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Posted on 05.16.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
“Gov. Paterson Thursday signed into law a bill making it a felony to display a noose to threaten or harass someone. The legislation was passed in the wake of a noose that was hung on the door of a Columbia University professor last year and several copy-cat incidents that followed in the metropolitan region. The new law adds displaying a noose to threaten or harass someone based on racial or other types of bias to an aggravated harassment law that already includes the displaying of swastikas or burning crosses. Conviction carries up to four years in prison.” (05/15/08) Link: http://tinyurl.com/4gl8g7 Filed under: RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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