Speaking out against the police could soon be a 'hate crime'

[petrus4]

http://www.blacklistednews.com/Speaking_out_against_the_police_could_soon_be_a_%27hate_crime%27/40614/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Apparently hate crime legislation is about to be abused to protect police. The law defines a hate crime as, "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation."

Notice that there is nothing in that definition about occupation. We are entering potentially very, very dangerous territory, here.

[zorgon]

Didn't see THAT one coming

At least there are still a few Sheriffs around that we can count on



Didn't they try to do that with the official 9/11 story? make it illegal not to believe it?

[Shasta56]

So what exactly would constitute "speaking out against the police?"  I can understand threats and such being a problem,  but if someone hears me say that I don't like Officer Smith,  am I going to the pokey?  Or in my case, will they dispatch animal control?

Shasta
 

[RUSSO]

So what exactly would constitute "speaking out against the police?"

It seems simple Shasta56...

If they say to you:

Jump!

And you answer:

I dont feel like jumping at the moment... 

Thats a hate crime right there. Afterall, you dont say an orange is orange if the police power say it is green.

In other words, dont disagree with police/choose your words very well.