"That's their fault for impinging on you," Florida's governor said.

DeSantis was speaking on The Rubin Report on Wednesday when he said: "We also have a policy that if you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle, and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety.

“And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you.”

DeSantis’ comments come ahead of the “No Kings” protests planned for June 14. Protest organizers have said the demonstrations are non-violent and are providing deescalation training to people taking part.

  • MrTrono
    771·
    6 months ago

    So by extension if I am peacefully protesting and somebody tries to hit me with a car/deadly weapon can I “Stand My Ground” and shoot at the driver? Asking for a friend.

    • WhatAmLemmyEnglish
      271·
      6 months ago

      You can run over ICE agents as long as you believe they are, in fact, protesters! It’s fascist governor approved!

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
        5·
        6 months ago

        No ID saying they are ICE, so they very well could be protestors! You have no way of knowing and feel threatened…

        • CharlesDarwinEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          Also, aren’t many of them wearing masks? “Hell, I thought they were antifa and BLM!”

  • AlexLost@lemm.ee
    62·
    6 months ago

    Remember this when federal agents surround your car and demand you exit. Desantis just said you can run them over if you fear for your life and flee to safety.

  • CobblerScholar
    141·
    6 months ago

    Hey Ron if I ask to run you over with my car and you protest and say no, can I run you over with my car now?

  • hemmesEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    I mean, technically, DeSantis is a protester, he protests all types of shit

  • blitzen@lemmy.ml
    11·
    6 months ago

    There is logic behind not prohibiting people from fleeing from a legitimate threat.

    But if his comments don’t also include the statement that people protests blocking traffic don’t constitute a threat, it’s just implicit permission to harm protesters.

  • j0ester
    8·
    6 months ago

    If I knew this, I would have drove over a lot of J6ers.

  • DarkFutureEnglish
    81·
    6 months ago

    Ron DeSantis has the right to be absolutely demolished by Disney and have his presidential bid collapse before his very eyes.

    • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      6 months ago

      I’d imagine it’s just feeling threatened. If multiple people swarm your car and start physically hitting it, I’d argue they just fucked around and are fair game for finding out.

      Sadly, my crystal ball tells me some old women is going to blow off the handle and run people over, claiming she felt threatened as an excuse.

  • CharlesDarwinEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    The RW freaks sure do have an obsession with being able to run over protestors.

    Yes that makes the RW freaks very weird. They are weird about this just like they are about so many other things…

  • BeBopALouie@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    I think in Florida, they have that stand your ground thing which does extend past your home? If so, you would be totally fine in shooting the idiot that’s behind the wheel of the car. Also, if magats were protesting, well, you could run them over too I guess.