North Carolina Senate advances House riot penalties bill
1 year, 9 months ago

North Carolina Senate advances House riot penalties bill

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Legislation that would toughen punishments for violent protests — a response to 2020 demonstrations over racial injustice that at times turned into tumult — advanced in the North Carolina Senate on Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to recommend the House bill brings the General Assembly closer to a potential veto showdown with Democratic Gov. “The lessons from these protests are not that police officers or prosecutors need more crimes to arrest people for,” said Liz Barber with the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. In his message vetoing the 2021 bill, Cooper said legislation was “unnecessary and is intended to intimidate and deter people from exercising their constitutional rights to peacefully protest.” Along with Moore and others, a chief sponsor of this year’s bill is Democratic Rep. Shelly Willingham of Edgecombe County.

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