Today's dose of WTF...
Seeks penalties for anybody who "strikes" or uses force to dispel or discourage "protestors"... We are well on our way to becoming full fledged third world now...
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.
1.Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020.
2.Clarification of deprivation of rights under color of law
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by striking United States, and inserting United States, including the use of force during a response to a protest; and
(2)by striking , or may be sentenced to death.
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You CANNOT make this shit up, yo...
ETA: Title and body wording change due to misinterpretation. Thanks to @vh20 for clarification...
Text of H.R. 7315 (116th): Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020 (Introduced version) - GovTrack.us
Text of H.R. 7315 (116th): Protecting Our Protesters Act of … as of Jun 24, 2020 (Introduced version). H.R. 7315 (116th): Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020
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Seeks penalties for anybody who "strikes" or uses force to dispel or discourage "protestors"... We are well on our way to becoming full fledged third world now...
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.
1.Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020.
2.Clarification of deprivation of rights under color of law
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by striking United States, and inserting United States, including the use of force during a response to a protest; and
(2)by striking , or may be sentenced to death.
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You CANNOT make this shit up, yo...
ETA: Title and body wording change due to misinterpretation. Thanks to @vh20 for clarification...
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