Suburban N.Y. county considers letting police sue protesters

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Lawmakers in a suburban New York county are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue protesters and collect financial damages -- a move civil rights activists say is payback for demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd last year in Minneapolis.

Newsday reports that the bill being considered by the Nassau County Legislature would make police officers and other first responders a protected class under the county's Human Rights Law, which currently bars discrimination based on race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. No other professions are protected under the Human Rights Law.

Civil rights lawyer Frederick Brewington told reporters Friday that the bill violates free speech rights and, if passed, will have a chilling effect on protesters. The NAACP said it will bring members to Monday's vote.

 

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Wonder if they would sue a gun-carrying protestor for being a menace.

Why not?

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So racist cops not only want right to murder black people they want right to sur them when they speak out about being murdered by racist cops.

How many lawyers will line up to take the case on behalf of the protestors, just for the media attention? Unless the police lawyer is going to work for free, I imagine you're not going to see to many of these lawsuits.

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Good, it should go both ways, nobody should have to put up with abuse like being spat on while doing their job

Good. I fully support this!

If the protesters become violent and destroy property and/or lives mental health then they should be arrested and charged with thus, with restitution being part of the sentence.

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