A.G. Gancarski
Amid worries about unrest due to protests against the Donald Trump administration, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is warning that his law enforcement team “will kill” protestors who cross the line into violence.
During remarks in Brevard County, Ivey distinguished between “peaceful protests” and those that “turn violent.”
“You don’t want to let that happen,” Ivey said of the latter, spotlighting riots around the country involving buildings being burned down and police cars being “bricked” as examples.
“If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street,” Ivey continued.
“If you spit on us, you’re going to the hospital and in jail. If you hit one of us, you’re going to the hospital and jail, and most likely get bitten by one of our big, beautiful dogs that we have here. If you throw a brick, a fire bomb, or a pointed gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at. Because we will kill you, graveyard dead. We’re not going to play.”
Ivey’s comments come after Gov. Ron DeSantis said protesters could be run over by cars if drivers felt the need to “flee” them.
Attorney General James Uthmeier seconded Ivey’s comments in the context of the “great Governor’s” remarks.
“You don’t need to sit there and wait while people smash your window and damage your vehicle and put your family in jeopardy. You drive. Just drive,” the DeSantis appointee said.
Uthmeier also announced the state would have an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) embed, Anthony Coker, “to support the Trump administration’s efforts in combating illegal information.” Uthmeier said Florida is working to “protect ICE agents” by punishing people “doxxing” them.
“We’re not going to tolerate that in Florida,” Uthmeier said.
If ICE officers believe they are doxxed, Uthmeier said the Florida Highway Patrol would investigate and ensure they are safe.
State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Larry Keefe said that “24/7” strategy was intended to stop the individuals from trying to “get inside the head of that law enforcement officer and that family” and make them “lay back” like they did in the Summer of 2020.
10 comments
Michael K
June 12, 2025 at 12:35 pm
That’s how they do it Russia, North Korea and Iran.
Charlie Brown
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 pm
You idiot. That’s not how they do it in those places. They would instead torture and kill you and put your family in jail. The reason there is no crime in Iran is that they just kill criminals no questions ask. It’s an effective deterrent.
Michael K
June 12, 2025 at 4:30 pm
You might check with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. They track these things and I stand by my comment.
Sounds like you’d be happier in Iran?
Jorge Maitland
June 12, 2025 at 8:00 pm
And in the US, the criminal has more rights than the victim…SMH
ScienceBLVR
June 12, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Ha! Tough talk from a tyrant.
Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Mike
June 12, 2025 at 4:12 pm
There’s a difference between peaceful protest and breaking the law/rioting.
Idiots want to label it all the same, but it’s not.
You can stand across from a public building ALL day everyday with your signs and chant.
Once you start throwing bottles, rocks and blocking traffic, You aren’t a protestor. You are breaking the law and should be treated as such.
Not much lawlessness in NYC only stupid LA for now.
i'm for law and order
June 12, 2025 at 4:35 pm
Ivey needs to have his LE certification revoked ASAP
MH/Duuuval
June 12, 2025 at 8:07 pm
Wayne has a problem expressing himself, which his voters seem to like as apparently they are not clear-headed either.
LexT
June 13, 2025 at 9:42 am
There are plenty of ways to protest without breaking the law. You don’t need to block a road, throw a brick, or start a fire to make your point known. All of those things are illegal and really do put you in harm’s way. No one is saying don’t speak. No one is saying don’t hold up a sign. No one is saying don’t use a bullhorn. You can talk in the US and in Florida. You can’t break the law in the name of some political cause. I would hope people can see the difference.
Frankie M.
June 13, 2025 at 10:28 am
Reasonable fear of life is always a little subjective. Wait til the first driver claims someone looked at them wrong and they couldn’t wait any longer to get donuts from Dunkin.