They’ve walked out over masks—but not over kids being beaten and killed, or families being raided. Still think there are good cops?

On May 2, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1205 into law—and with it, handed a loaded weapon to those who want to dismantle democracy in Florida.

Handcuffed at the defense table, Rodney Hinton Jr. stood under the glare of courthouse lights as if on display. Uniformed officers surrounded him like an armored wall—dozens of deputies lining the walls of the courtroom behind him. Hinton’s face was tense and eyes downcast as the judge read the charges: aggravated murder for allegedly driving into and killing retired Deputy Sheriff Larry Henderson. It was a grim tableau of shame and fear—a Black father shackled before a river of law enforcement—