Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warns criminals who intend to commit crimes against Hurricane Ian victims that there will be dire consequences. He emphasized that attempts to harm or loot them will be met with lethal force, as mentioned in the press conference, and that Floridians should be aware of this right under the Second Amendment.
DeSantis Warns Criminals
DeSantis issued the warning during a series of press conferences last Friday, including one in Fort Myers. When he mentioned signs warning looters and lawbreakers to take warning signs left at Punta Gorda seriously, he meant it, reported The Epoch Times.
He added that signs were saying looters would be shot really meant it. Also, he said at the day's end, there will be no criminality tolerated that takes advantage of what is happening.
During a press conference in St. Augustine later in the day, DeSantis reminded reporters that Florida is a "Second Amendment state" and that thieves were looking to ransack Hurricane Ian victims.
Florida Governor DeSantis argued that no one could ever know what was in someone else's home, advising that the risk was too great and warning criminals might later regret committing crimes in the state.
The stand-your-ground and castle doctrine laws are upheld by Florida as a state. It allows those who feel imminent deathly threatened or fear physical harm from breaking and entering to retaliate with lethal force instead of running away.
Looters' Consequence
Recently, the Attorney General of Florida, Ashley Moody, posted on Twitter that several people were caught looting in a video.
She further explained that looters attacking vulnerable Floridians are not tolerated in the state. All will be apprehended, and the state attorneys will look for a very long pretrial detention that will lock them up to prevent these perps from committing more crimes.
Another senior official from Florida stated that people in such a natural disaster carried out scams and cons to take advantage of desperate hurricane victims. All residents should be on high alert as the hurricane wreaks havoc on life and property.
In an interview with Newsmax, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said, "These predators will come in, and they'll go door-to-door canvassing communities to see the damage, and they'll sign over their compensation claims to builders or they'll have unprincipled public adjusters that really are going to damage the ability to get repairs done faster."
He cautioned that natural disasters like Ian and bad people are always in droves, and all property owners are policyholders with severe damage. They advised calling their agent, carrier, or calling his office.
In addition to describing the easiest way to proceed with an insurance claim and ensuring that it is handled correctly, his office enjoys handling claims of this nature.
Ian came ashore next to Sanibel Island and Fort Meyers last Wednesday as a strong Category four storm with wind gusts over 150 mph. A picture shows a storm surge of over 10 feet inundated those places, clearing entire neighborhoods or even wrecking a substantial causeway bridge that links Sanibel to the coast.
Florida Gov. DeSantis is keen and warns criminals that Hurricane Ian victims will not take it lightly if they intend to loot and steal from a second amendment state.
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