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It has occurred to me that if the new Florida "anti-riot" lawwere widely used then all the supporters at the Jan. 6 rally forPresident Donald Trump would be subject to arrest without bail because of the several hundred who stormed the Capitol.

Moreover, a similar law in colonial Boston would mean that Sam Adams and his Tea Party group would suffer strong penalties for destroying private property i.e. cases of tea. That would also mean that the law of unintended consequences is alive and well.

Rich Batsavage,

St Augustine

The USA TODAY editorial Thursday was staggeringly unprofessional. Stop it right now.

To quote, "The truth is that it took a mountain of prosecution evidence to convict one brutal cop of murdering a Black man during the simple act of arresting him for allegedly using a $20 counterfeit bill to buy cigarettes."

Your statement starts with, "The truth is...", but is that the "whole truth"? To a thinking person, seems there might be more to the story than passing a $20 counterfeit bill. Care to use some unbiased professionalism to elaborate? Apparently not. Might ruin your narrative?

Further in the column, "They can insist police officers refrain from carrying Tasers and handguns on the same side of their body, so they don't accidentally shoot someone they intend to stun, as happened April 11 near Minneapolis in the death during a traffic stop of Daunte Wright, 20."

Again, it strains credibility to think that police would even consider stunning someone, much less shooting someone, for a traffic violation. Upon reading your column, one might envision someone being stunned for an improper lane change or a faulty taillight. Is there more to this "traffic stop" story or are you selectively leaving out facts to again suit your narrative?

Your closing, as is typical for closings, clearly summarizes your message, laying bare your naked bias. "Until it is instilled in police that their first loyalty is to the George Floyds of the world, there will be no winners for the conviction of Derek Chauvin."

Please help me understand this tortured logic. So, the first loyalty of police is to law-breaking criminals during the commission of criminal acts? Seems the two are diametrically opposed, no?

OK, last question, I promise. Have you lost your mind?

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Anti-riot act could be used against conservatives, editorial was 'outrageous' - St. Augustine Record