Florida officials have warned against “defiling” the crosswalk outside the previous Pulse Nightclub, and have begun arresting protesters arresting Chalk on it a few weeks after the state delete The Rainbow Pride Crosswalk commemorates the victims of the 2016 massacre.
Framed as part of a broader national crackdown on traffic “distractions” led by Orlando residents’ transport secretary, chases and even repeats the rainbow-colored naked crosswalk.
“Florida’s freedom state is currently trying to ban *sidewalk chalk*.” I wrote it Jason Garcia, a local investigator who attended the X scene
The orange and white reflective signs posted on Crosswalk read as “banned sidewalks” and “banned roads.” Another, marked “disturbing traffic,” attracted the attention of one passerby.
Follow up postGarcia Shared photos He shows up as many as seven police cars near the crosswalk, claiming that they are all “chalk obligations only.”
Metro Weekly It was not possible to independently confirm whether all officers were assigned solely to monitor crossings.
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has already arrested several people protesting the removal of the rainbow crossing. Sunday, August 31st, officers Arrest This is after observing Zane Aparicio, Mary Jane East, and Melody color the crosswalk using Chalk.
In its arrest report, FHP cited Florida law 316.0775, accusing the trio of “interference with traffic control devices,” causing more than $1,000 in damages.
Attorney Blake Simons represented the protesters in his first court appearance on Monday.
“I think this law is very broad and vague about what constitutes a traffic control device,” Simons told the judge. “They were exercising their right to free speech.”
The arrest came shortly after the incident of Orestes Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez is charged with one count of rubbing chalk on the bottom of his shoe and interfering with a traffic control device by walking along a crosswalk with his wife.
“It’s just crazy in my opinion to come here, do something like this, to be threatened with something extreme as a felony accusation to protest your fellow people and show love,” Suarez said. Wesh 2.
The next day, the judge dismissed his case and found a “possible cause” for his arrest.
On social media, I chuckled Florida officials for their quick response to keeping Orlando Crosswalk black and white, He spoke to what they deemed as an inflationary effort.
“If you have a street with boobs and need a simple fix, paint a rainbow around it and FDOT will appear the next day,” he wrote. One X user.
“Florida is a shitty joke. There are more things to worry about on the sidewalk than chalk. This is a waste of resources. Rainbow Sidewalk literally hurts anyone!!!” Another X user.
It remains to be seen whether Florida’s crackdown on crosswalk chokes will continue.
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