Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is doubling down on common-sense protections for law-abiding citizens, reaffirming that Floridians have the right to flee violent street mobs — even if it means driving through protesters who threaten their safety.
In a candid appearance Wednesday on The Rubin Report, DeSantis addressed a key tenet of his law-and-order agenda: self-defense in the face of chaos.
“If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you,” DeSantis said, “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.”
He didn’t mince words: Americans are not obligated to be helpless targets in their own cars.
“You don’t have to sit there and just be a sitting duck and let the mob grab you out of your car and drag you through the streets,” DeSantis added. “You have a right to defend yourself in Florida.”
Zero Tolerance for Street Takeovers
DeSantis made clear that mob rule has no place in the Sunshine State:
“These rioters have no right to commandeer streets,” he said. “It’s just wrong — and it impacts people’s lives.”
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And Florida is backing up those words with action.
In 2021, DeSantis signed the Combating Public Disorder Act.
The landmark law that grants civil immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill rioters while fleeing from violent mobs, so long as the driver is exercising “due care.”
The law, which defines a “mob” as three or more people participating in a riot or violent disturbance, was designed to shield innocent Americans from being prosecuted simply for trying to escape danger.
“We have an absolutely zero tolerance policy for that,” DeSantis stated — referring to violent mobs blocking roads, intimidating drivers, and setting cities on fire.
Naturally, the Left is fighting back.
A federal judge tried to gut the law in 2021, claiming it was “too vague” and violated protesters’ so-called First Amendment rights — even when those “protesters” engage in violence and destruction.
The state of Florida is appealing the ruling, but the case remains tied up in legal limbo.
For now, the law’s civil immunity provisions are on hold, though Florida’s self-defense laws still remain strong.
These comments come as riots break out nationwide in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) doing its job — removing criminal illegal aliens from American communities.
Leftist agitators continue to block roads, attack property, and threaten drivers, often in liberal-run cities where law enforcement is told to stand down.
But not in Florida.
“In our state, if you attack someone’s car, threaten their life, or block roads with a violent mob — you’re not the victim,” said one DeSantis ally.
“You’re the criminal.”
Ron DeSantis continues to lead the charge in protecting Americans from lawless mobs, ensuring that self-defense is not a crime.
The Republican governor is making it clear that in Florida, the rule of law still matters.
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