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Looks like the Fort Collins fight made Drudge Report
People still go to Drudge?
In other news: Georgia just made it a hate crime to harass police officers and other emergency responders – let’s make it national
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ATLANTA, GA – Georgia is leading the way in protecting emergency responders in America.
Recently, House Republicans wanted to enact a law which would ensure that law enforcement was protected, something of which is rarely seen in today’s society.
In legislation bill 426, later moved to another bill, House bill 838, it added police officers as a protected class, similar to current hate crime laws.
The bill makes it a crime to attempt to harass or intimidate any first responder, including police officers. The bill passed as the same time the hate bill crime passed.
In the language of the law, anyone who harasses or intimidates any law enforcement officer while he/she is performing their lawful duty can be arrested.
I understand the goal, but that could be a Pandora's Box of issues if not implemented correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
How do they define "harassment" and "intimidation"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
While I like to see the repubs start fighting fire with fire, I am disappointed to see further expansion of the 'protected classes' which has already screwing up our social fabric. We don't need further compartmentalization and the judging/jealousness/hate/etc that accompanies those things.
Yeah, making it a hate crime is a terrible idea and an embarrassing move by whomever suggested it and those that endorsed it.
I concur. I am against all hate crime legislation, as I see it as a dangerous road to go down, and a clear violation of the equal protection clause. A crime is a crime, regardless of the alleged thought process behind it, and should be prosecuted as such.Quote:
Originally Posted by clodhopper
The mob doesn't like to lose. They'll be back, next time without warning and probably with cocktails that have previously been used against businesses.Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
Civil War 2.0 is spreading to the suburbs.
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I'm against hate crime legislation in general. Prosecute them for what they're doing: harassment, abuse, endangerment, and sometimes threatening with physical violence or death. It doesn't need any additional gloss from being designated a "hate crime" but rather prosecutors who will go by the letter of the law rather than the push of the polling (or maybe taint of the tweet). Too many Leftist prosecutors who use their office as an extension of the DNC and SJW activist organizations and therefore won't go after Friends of Bill, Friends of Barack, Friends of Joe, etc.