# The Antics of Florida Man **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [December 7, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950 "2022-12-07T16:12:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/182 "2026-06-27T12:02:49Z")
> [@](#): > > The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for attempting to conduct a traffic stop on one of our own undercover vehicles. > > On June 24, 2026, a black Chevrolet Suburban activated red and blue emergency lights while following an undercover Sheriff’s Office vehicle on U.S. Highway 301 North in Thonotosassa, appearing to attempt a traffic stop. [https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/0e9e0b9b-08bf-435c-8d3e-ce19e048d670/26-112](https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/0e9e0b9b-08bf-435c-8d3e-ce19e048d670/26-112) ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/183 "2026-07-14T23:42:24Z")
> **[Orlando man accused of snatching child near hotel pool, doing push-ups while...](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/14/orlando-man-accused-of-snatching-child-near-hotel-pool-doing-push-ups-while-fleeing/)** > > An Orlando man was arrested after officers said he picked up an 8-year-old girl near a hotel pool and ran when her family confronted him. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/184 "2026-07-22T14:21:08Z")
Florida Man is Florida Man even when not in Florida. > [@](#): > > A man who barricaded himself inside an RV late Monday night in the parking lot of a Burlington County Walmart may have been in possession of a flamethrower and other weapons, investigators said. > > Officers from the Lumberton Township Police Department responded to the Route 28 store shortly after 11 p.m. after they received a report of a dispute between two people that escalated into a robbery, according to a statement from the department. > > One of the people involved in the altercation, a 38-year-old Florida man, got inside a tan-and-green RV parked near the edge of the lot and refused repeated requests by officers to exit the vehicle or talk with them, police said. Source (partially paywalled): [Florida man with a flamethrower barricades himself in an RV at a Walmart, cops say - nj.com](https://www.nj.com/burlington/2026/07/florida-man-with-a-flamethrower-barricades-himself-in-an-rv-at-a-walmart-cops-say.html) ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/185 "2026-08-17T01:42:33Z")
> [@](#): > > A man in Florida was arrested after Brevard County police pulled him over for driving 117 miles per hour. Apparently, he told police his reason for his obscene speeds was that he was trying to make it to a Buc-ee’s bathroom. > [@](#): > > Ivey said that the deputy asked why Soliman was speeding, and he allegedly told the officer he was trying to make it to a Buc-ee’s bathroom in time to use it. The only problem is that, according to deputies, the driver was 60 miles away from the nearest Buc-ee’s gas station. Source: [Client Challenge](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/bucees-bathroom-speeding-arrest-22388934.php) ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/186 "2026-08-17T16:45:41Z")
Yeah, at 60 miles away, 117mph is way too slow to get there in time. Need to be going at least 120-180. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/187 "2026-08-20T13:26:21Z")
I won’t clutter the AI thread with this. > **[Florida Man Tells ChatGPT He Plans to Kill His Ex, OpenAI Alerts FBI](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-man-tells-chatgpt-plans-105231022.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIGh-UYHJ_46zS-Q3PWkAJ1JM7XoB7mubYZsRgZFM71oiXFhkLBZzlWmvbFSFzShIXMUCj9uwLcU-9lHO_p05KtuWjtLGCvgizW_3CVf1DuZCRY9bDbdNjtBxYNahMc8z5UGa5ZMUW7K-up4pjQ59PJOoU3bd_R7RtC4pkWSnHrc)** > > A Florida man's conversations with ChatGPT about his ex-girlfriend didn't stay between him and the chatbot. ---
**Author:** ![OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OldTimer](https://community.goactuary.com/u/OldTimer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/188 "2026-08-20T14:46:39Z")
So much for chat bot / client confidentiality. ---
**Author:** ![3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/e0b2c6/32.png) [@3rookie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/3rookie)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/189 "2026-08-20T14:59:53Z")
Where is the Minority Report? ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/190 "2026-08-28T23:39:28Z")
> **[Florida Man Steals Car Then Drives the Chevrolet Impala Straight to Jail:...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/florida-man-steals-car-then-174717167.html)** > > A Florida man allegedly stole a car and ended his getaway by driving straight into the parking lot of a county jail. The unusual ending was captured on camera ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/191 "2026-08-30T17:13:18Z")
> Florida Man Nabbed in $7,100 Ozark Funeral Home Stretcher Theft Spree > > A 58-year-old Florida man is facing felony charges in Ozark, Alabama after investigators say he stole a mortuary stretcher and cot cover worth roughly $7,100 from a local funeral home, then turned up connected to a string of similar thefts stretching across four states. Christopher Michael Johnson of Largo, Florida was arrested by deputies in his home county after a multi-agency investigation that spanned Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. > **[Ozark Funeral Home Theft Suspect Arrested in Florida](https://hoodline.com/2026/08/florida-man-nabbed-in-7-100-ozark-funeral-home-stretcher-theft-spree/)** > > A 58-year-old Florida man is accused of stealing mortuary stretchers from funeral homes across four states. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/192 "2026-09-04T16:24:22Z")
Parking at Walmart is serious business. > **[Woman who fatally shot man during confrontation over Florida parking space...](https://abcnews.com/US/woman-fatally-shot-man-confrontation-florida-parking-space/story?id=136180701)** > > The Broward County State Attorney's Office said Florida's "stand your ground" law makes the shooter immune from prosecution. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/193 "2026-09-04T17:47:57Z")
