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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 02:41 PM Jan 2017

After Protesters Shout At McCrory, NC Lawmaker Wants To Make It A Crime [View all]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JANUARY 24, 2017, 10:33 AM EDT

After video posted on Facebook Friday showed a group of people in Washington, D.C. shouting at former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R), a GOP state legislator introduced legislation to make shouting at a former state official a crime.

Republican state Sen. Dan Bishop, who proposed the bill, told the News and Observer that the legislation would "make it a crime to threaten, intimidate, or retaliate against a present or former North Carolina official in the course of, or on account of, the performance of his or her duties." Bishop said that offenders of his proposed statute should serve a prison sentence up to five years.

In the video posted online Friday, a group of people shouted "shame on you" at McCrory as he walked through Washington, D.C., calling him "anti-gay" and a "bigot."

Bishop, who was one of the sponsors of the anti-LGBT state law known as HB2, told the News and Observer that the crowd was a “a chanting mob” of “ubiquitous leftist rioters" and said that their actions were "dangerous."

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/crime-shout-down-pat-mccrory

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hey McCrory, there is freedom of speech as long as you're not inciting wordpix Jan 2017 #1
Freedom of speech? n/t left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 #2
Snowflakes brucefan Jan 2017 #3
I was just going to say that he is a delicate snowflake but snowflacks are so riversedge Jan 2017 #6
Turds can be unique Lithos Jan 2017 #24
In other words he wants to make free speech a crime. Doreen Jan 2017 #4
And they said that report calling NC a non-democracy was crazy talk! ck4829 Jan 2017 #5
Ever notice how fragile these jerk repugs are? lark Jan 2017 #7
Such Snowflakes! n/t n2doc Jan 2017 #11
If it ain't in the 2nd amendment it ain't shit to the GOP Scalded Nun Jan 2017 #8
the non-alternative reality really hurts, doesn't it Pat! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #9
Incident happened in DC n2doc Jan 2017 #10
K&R Solly Mack Jan 2017 #12
What might be bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #13
The only vaguely threatening remark I heard was "we've got you now." mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #14
Say what? yellowcanine Jan 2017 #15
Well, if the fascist criminalize the use of words elmac Jan 2017 #16
poor little sonwflake weissmam Jan 2017 #17
Talk about being a snowflake Ray Bruns Jan 2017 #18
Heavy, heavy emphasis on the "flake" portion. Raster Jan 2017 #19
Poor Pat needs his safe space. Aww. yodermon Jan 2017 #20
Jeez what a pesky thing the 1st amendment is. Next thing ya know, facts will matter. Augiedog Jan 2017 #21
They have no problem dishing out verbal insults themselves Liberaltalker Jan 2017 #22
That was dumbass Joe Wilson, Rep from SC. Rude SOB, isn't he? raccoon Jan 2017 #34
I would gladly Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #23
Sticks and stones ....., but words? nt No Vested Interest Jan 2017 #25
I guess he... mgardener Jan 2017 #26
It's already a crime to threaten or intimidate someone titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #27
and deplorable republican trash hells Jan 2017 #28
These fuckers will not be satisfied until everyone SamKnause Jan 2017 #29
Clearly Dan needs a copy of the US Constitution for Christmas, preferably the big print edition. cstanleytech Jan 2017 #30
Plastic surgeons need to get busy... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #31
there are sure a lot of BABIES among the repubs Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #32
he is only reaping what he sowed rurallib Jan 2017 #33
This crap will get knocked down in court. NYC Liberal Jan 2017 #35
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