this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's really no other way to interpret "prohibit police oversight boards" as anything other than "we're gonna let the police be as fascist as they want". If Floridians could read, they'd be very upset.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

THere is another way to interpret it.

"We need police to be complicit in our overthrow of democracy and the institution of a fascist state, so we will remove oversight that might see those that align with our values removed"

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'm pissed...but I can't read, I just am mad at the picture...

Seriously this place sucks

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At this speed they'll legalize child marriage by the end of 2025

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's already legal

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When you look at the bill and the amendments they are trying to make, it truly is evil that someone wrote this on paper.

The amendments remove a lot of verbiage and instead of solidifying protections, puts them into a gray area.

Minors 16 and 17 years of age may ~~Shall not~~ be employed, permitted, or suffered to work the same number of hours as a
person who is 18 years of age or older.

18 year olds can work 72 hours in a week, how does a child go to school with that schedule?

Minors 15 years of age or younger may ~~shall not~~ be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful
occupation for more than 6 consecutive days in any one week.

No days off

Minors 16 and 17 years of age may ~~shall not~~ be employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 6:00 ~~6:30~~a.m. Or after 11:00 p.m. ~~or for more than 8 hours in any one day~~ when school is scheduled the following day.

These guys are insane if they think kids are going to be able to work overtime and go to school the next day.

[–] vikingqueef@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

they clearly don't want them to go to school. they think that schools have become communist indoctrination centers. going right back to mccarthyism: https://floridianpress.com/2024/02/a-stain-on-human-existence-anti-communism-classes-to-come-to-florida-schools/

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

if we were back to mccarthyism the overwhelming majority of the republican party would be in prison for being communist agents.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Cerfs are easier to tame when they’re illiterate and believe in the one true god, the king.

[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This comment is innacurate. The text does not change from "shall not" to "may", it changes from "shall not" to "may not", staying in the negative.

What is the difference between "shall not" and "may not" in this context?

[–] meanmon13@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Shall is without exception, may allows for exceptions

[–] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can we just take a punt on Florida? I hope everyone can escape! So sad for the kids.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Escape? I'm here for the front row seats to the category 6 hurricane that is going to take the heart of every landlord and insurance brokerage firm in the whole state.

[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 2 points 1 year ago

It will be underwater soon anyways.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 1 year ago

Why stop there? The world has never needed huge empires.