08/12/2025
Listen up, everyone:
in the upcoming days I'll post detailed info (in increments, I have a 'day job" and am researching for more while posting) about two hair-raising NEW bills AND AMENDMENTS that have been revised and submitted again as recently as November 17th and Dec 1st this year.
One House bill and one Senate bill- BOTH focus on the definition of the term " CRIMINAL GANG MEMBER", resp. "AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING CRIMINAL GANG MEMBERSHIP, REVISING THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM 'CRIMINAL GANG MEMBER". (providing effective dates as July 1st 2026 for the Senate Bill and Oct 1st, 2026 for the House Bill).
1- these bills , the way they are phrased, have dire consequences for ALL who ride, THEY SUPPORT, ECOURAGE AND LEGALIZE PROFILING AND UNSUBSTANTIATED COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT.
Make no mistake.
HOWEVER- IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL:
TO PERSECUTE AND PUNISH A WHOLE GROUP FOR THE MISDEEDS OR THE SUSPICION OF A MISDEED BY ONE IS ILLEGAL.
'COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT' IS VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW, GENEVA CONVENTIONS, AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN LAWS AS IT TARGETS WHOLE GROUPS FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTS, VIOLATING FUNDAMENTS PRICIPLES THAT INDIVIDUALS MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THEIR OWN CRIMES. THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES UNIVERSALLY, EVEN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND IS BINDING IN ALL STATES/COUNTRIES.
IT IS A VIOLATION OF ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL LAW.
collective punishment is generally illegal and unconstitutional in the U.S., violating fundamental principles of individual responsibility and due process under the Constitution, with prohibitions also applying under international humanitarian law to U.S. military actions, though its application in specific contexts like schools can be complex and debated. U.S. law emphasizes punishing individuals for their own actions, not groups for the deeds of some
Constitutional & Legal Basis
Individual Responsibility: U.S. jurisprudence, influenced by figures like Oliver Wendell Holmes, holds that one person shouldn't pay for another's wrongs; guilt is individual.
Due Process: Collective punishment infringes on rights to fair legal procedures, making it unconstitutional in broader legal contexts.
In Summary: The U.S. legal system and international law condemn collective punishment as unjust and illegal, UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN OUR USA, focusing on individual culpability, though specific administrative settings may present nuanced challenges.
It might be of interest to realize that none of those new 'rules' will apply to any LE MCs....
to ME the biggest issue is that IF that bill ( supposed to be the same, but the SENATE Bill is even worse)is accepted, any f***ing as***le with a hair up his/her butt can then incriminate ANYone of us, ( valid, made up, malicious or not) , because by sheer ASSOCIATION (parties, runs,same bar, memorial, benefit, funeral, family club clubhouse etc) WE ALL will then be considered and fall under the n'classification' of "CRIMINAL GANG MEMBERS - which consequentially, can cause loss of jobs, livelyhood, a grave mark on police records and more...
I read both thoroughly, HB 429 AND SB 536.
AND: they are not 'the same', which they should be and this is NOT in accordance to the rule.
BE AMAZED.
WE, a bikers/biker community members, hear or read that, most of us might shrug and ignore it because we think 'whatever, that has nothing to do with ME'.
Well, think again.
Both Bills are supposed to be THE SAME, but they aren't.
The Senate Bill was just revised and has additional 'goodies' on it.
It is important to note that the phraseology is unprecise, I suspect by design, so it can be 'interpreted' willynilly by the intention of the 'enforcer' (I'm a journalist and linguist, I notice s**t like that)-
a Little "Cliff Notes" of the gist:
the phrase "criminal gang member" is not specified nor 'crystal clear" (up to interpretation and 'view")
- the phrase "criminal gang" is not specified in its entirety, also 'up to interpretation" and goodwill or malintent
-it just takes TWO Turd,Dick or Karens to report that you've been seen associating with, visiting, talking to, standing, sitting with a 'criminal gang member"(exactly WHAT constitutes a CGM is not specified) and your are arrestable for 'affiliation"
(just think what that means, not only to each of us, but also ouor hang outs, venues,runs,events, funerals, memorials, benefits!!)
