Senate lawmakers have again passed legislation to raise the minimum penalty for manslaughter in the death of a police officer to life in prison without parole. Several Senators referenced the recent Minneapolis killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, warning that the changes SB 156 would impose could further embolden bad actors in uniform. Florida law now provides that it is illegal to use force or violence to resist arrest or detention by a police officer. Smith argued that mandatory life sentences for manslaughter give judges and juries no opportunity to weigh any circumstances during sentencing. “The disservice and injustice done to the Raynor family was either an oversight, uninformed, uneducated — (a) ridiculous mistake from a prosecutor,” he said.