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'Blue lives matter' law used in arrest of New Orleans man who shouted slurs at police: warrant [View all]
'Blue lives matter' law used in arrest of New Orleans man who shouted slurs at police: warrant
New Orleans police arrested a man this week and charged him with a hate crime and other offenses after police say he damaged a window at a French Quarter hotel and then shouted slurs at a witness and officers, according to the man's arrest warrant.
It appears to be the first time Louisiana's so-called "blue lives matter" provision has been used to charge someone with a hate crime involving police officers, according to the Anti-defamation League.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/09/nopd_hate_crime_blue_lives_mat.html
New Orleans police arrested a man this week and charged him with a hate crime and other offenses after police say he damaged a window at a French Quarter hotel and then shouted slurs at a witness and officers, according to the man's arrest warrant.
It appears to be the first time Louisiana's so-called "blue lives matter" provision has been used to charge someone with a hate crime involving police officers, according to the Anti-defamation League.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/09/nopd_hate_crime_blue_lives_mat.html
Hate crimes against the police?
I can understand arresting someone for incitement to violence or communicating a threat but this is just bad.
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