… undermined the safety of their communities or contributed to the criminal element being emboldened or even propped up in certain states and counties, we would do the opposite here. So When other states were passing legislation that demoralized, defunded, took away tools, set up a revolving jailhouse door, we did the opposite here. It wasn't an accident that when other law enforcement agencies in the nation were losing people from their ranks, when they could not keep pace, when they could not replace those that were quitting or retiring, we recruited those law enforcement officers to Florida. (03:08–03:21)
CLAIM
Asserts that Florida did not follow other states in passing legislation that negatively impacted law enforcement.
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