He put chalk on his shoes then walked on the Pulse Memorial crosswalk. Police arrested him. But the court said they had no cause and he was released. The man arrested is now considering suing the state of Florida citing first amendment right violations.
From now on Chalk (all types) will be secured in all retail stores. School districts will be required to show Proof of why they need multiple cases of mixed color chalk. Spray paint is OK.
Apparently, shitbag Republicans of Florida have forgotten, or don't give a fuck, that this was also a terrorist attack on US soil perpetrated by an ISIS cultist. I guess the slaughter of 49 Americans is okay as long as the victims are LGBTQ+ and Latino. Fuck all Republicans.
Oh he absolutely must do that Sue the f****** s*** out of them
I hope he does!
Anyone that is arrested for exercising their 1st amendment rights should sue the ever-living hell out of the police department, the county/state/governor and anyone else who condoned stripping people of their constitutional rights.
The judges need to start stern reprimand on these ridiculous, costly, court consuming bullshit charges!!
What kind of trash wastes resources erasing a memorial?
The republican kind
Meanwhile in the Governor’s mansion… baptistnews.com/article/desa...
Sandwich? Chalk? What next?
What a waste of resources
Resist, press them just dont get shot
What a vicious, bigoted waste of our tax dollars and law enforcement. We have to purge these morally rotten idiots from our government and make sure they never govern again.
Now Trump is against chalk. 😂 Passing laws in retaliation of the "black lives matter" painted outside Trump tower. Such a petty small man.
How about dumping a bunch of extra fine rainbow glitter over the cross walk? It won’t be the nice individual blocks of color but it will still be a rainbow that will be incredibly difficult to clean up. Extra points if it can be delivered by drone so no one gets in trouble. 😈
Yes!!!
Random chalk bombs (like bath bombs, not actually explosives) could fall from the skies over all of the most unfortunate state of Florida.
Seriously: How the f* 75 years after (literal) nazi’s acted this way can any law enforcement accept & carry out these ‘orders?’ How is the right-wing & fascism increasing worldwide: It’s insanity!?
Please sue them!
Thank you Suarez. Fvk you Florida.
Something tells me that if it was an NRA-related Ode to AK47 design, it wouldn't just still be there, it would be enshrined by the state as proof of its First Amendment superiority.
Do. It.
If I was closer I’d pour rainbow enamel paint all over that crosswalk in broad daylight and dump a buttload of glitter on top!
Perfect! Glitter stripes!
Perfect! Glitter makes an impression for life.
plus it is just so doggone festive 🎉
Removing that beautiful rainbow from that crosswalk was nothing but 100% hate. Hateful gesture! Shameful!
Absolute pure hatred. Because of taught fear. It's devastating.
Glitter, yeah! ✨✨✨That stuff is IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of ✨✨✨
EXACTLY!
OMG! This is the WAY ✨✨✨
Never getting the glitter out, ever!!!
This is so incredibly true! I actually used some on the poster I made for No Kings (the crown needed it!), and I’m STILL finding bits of it in weird places in my house. Glitter is for-damn-ever! For a Pride crosswalk, I’m surprised no one’s thought of it, tbh. Excellent idea 🏆
Just spill rainbow confetti everywhere. That stuff will be there forever.
Rainbow Chalk all of the potholes in Florida! Call it a Labor Day of love. Two birds with one stone.
YES!! Please sue them!! Complete violation of rights!!
Wtf was he protesting. It was literally just a memorial. These people are so fragile. 🤦
To MAGA idiots everything looks like a protest they live in a world of confusion, fear and hate
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Sue the bastards.
Florida is a gutter.
Gutters have a purpose
Shoes and subs are our "weapons" in this battle, folks.
THANK YOU! Hang tough!
Florida government sucks....
Florida is a shithole state.
No one thought to classify his actions as hate speech and charge him for that?
How much tax payer money was wasted on police officer and court time for this kind of ridiculous police state harassment and abuse of police and prosecutorial power antithetical to a free and democratic nation?
This is how we push back ✊
What the what? They arrested him? What is even happening?
I wish there was a way to project an image of a vivid rainbow onto that crosswalk. What could they do about that? Arrest a colored beam of light??
Do it!
He needs to sue.
Say it with me. Sue fascists.
Republicans are bigoted scum.
GO Suarez!!! You the MAN!!!!
Is there anything more FRAGILE than some straight white males?
straight white male christians
I forgot Christian!!! You’re “1500%” correct! Thank you!!!
Erase Black history, erase LGBTQ history, only white male HIStory.