-the source of the 'information' does NOT have to be verified as 'reliable, btw
- adopts the style of dress of a "Criminal Gang/CG) --we ALL dress alike, wtf???
-using a hand sign id-ed as used by a CG- a simle two finger greeting ?What about that?
-has a tattoo id-ed as used by a "CG"-- TATTOS! SERIOUSLY??? No more skulls, people- "Day of the Dead" adornments sugar skulls could count as now arrestable!
- ASSOCIATES WITH ONE OR MORE KNOWN CGMs (LEGALITY???)
-is identified as a CGM by physical evidence (doesnt specify what counts as that- a drink ticket? a wrist band for an event???)-(LEGALITY???)
-Has been observed 2 times min. in the company of one or more known CGMs (since we ALL now 'qualify as such, are they going to build guillotines now???)-(LEGALITY???)
****OBSERVATION IN A CUSTODIAL SETTING REQUIRES A WILLFUL ASSOCIATION" (LINE 36/37 SB 536).(LEGALITY???) ( DO WE NOT HAVE A "FREE RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION"???) ( LEGALITY??)
- HAS AUTHORED ANY COMMUNICATION INDICATING GANG AFFILIATION/ACTIVITY (NO SPECIFICATION!! COULD BE A VALENTINES DAY PARTY)-- (LEGALITY???)
**** MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THIS PARAGRAPH REPLPACES THE NEED FOR A STANDARD FIELD INTERWIEW*** (LEGALITY??)
*** USING GANG-RELATED LANGUAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ( WHAT IS THAT? NOT SPECIFIED!!! LEGALITY???)
***PLACES AND GROUPS ENGAGED IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES DECLARED A NUISANCE (BY WHOM? NO SPECIFICATION TO WHAT THAT IS) ABATEMENT AND ENJOINMENT (SPECIFICATION NEEDED!!) (LEGALITY??)
-THE TERMS "CRIMINAL GANG","CRIMINAL GANG MEMBER" , "CRIMINAL GANG ASSOCIATE"(ALL OF US?)
AND "CRIMINAL GANG RELATED ACTIVITIES" (TOY RUN? tOY DRIVES? MEMORIALS? FUNERALS? BENEFITS?--LEGALITY????)
HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS (LEGALITIES???)
-"THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST,2026"
(IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED/REFERRED TO THE 'CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE" ON DEC. 1ST , 2025 !!)
PS--"Profiling Laws" won't protect us...
read this:
unlawful racial or bias-based profiling is illegal in Florida, with state law requiring agencies to adopt anti-profiling policies and enforce laws equally, but officers can use race/ethnicity for data collection (like safety belt stops) and must base stops on reasonable suspicion/probable cause, distinguishing lawful criminal profiling (based on behavior/info) from illegal bias (based on personal traits).
What Florida Law Says:
Equal Enforcement: Florida Statute 30.15 requires all laws to be enforced equally, prohibiting bias based on race, color, ethnicity, s*x, religion, etc..
Agency Policies: All law enforcement agencies must have policies against bias-based profiling, including complaint processes and officer training.
Data Collection: For safety belt law violations, officers must record the violator's race/ethnicity for annual state reporting.
What's Illegal (Bias-Based Profiling):
Stopping, detaining, or acting against someone solely because of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, s*xual orientation, etc., without specific, articulable facts of criminal activity.
What's Legal (Lawful Policing):
Reasonable Suspicion/Probable Cause: Officers can stop anyone if they have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe a crime occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur.
Legitimate Criminal Profiling: Using suspect descriptions (physical features, behavior, known criminal info) to identify individuals involved in crimes is allowed; this differs from bias-based profiling.
Community Engagement: Officers can speak with anyone to gather info or build community relations, and people are free to end these conversations.
In essence: Officers can't target you because of who you are; they must target you because of what you're doing or suspected of doing that violates the law.
(more to come, be patient)
