Florida Governor to Pardon Anyone Charged for
Defying COVID-19 Safety Recommendations.
Floridians with “outstanding infractions for
things like masks and social distancing” will soon be
pardoned by Governor Ron DeSantis.
The Republican senator made the announcement
while appearing on Fox News on Wednesday.
He was speaking with Mike and Jillian Carnevale,
a couple facing 120 days in jail for repeatedly allowing
their gym patrons to forgo masks. .
DeSantis said that allowing
officials to give penalties to
people for defying COVID-19
safety recommendations
was a “total overreach.” .
It’s a total overreach … These
things with health should be advisory,
they should not be punitive, Ron DeSantis, via 'New York Post'.
He went on to say that their potential jail time
was particularly absurd, as “it’s not even right to be
wearing masks when you’re exercising.”.
The World Health Organization
advises against it! It’s not healthy to
be doing that in the first place, so it was
a bad restriction … I think they’ve been
treated poorly, but fortunately they’ve
got a governor that cares, Ron DeSantis, via 'New York Post'