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Florida Deploys Police at Crosswalks, Stop Them from Being Painted Rainbow

by pavel_lishin on 8/29/25, 7:59 PM with 3 comments

• by bediger4000 on 8/30/25, 12:55 AM

  I'm glad Florida is finally getting tough on crime. I'm certain that those who serve by guarding crosswalks and first responding to painting will feel pride and camaraderie.

• by duxup on 8/29/25, 10:44 PM

  This whole bigotry fueled conflict is absurd.

• by like_any_other on 8/29/25, 9:17 PM

  > The back-and-forth has escalated to the point where the state has now deployed as many as six police squad cars to guard asphalt

  Isn't that de-escalation from the prior state of outright arresting people that damaged pride crosswalks? E.g.

  https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/arrests-wednesday-at...

  https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/4-charged-hate-crim...