New York Senate Makes It Felony to Annoy or Alarm the Police, Which Won't Be At All Problematic

Arguing "too many people in our society have lost the respect they need to have for a police officer" - and we can't imagine why - the New York State Senate has passed a bill creating the felony crime of aggravated harassment for anyone touching a police officer with the intent to "harass, annoy, threaten or alarm" - a term so impossibly broad it could apply to anyone, anytime, doing pretty much anything in the vicinity of said officer. And yes, he or she gets to decide just what's annoying. "We need to make it very clear that when a police officer is performing his duty, every citizen needs to comply and that refusal to comply carries a penalty.” - the bill's sponsor

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