crazy.
It does say physical contact. Who initiates physical contact with a police officer? That sounds like looking for big trouble.
I can see it now, fart in a police car & do 4 years.
Revolution....
I thought it already was a crime.
Headline writers are paid to be provocative and force people to read the crap that the Journalism majors spew. They rarely have any desire to be factual.
But it’s OK when a police officer annoys, harasses, threatens or alarms a citizen?
I see.....just like it’s illegal to lie to the FBI, but it’s A-OK when the FBI lies to us.
Police state here we come.
So, does your nose touching his fist count as “contact”?
This is a bit of a rabbit chase but the proposed law language includes “..PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS...”. If a person choose to not to identify with either male or female but something other, would the law apply to them? This IS the state of New York.
I’ve seen a lot of cops getting in a persons face and crowding their space forcing contact, to intimidate them and to win the discussion, it is common.
I hope these PIGS don’t ride the subway. Getting pushed and touched is the regular. Folks don’t even look you in the eye before touching you, etc.
This is how they plan to outlaw videography of police actions. Classify filming as annoying.
Define “annoy”. Otherwise all you get is a bully with a badge who will arrest someone who doesn’t lick his boots, otherwise know as servitude.
So does this make the punishment for striking, shoving or kicking an officer more or less than if they were charged with assault?
“Far too many law enforcement officers are being harassed, injured, even killed while honoring their commitment to protect and serve this state.”
That’s what passes for reasoning among politicians. If the current situation is “far too many”, what is the proper number? If it’s zero, then good luck with that. How about first showing that there’s been some sort of increase that makes your bill necessary. Then the politician could set about showing just how his bill will “solve” the problem, without creating even more problems. They never, ever consider the unintended consequences of their “solutions”. Here’s a hint: THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS. There are only trade-offs. The dimwit that proposed this bill has not thought for even a moment of the possible costs of his brainchild, only the wonderful benefits. Mainly, his name in the paper, and some endorsements.
Yhe Internal Security Forces need this to do their work (whatever it is)
I see. So when you're getting a speeding ticket and the officer is being a jerk... So you ask for the officer's badge number intending to report his/her behavior... He/she takes that as a "threat" - a threat to his/her career/job/etc. Bang, you are guilty of a felony? What a stupid law. Or maybe merely asking why you're getting the ticket, discussing (arguing) that the light was yellow, or that you did come to a full stop, or that the change in speed limits was not well marked...
Anything that "annoys" the officer can get you a felony rap? What a crock of hot, steaming fertilizer. This law is intended to do nothing but make felons out of otherwise law abiding citizens. This is pure control and intimidation, nothing else. FU NY.
There goes another New York state Republican, charming the hell out of everyone again.