So, stand your ground doesn’t even have to be proven? I’m surprised more “murders” haven’t happened in FL. I mean, like, twice a day. Even more surprising: shooter was a black female the “victim” was a white male. Good on FL for being so progressive, after holding the shooter, diligently checking her background for felonies, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/194 "2026-09-04T18:21:52Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > So, stand your ground doesn’t even have to be proven? Had Florida Woman been prosecuted for killing Florida Man, prosecutors apparently would have had to prove that Florida Woman’s fear of “death or great bodily harm” was not reasonable. Now, it should be noted: - The encounter was STUPID. - I am not a lawyer, but I think there were prosecutable offenses on both side (e.g., I wouldn’t be surprised if Florida Woman could have been charged with brandishing…if that’s a crime in Florida). - Opinions vary as to whether/when there is a duty to flee that supersedes a right to self-defense. However, once we get past the insanity up to the point of Florida Woman drawing her firearm and aiming it at Florida Man… the fact that Florida Man continued to advance toward Florida Woman in an aggressive manner despite Florida Woman making her intentions very clear makes that element of “stand your ground” pretty self-evident. The reporting that they confirmed she had no felony convictions is confirmation they checked the other key element of “stand your ground”, that the person carrying legally. Since Florida doesn’t require carry permits anymore… (Personally, I think in a situation of this nature, Florida Woman had a moral duty to flee…but apparently the people of the State of Florida believe otherwise.) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/195 "2026-09-04T18:40:24Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > Personally, I think in a situation of this nature, Florida Woman had a moral duty to flee… Fuck that. And that guy got FAFO’ed. Called her bluff, she showed a straight flush. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/196 "2026-09-04T20:04:42Z")
More like a pair of bullets. ---
**Author:** ![YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/yankeetripper/32/946_2.png) [@YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/u/YankeeTripper)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/197 "2026-09-04T21:58:56Z")
Aces back with eights I’m sure somewhere whoever wrote this law never envisioned it protecting a black woman killing a white man from prosecution but here we are. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/198 "2026-09-04T22:27:12Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > > [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > > > Personally, I think in a situation of this nature, Florida Woman had a moral duty to flee… > > Fuck that. That’s getting at the premise of whether “stand your ground” is a good/bad idea. An argument can be made that when one is in public, and in a situation that is escalating towards violence, and there is a viable option to leave that would reduce the risk of violence towards you or another person, the moral thing to do is to take that option. In such a situation, violence, particularly potentially lethal violence, is appropriate only when there is no other option. If Florida Woman had perceived a threat from Florida Man, but her leaving would have diffused the situation, that would have been the moral thing to do. There are some people, and I think possibly some jurisdictions, who extend that duty to flee even to individuals’ homes. I don’t, or at least I think that in a home invasion scenario, it’s probable that there will be no viable option to leave, making the question usually moot. Stand your ground says everyplace is equivalent to your home in this regard. (And, of course, there is the risk of abuse in stand your ground jurisdictions as to how prosecutors, judges, and juries might judge whether the person claiming self-defense really was in a situation where they could reasonably fear “death or great bodily harm”.) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/199 "2026-09-04T22:48:58Z")
Antics of Florida and its Beaches [http://npr.org/2026/09/04/nx-s1-5935575/beach-access-battle-florida-panhandle](http://npr.org/2026/09/04/nx-s1-5935575/beach-access-battle-florida-panhandle) I don’t even like that Jersey has beaches that you have to pay to access. We do it right in CA here. All beaches are public and should be accessible. Some Richy McRichfaces don’t like it here, either. They don’t like it when they buy a property next to a beach access that has been there relatively forever. They put gates on them and lock them. Shit like that. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/200 "2026-09-14T22:05:01Z")
Not the usual Florida (Wo)man story, but I’m too lazy to find a better thread for this. > **[84-year-old woman says she's spent last 2 years trying to prove to government...](https://local12.com/news/nation-world/84-year-old-woman-spent-last-2-years-trying-prove-government-shes-alive-priscilla-slack-miami-florida-social-security-administration-ssa-irs-agencies-mistake-error)** > > The woman says she recently received a letter from the IRS claiming she filed a tax return using a deceased person's Social Security number. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950/201 "2026-09-18T17:02:45Z")
> **[Woman accused of pulling knife on man who confronted her when she passed gas](https://abc13.com/post/woman-pulls-knife-on-man-over-complaint-when-she-passed-gas/4787669/)** > > A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly pulled a knife on a man who was offended by her breaking wind. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950.md?page=9) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-antics-of-florida-man/6950.md?page=11)