http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/10/new-york-state-considering-dubious-noose-censorship-law/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:23:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/10/new-york-state-considering-dubious-noose-censorship-law/comment-page-1/#comment-5479 Dan Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:17:21 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=3667#comment-5479 I totally agree with this post. I find cross burnings, putting nooses on black professors doors to be repulsive acts. However, I don't believe they are crimes. We continue to create more laws, enumerating new crimes, which in turn put more and more Americans in prison. It is no wonder that the United States has more people incarcerated per 100,000 than any nation in the world. I totally agree with this post. I find cross burnings, putting nooses on black professors doors to be repulsive acts. However, I don't believe they are crimes. We continue to create more laws, enumerating new crimes, which in turn put more and more Americans in prison. It is no wonder that the United States has more people incarcerated per 100,000 than any nation in the world.

]]> http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/10/new-york-state-considering-dubious-noose-censorship-law/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 KipEsquire Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:59:50 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=3667#comment-5478 Someone needs to re-read the post. Someone needs to re-read the post.

]]> http://www.kipesquire.net/2007/10/new-york-state-considering-dubious-noose-censorship-law/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 Bob Robinson Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:14:12 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=3667#comment-5477 Someone needs to look up the legal definition of assault. If you threaten physical harm to another person, and that person has reason to believe that you will carry out that threat, you can be charged with assault. Hanging a noose on someone's door, or in a tree where someone frequently sits, can, and should, be considered a threat of bodily harm against someone, even if the intended victim is not specifically identified. If current law does not provide for protection from the thugs who hang these nooses, then a new law is called for. Someone needs to look up the legal definition of assault. If you threaten physical harm to another person, and that person has reason to believe that you will carry out that threat, you can be charged with assault. Hanging a noose on someone's door, or in a tree where someone frequently sits, can, and should, be considered a threat of bodily harm against someone, even if the intended victim is not specifically identified. If current law does not provide for protection from the thugs who hang these nooses, then a new law is called for.

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