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Post by opie on Jun 6, 2013 21:46:53 GMT -5
The untouchables: N.Y. bill would make annoying police a felony
The New York State Senate passed a bill Wednesday that makes it a felony to “harass, annoy, threaten or alarm” an on-duty police officer.
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Pat Gallivan, George Maziarz, Michael Ranzenhofe and Joe Griffo, seeks “to establish the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer.”
“Police officers who risk their lives every day in our cities and on our highways deserve every possible protection,” Mr. Griffo told WIVB 4. “And those who treat them with disrespect, harass them and create situations that can lead to injuries deserve to pay a price for their actions.”
A press release from the New York State Senate originally stated, “The bill (S.2402), sponsored by Senator Joe Griffo (R-C-I, Rome) would make it a felony to harass, annoy, or threaten a police officer while on duty.” However, WIVB 4 notes that as the bill is written, a person would be guilty of aggravated harassment if he or she contacted the officer physically with the intent to “harass, annoy, threaten or alarm.”
The legislation is now on its way to the State Assembly. If it becomes law, anyone found guilty could face up to four years in prison, WIVB 4 reports.
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Post by onthejob on Jun 7, 2013 8:36:08 GMT -5
My wife will be the first to go. lol
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Post by siggy on Jun 7, 2013 13:35:26 GMT -5
They put so many new bull sht laws on the books all the time. It's about time they start thinking about our safety and protecting us.
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Post by mrwizard on Jun 7, 2013 14:12:51 GMT -5
If they do enact this law it will last about a week before some Lib Judge declares it unconstitutional because it's part of a Cop's job to be harassed. This is a pointless exercise.
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Post by smallville on Jun 7, 2013 21:15:08 GMT -5
I'm going to exercise a lot of discretion or I'm going to collar 1/2 the guys I work with, lol.
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Post by redstone14 on Jun 8, 2013 0:57:52 GMT -5
If they do enact this law it will last about a week before some Lib Judge declares it unconstitutional because it's part of a Cop's job to be harassed. This is a pointless exercise. I agree. A felony and prison time for annoying someone, Cop or otherwise is not going to fly.
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Post by jmandmj on Jun 9, 2013 2:56:38 GMT -5
You guys forget that there is also physical harassment. I have often thought it should be an A misdemeanor though. The same way that an assault 3 on a cop is bumped to assault 2. As for a threat? Half the people locked up will be felons then. They will need to make this one bulletproof or it will get thrown out.
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Post by kablaam on Jun 9, 2013 12:00:56 GMT -5
S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, HE OR SHE STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS SUCH PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT. AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER IS A CLASS E FELONY.
If you strike shove or kick a cop, an E Felony should the be the least of their problems.
Kudos to the few legislators who are looking out for us.... or at least giving the impression of such (i'll take anything).
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Post by googleyes on Jun 12, 2013 16:13:37 GMT -5
OTJ, You beat me to it lol! She's first to go then the mother in-law with a resisting thrown in there.
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