The activist group Dream Defenders said 14 people were arrested after a sit-in at the governor’s office.
It was a wild night inside Ron DeSantiswere arrested during a sit-in. Video taken byshows a large group chanting “I woke up this morning with my mind set on freedom,” as a group of Florida Capitol Police and Florida Highway Patrol officers broke them up and began to handcuff and ziptie them. The group responsible for the hours-long sit-in, Dream Defenders, said in athat their goal was to meet with the governor to address the impact of several policies targeting minority communities in the state.
“By virtue of being born, we are entitled to a real dignified democracy that gives us a say on our blocks, in our cities, in our schools, and the places we work,” said Nailah Summers-Polite, co-director of Dream Defenders and the first to be arrested. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed to thethat the 14 people were charged with misdemeanor trespass and were booked into Leon County Jail.
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