Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday that further cracks down on retail theft, porch piracy, and inciting looting through social media.
DeSantis took a swipe at Democrat-controlled areas, which have seen the largest uptick in the aforementioned crimes, saying that Florida was “pretty much doing the opposite of what a lot of states like California and New York have done.”
The governor noted that coordinated retail theft and looting was being organized through social media, with companies reporting a $112 billion loss in 2022.
Despite the explosion in crime in places like California, New York, and Washington, D.C., Florida has seen a 30% decrease in shoplifting since DeSantis took office in 2019, the governor’s office said.
The bill that DeSantis signed into law, HB 549, institutes the following, according to his office:
HB 549 institutes the following:
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