TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson stated the state is “blessed” to have residents who proceed to help legislation enforcement — a stark distinction, he argued, to different components of the nation the place calls to defund police departments have gained traction.
Talking Monday on Florida’s Voice Radio with Drew Steele, Simpson praised Floridians for his or her ongoing respect for public security officers and emphasised the state’s agency stance on legislation and order.
“We’re blessed right here in Florida that our residents nonetheless respect legislation enforcement,” Simpson stated. “You don’t hear calls to ‘defund the police’ and all varieties of different issues occurring in different states as a result of we do respect and respect our legislation enforcement.”
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Simpson, a former Senate president and longtime Republican chief, credited that group help with serving to Florida keep robust public security insurance policies and morale amongst its officers.
“They [law enforcement officers] do really feel it from our residents,” he stated. “They do a tremendous job underneath very, very troublesome situations.”
Simpson pointed to rising threats going through legislation enforcement throughout the nation, together with ambush-style assaults and elevated hostility. Whereas acknowledging that a few of these risks exist in Florida, he stated the state’s strategy stays agency and unapologetic.
“For those who mess with our legislation enforcement, you’re going to go to jail, and there’s not going to be excuses for it,” he stated. “We’re not going to ship a therapist out to see you. We’re going to ship a legislation enforcement officer.”
Florida has drawn nationwide consideration lately for laws boosting protections for legislation enforcement officers and enhancing penalties for crimes towards police.
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