fiundagner
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06 ... s-in-jail/
Anyone who pays attention to the news should realize that the title of this post is not really "news". But i think its going downhill fast. Mayor "16oz" Bloomburgs nanny state dreams are being aided and abetted by the New York senate in the form of a bill that makes it a felony (yes, a felony) to annoy a cop. Looking at a police officer in a "disrespectful manner" may soon be equated with rape and murder. Specifically "the bill... would make it a felony to harass, annoy, or threaten a police officer while on duty". Don't want to let them in to your house to conduct a warrant-less search? you just annoyed them. Ask them for direction to many times? see previous statement. Said good morning in an annoying manner? caught them on a bad day? Downloaded the liberator design? your now a felon. I agree that police work hard, and need to be treated with some respect, but allowing an unquantifiable / subjective criteria like annoyance be a defining factor for a felony seems to be a little beyond reasonable to me.
Anyone who pays attention to the news should realize that the title of this post is not really "news". But i think its going downhill fast. Mayor "16oz" Bloomburgs nanny state dreams are being aided and abetted by the New York senate in the form of a bill that makes it a felony (yes, a felony) to annoy a cop. Looking at a police officer in a "disrespectful manner" may soon be equated with rape and murder. Specifically "the bill... would make it a felony to harass, annoy, or threaten a police officer while on duty". Don't want to let them in to your house to conduct a warrant-less search? you just annoyed them. Ask them for direction to many times? see previous statement. Said good morning in an annoying manner? caught them on a bad day? Downloaded the liberator design? your now a felon. I agree that police work hard, and need to be treated with some respect, but allowing an unquantifiable / subjective criteria like annoyance be a defining factor for a felony seems to be a little beyond reasonable to me.