That’s their goal. Most of us have very little knowledge of history besides white christian history, and they want to stamp out what little they allow us to be exposed to. White history is part of the core academics and everything else is an elective (if even allowed).
And white men stole credit for so many things!!! We’ll never know the truth.
He is going to alter the white male history to make it look souch nicer.
Absolutely! A lot of that was already done!
Sue. Take your settlement.
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YES SUE SUE SUE make them PAY for their damn ignorance
Good all these fascists homophobes will get theirs.
You'd have to be a complete moron to set foot in the fascist hellhole that is Florida.
Sue for millions
Do. It.
My brain is sleepy, I don't understand why he put chalk on shoes??
Leaving chalk footprints
That shouldn't even be under consideration. Should be an automatic lawsuit
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FUCK DE SATANIC CRIMINAL!
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Genius 🏆
If writing with caulk on a sidewalk is illegal there are millions of toddlers in this country who could have criminal records.
Please do🙏🙏🙏🙏
He should if it is within his means. Police & enforcement agencies are loosing credibility over their shockingly poor judgement. It's all just chalk & sandwiches.
*losing And many law firms will take cases pro bono, especially when suing for rights violations
You go, dude!
Great.
Good! Sue the shit out of them. LEOs need to consider each situation individually and if they can’t be objective and questionably do the dirty work of the Trump admin then they are in the wrong profession.
*unquestionably
I guess this is what a lot of Floridians want their tax dollars wasted on. Bloody joke.
Some how, I think they are trying to drive us Crazy with PETTY shit
Definitely sue
It is important that you get things right. The city cops did not arrest this man. It was the State Highway Patrol who are directly under authority of DeSantis. The Highway Patrol is staking out Pulse 24/7.
Let’s keep rainbows 🌈 on Florida crosswalks and sidewalks and markets and sports courts and everywhere shoes are worn! shop.hrc.org/rainbow-bloc... shop.hrc.org/rainbow-bloc...
Police department corporation. Florida is big problem.
Maybe a lot people go to HIS house -HIS safe place-without committing a crime and see what happens. Just stand there with signs, silently.
What a waste of time, money and resources
because they couldn't have sidewalk chalk as a child and ate crayons.
If he immediately returned to the scene of the crime, upon release, and started chalk-walking again, he'd get should get an oak leaf cluster for his service.
And they’re going to walk Right over you Meatball Ron.
They should have made him chalk a line first ? I will see myself out 😀
I'm still wondering, did they actually change the law about sidewalk chalk, or did they just put up signs? I feel like Republicans think they make laws by just waving their hands
Ridiculous. America is stupid.
Sue DeSantis' balls off.
Good trouble! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💪🏼
This should be made a National Monument. Fuck Florida.
'Un million!' --Fernando Valenzuela, 1960-2024
The prohibition of sidewalk chalk art is in violation of the first ammendment, also stupid. The federal guidelines discuss and allow decorated crossings. The comment is on contrast visible to pedestrians. I LOOKED and it qualified. i.e. trump misspoke. dT failed to notice degraded paint near by.
Get army of volunteers with different color chalk on each pair of shoes then cross back & forth all day long!
The state also didn't contest the charges with his lawyer's argument. They just wanted to interrupt this person's life and now will cost the state.
Thats every republican state. Run it into the ground and then they move somewhere nicer.
Like colonizers ?
If anyone deserves that treatment, it's colonizers themselves, so I'mma allow it ijs
Do it!!!!!!!! They had 200 million to waste on Alligator Alcatraz, you might as well get some.
Keep bringing every single thing to the courts.
I hope he sues the shit out of them.
I would sue till kingdom come
Great News!
He’s a genius
Imagine being FHP and your 'ass-ignment' is watching for people walking with chalk on their shoes. All Florida popo are fcking losers.
Someone should right up a rainbow light to shine on the crosswalk.
He became, ungovernable. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
DeSantis is a Pussy Ass Bitch!
Please do. All these illegal arrests need to sue the police. All the migrants illegally accosted need to sue !!!
Pigs in the USA are stupid and out of control...
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That's a bleak projection for the Olympics. Now they want to prohibit athletes from training! Some people climb with their hands, others with their feet...
Is DeSantis trying to erase the massacre or the idea that people care for gay people? Maybe just erase permanently Meatball Ron.
Sue the shit out of Florida!
I hope he goes for it and specifically names DeSantis in the suit. DeSantis is out to out MAGA MAGA in hopes of a continuing political future.
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Sue the ass off them.
Yup! Sue DeSatan and his State of FL. The PULSE sidewalks is to honor 49 dead people!! The state had no right to come in and cover it up. Vote out these fat old white men. We need people who represent ALL of us!!
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