A giant pink phallus may come to Florida, thanks to Jesus and an atheist Chaz Stevens wants to bring big phallic energy to Fort Lauderdale in the name of religious freedom https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/...me-to-florida-thanks-to-jesus-and-an-atheist/
This is how they celebrate MLK day in Florida. Mass shooting at MLK Jr. Day event in Fort Pierce https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-fort-pierce-car-show-mlk-shooting/42526244
Only in Florida... Polk County man denies offering to sell venomous snake following arrest https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-coun...ring-to-sell-venomous-snake-following-arrest/ POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Delvin Sasnett was in denial mode Tuesday when it came to allegations he offered a venomous coral snake to an undercover officer. “I did not have no venomous snakes,” said Sasnett, who was released on bond. “What did you have?” asked reporter Staci DaSilva. “I had corn snakes,” he replied. He was one of eight suspects arrested in a years-long investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meant to disrupt a possible venomous reptile black market in Florida. The agency seized nearly 200 snakes from all over the world including inland taipan, bushmaster, rhinoceros viper, African bush viper, Gaboon viper, green mamba, eyelash viper, multiple species of spitting cobra, forest cobra, puff adder and saw-scaled vipers. Some of the people involved were alleged to be importing large shipments of non-native venomous snakes from all over the world. “Extremely dangerous, since many of these snakes can cause serious bodily injury or even death,” said Major Randy Bowlin with FWC. Also, if the dangerous, nonnative species escaped, they could easily live and breed in Florida’s subtropical climate, FWC said. According to his probable cause affidavit, officials first identified Sasnett as a target of investigation in 2019, due to public complaints about him illegally capturing and selling wildlife. He is accused of posting on Snapchat a picture of a venomous coral snake he had captured. Sasnett did not have a permit allowing him to possess venomous reptiles. Sasnett denies posting it on Snapchat. But according to the affidavit, an undercover officer messaged Sasnett back on Snapchat with the “eyes” emoji and wrote “I want,” in reference to the coral snake. The affidavit shows Sasnett offered it to the officer and invited him to his Eagle Lake home. There, according to officials, Sasnett produced the venomous snake in an unlocked plastic container. The officer also observed a python and a 4 to 5 foot alligator brought out from the bathroom. “I had pets, not venomous snakes,” said Sasnett. “Did you have an alligator in your bathtub?” asked DaSilva. “I did not. That’s accusations,” said Sasnett. Sasnett is next due in court on Feb. 14 for his arraignment in Polk County on two charges, court records show.
The real reason you see a lot more crazy stories out of FL than other places is the public records laws which allow journalists to get the details of every arrest.
In my opinion -- nearly every state/county has open record laws for arrest, affidavit and crime reports. Many state/local governments put these records easily accessible online so everyone can readily see them. Some localities require you to get paper records from the courthouse. Many local papers pick up the most interesting arrest reports and post them with pictures daily plus puts some of them in crime log sections of the paper. There are numerous websites that post arrest photos and descriptions -- and try to make people pay to take the pictures & arrest information down.
It's a shame that DeSantis is doing everything possible to undermine Florida's sunshine laws... and the state keeps having to spend millions of dollars in taxpayer funds in legal fees as DeSantis attempts to hide stuff from the media and individuals.