Florida is taking a strong stand against retail theft and “porch piracy.” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would crack down on criminals participating in shoplifting rings and engaging in other types of property crime. While doing so, he took some shots at California and New York for going easy on those committing these offenses.
Amid widespread retail theft occurring across the nation, state and local governments are grappling with putting a stop to these operations while others are simply responding with a shrug. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, DeSantis announced the signing of the bill, that would “increase penalties for retail theft, porch piracy, and using social media to incite looting” while pointing out that “many leftist jurisdictions are enacting policies that ignore retail theft or even encourage it.”
Today I signed HB 549,…
