Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told would-be thieves that law enforcement won’t tolerate anyone taking advantage of the chaos in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, warning: “You loot, we sho…
“I’d also just remind potential looters – you never know what you’re walking into,” DeSantis, 44, said during a press conference Wednesday.
“I’ve told all of our personnel at the state level, you know, you protect people’s property and we are not going to tolerate any looting in the aftermath of a natural disaster,” the governor and Republican presidential primary candidate added. “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, again noting a “You loot, we shoot” sign he observed on a boarded-up business.
“Don’t even think about looting. Don’t even think about taking advantage of people in this vulnerable situation,” DeSantis, claiming that some people were “bringing boats” onto storm-ravaged islands and “trying to ransack people’s homes.”
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