Virginia Senate Democrats consider ‘defelonizing’ assault against law enforcement officers

Fort Hunt Herald ^ | 06/28/20 | Fort Hunt Herald

[CharlesWayneCT]

Will they decriminalize assaulting a legislator?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The cops should all quit and let the citizens sort this out.

It’ll be ugly but over quickly.

[centurion316]

Virginia Senate Democrats have published a list of 28 proposals for reforming the Commonwealth’s police and criminal justice systems, including a measure to downgrade the charge of assault on a law enforcement officer to a misdemeanor offense instead of a felony.

Pollsters are telling the Democrats that this is the way to victory through increased turnout and pie in the sky promises that will never be met. They are thinking that every Democrat voter is going to think like a teenager at her first prom. Promise her anything and don't worry about the consequences. I don't think that it won't work.

[conservativepoet]

I’m seeing serious libs turning against the Dem party for this stuff. Just heard from a lib in-law whose furious about this.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Virginia Dems are now in charge of a real “RED STATE” as in Marxist, anti-police, pro-Black extremists, pro-crime and anti-American.

Leftist carpetbagger Democrats fleeing the crime and corruption of DC brought crime, corruption and communism with them to my state. George Soros funded a lot of it. Another Marxist names Stephen Williams also did a lot of political funding and I’m sure environmental wacko billionaire Tom Steyer contributed to a lot of Democrat candidates too.

November is going to be very interesting.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

‘Defelonize’ assaults on law enforcement officers but increase the penalty for anyone convicted of a ‘hate crime’. Society is unraveling.

[elcid1970]

No police = no Red Flag confiscations.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Oh I am sure they will exempt themselves. They always do. After all, some animals are more equal than others.

[Amberdawn]

Obviously, they want the police to resign. I suggest that cops stay on the job and hit back twice as hard. Don’t do what the leftists want you to do.

[ssfromla]

I do hope that if they do such a moronic thing that those punks that are assaulting police officers show up at their homes and businesses.

In fact they should all be doxed.

[ScottinVA]

This once great state is ruled by truly insane people.

[ronnie raygun]

We need to remove private security for them payed by the taxpayers of the state

[NFHale]

“...After all, some animals are more equal than others....”

Maybe, in artificially-created little safe spaces, perhaps... but not on the streets...

[VinnieCCT]

Soon it will be a felony to commit self-defense.

[zeugma]

As long as that is the same as it would be if you were to strike any other citizen, I have no problem with it. The punishment should not be different for police and the rest of us.