Alabama House Committee Advances Protest Bill After Changes

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Unique Dunston holds a sign during a protest of HB445 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.,(Mickey Welsh/via AP)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced a revised bill that would stiffen penalties for participating in a riot, a proposal that had drawn criticism because of a broad definition of what could be considered a riot. The House Judiciary voted Tuesday to send the bill to the House floor. Republican Rep. Allen Treadaway, a retired Birmingham assistant police chief, said the measures are needed to crack down on violent behavior. Shay Farley, interim deputy policy officer for the southeast with Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, said this bill is clearly designed to instill fear in would-be protesters and silence dissent.

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