New York state senate passes law making 'annoying' a police officer a crime punishable by four years in prison. http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senate-passes-bill-making-harassment-police-officer-crime …
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@Luminous_Animal@onekade Contact. So I guess 'annoying' an officer by flailing your arms and yelling OOGA BOOGA would still be legal.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@onekade@Luminous_Animal yeah, say an officer initiates contact and you recoil instinctively, that could be a felony charge right there1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@mtracey@luminous_animal exactly. Like@pareene said, this is a way to weaponize the 'resisting arrest' charge, which is wildly abused duh1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@onekade @Luminous_Animal @pareene a free felony upgrade for whenever a cop finds someone 'resisting arrest' particularly 'annoying'
9:04 PM - 5 Jun 2013
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