesday in both the Florida House and Senate. It appears to be a little different than what was drafted in response for his dislike to George Floyd Rebellions but it targets defunding the police proposals. Floridians should be aware of :

SB 284 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/484/BillText/Filed/HTML

HB 1: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=70193&:

Combating Public Disorder: Authorizes residents of municipality to file an appeal to Administration Commission if municipality makes reduction to budget of municipal law enforcement agency; revises provisions prohibiting obstructing traffic; provides for cause of action against municipality for failing to provide law enforcement protection during riot; revises penalty for assault or battery committed in furtherance of riot or aggravated riot; revises minimum term of imprisonment for battery on law enforcement officer in furtherance of riot; revises prohibition on damaging memorial; revises penalties for burglary or theft during riot & facilitated by riot; revises prohibition on fighting in public place; prohibits specified assemblies from engaging in disorderly & violent conduct; prohibits inciting or encouraging riot; creates affirmative defense to civil action where plaintiff participated in riot or unlawful assembly.

DeSantis plans to move hastily to get these passed. “I look forward to working with House Speaker Sprowls and Senate President Simpson to swiftly pass this bill during the upcoming Legislative Session so that we may protect the rule of law in our great state.”

This governor already has blood on his hands from the many lives Florida is losing to the pandemic. He has done little to nothing to improve the Unemployment and housing crisis. He has craftily hidden numbers as it relates data around the virus here in Florida. He bullied Rebekah Jones, a data scientist because she blew the whistle on alleged Covid data manipulation. Unfortunately, his agenda and plot to take out black protestors remains high on his list.

Contact lawmakers in the House and Senate and urge them not to allow SB 284/HB 1 to pass. Mass murders by DeSantis must cease and desist.

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Robin Denise Harris

Texas Native! Writer, Activist, History enthusiast, Tour Guide,