Oregon weighs bill allowing victims of racially motivated 911 calls to sue

[DonViejo]

BY JESSICA CAMPISI - 06/05/19 10:00 AM EDT

Oregon is one step closer to passing a measure to crack down on racially motivated 911 calls by allowing victims to sue the callers.

Under the proposal, which was approved overwhelmingly by the state Senate on Monday, victims of such calls would be able to sue the caller for up to $250.

Victims of racially motivated calls have be able to prove the caller summoned a police officer with "intent to cause specified harm," according to the bill.

The legislation comes after a series of viral incidents showing predominantly white people calling the police on black people for various everyday activities, such as barbecuing, napping or sitting in Starbucks.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/447040-oregon-weighs-bill-allowing-victims-of-racially-motivated-calls-to-sue

[ScratchCat]

1. I don't even know where to begin

First, you can't even hire a lawyer for $250. How the heck do you pass a law saying a person can sue another for up to $250? This would never even stand up to a court challenge either. You'd be compromising the 911 system by allowing people to "sue" over someone's "intent" behind a 911 call. There's no way to prove such a claim anyway. What a bunch of stupid.