FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t go into the specifics of why he suspended Broward Sheriff Scott Israel when he spoke publicly with the families of Parkland victims But the governor’s executive order spells out 25 reasons.
“The neglect of duty and the incompetence that was connected to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has been well documented,” DeSantis said in making the announcement Friday night. “I have no interest in dancing on Scott Israel’s political grave.” See also Broward Sheriff Suspended Over Parkland Amid Cheers
The Republican governor insisted that the families of Parkland’s 17 students and faculty members killed in the tragedy deserve accountability from their elected officials.
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“I think just as important — or more important — they want the problems fixed going forward,” DeSantis explained. “In their own ways, these Parkland families have all worked hard so that others won’t have to experience the horrors of losing a child.”
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Here’s 25 reasons DeSantis spelled out in his executive order as to why the county’s top cop had to go:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Broward Sheriff Scott Israel not only for his handling of Parkland but also for his handling of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shootings in 2017. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.)