October 2, 2022
In hurricane chaos, Florida's Ron DeSantis emerges a leader
By Monica Showalter
As Florida began to dig out from its horrific encounter with Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis demonstrated what a real leader looks like.
According to the New York Post:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a pointed warning to anyone looking to take advantage of the chaos caused by Hurricane Ian.
“Don’t even think about looting. Don’t even think about taking advantage of people in this vulnerable situation. And so local law enforcement is involved in monitoring that,” he said during a Friday news conference.
“You can have people you know bringing boats into some of these islands and trying to ransack people’s homes. I can tell you, in the state of Florida, you never know what may be lurking behind somebody’s home, and I would not wanna chance that if I were you, given that we’re a Second Amendment state,” he added.
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1576044297169805313That's a pointed, and pre-emptive, warning to looters that looting will not be tolerated as the state moves to recover from its hurricane mauling. Looters would face consequences, and not just the prissy lawyer kind with nice, neat, rights, laid out according to Marquess of Queensberry rules -- but freeform justice, such as that carried out by targeted civilians who stand up to defend their homes.
The statement was also an assurance to terrified homeowners that he had their back as much as it was a warning to looters to stay the hell out.
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