JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new Florida law that took effect Oct. 1 expands how police can use social media posts as evidence against criminal gang members in Florida.
The law is known as House Bill 429, and a new social criteria added to it was created by Rep. Jessica Baker. She said it’s to modernize the statute.
“Today, gangs recruit, they organize, and they promote criminal activity openly and intentionally on social media,” Baker said…