Posted on 09/26/2020 7:15:16 AM PDT by Rudolphus
Violent assembly, 3rd degree felony. Blocking the road? Felony. Don’t touch monuments (no mention of penalty) Harassment of Citizens in public accommodations also penalized, , My most thunderous applause was when he announced that R.I.C.O. will be applied to those organizing or funding riots. If you are arrested in a riot, not Portland’s Catch and Release: you are staying till you see a judge. Touch a cop? Six months mandatory minimum. And enhanced penalties for other crimes committed during the riots. (ouch).
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“Just wish Abbott would follow DeSantis’ lead”
And I’ll be shooting ANOTHER email to Gov. Lee in TN first thing Monday.
One of the best in-your-face ways to demonstrate the differences between Rs and Ds is for every GOP governor to follow DeSantis’ lead in these orders. Also follow DeSantis in lifting all WuFlu restrictions.
How about we allow the police a rebuttal to in your face verbal harrassment in the form of three free shots with a billy club?
Remember, the House majority wants this to continue.
As l9ng as you understand that this penalty will be liberally applied to every conservative protester whether they speak or not.
I didn’t say the harassing behavior is okay, only that it should not be criminal unless it prevents administration of the law or crosses into physical contact.
Do we believe in enforceable standards and the first amendment or not?
..........Come on Abbott! Trump DeSantis with even a stronger Law Enforcement Protection Act for Texas!!
Inartfully, perhaps, my suggestion was tongue in cheek. A crime of verbal harrassment that interferes with the police can be drawn up, with jail, fines, and injunctive enforcement as penalties. In our era of ubiquitous video, the chances of misuse of such power seem remote and remediable.
I'm against a person harassing another person by screaming one inch from their face to the point where it becomes intimidation.
Given the state of the “justice” system in general, how confident are you in your last assertion?
However, as I stated and you agreed interference with lawful police actions is a chargeable offense, whereas I think simply being obnoxious to a police officer is idiotic, but should not be criminal.
An officer in uniform is a representative of the state, not just a person. If the intimidation becomes physical, or interferes with lawful policing, arrest the idiot. If it does not, let them be idiots.
Any arrest decision based on opinion can and will become weaponized by the state against the citizen.
As one retired NY cop friend of mine explained, the rule was that you could scream and say anything you wanted at a cop, but you could not touch him or interfere with him. If you did either, you were going down.
That rule I agree with.
That is an enforceable standard.
My objection is to the criminalization of yelling at police.
I was thinking the same thing. Come on, Abbott.
You don’t have to “fight” a mask mandate. Just IGNORE it!
If enough people throw out their damned useless face diapers this idiocy will cease.
DeSantis is very wise. Our Orange County “Mayor,” Jerry Demmings had a press conference where he droned on about confusion moving into phase 3 in his slow monotone sleepy manner. There is no confusion Jer, the state’s governor has made Florida a no mandatory mask zone. Bars, restaurants, gyms are now open.
Oh yeah, his wife is Val Demmings, my congressman. As a republican I have no representation in Washington.
DeSantis/Noem 2024
Are you listening Henry Mac?
You DO want another term, don’t you?
Nailed it again, MM
Slave states vs. Free States
If it interferes with police work, it is criminal.
And ust think,
We came within a gnats whisker of having Andrew Gillum instead of De Santis.
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-governor-proposes-law-that-could-allow-drivers-run-over-mob-1533401
“Florida Governor Proposes Law That Could Allow Drivers to Run Over a ‘Mob’”
new internet meme I saw....
“if they break your glass....hit the gas.”
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