'How dare you': Kentucky Democrats lash out over bill criminalizing police insults, but bill passes state Senate
Joe Sonka and Kala Kachmar, Louisville Courier Journal
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky – The Kentucky state Senate passed a bill Thursday evening to enhance penalties for crimes related to rioting after more than an hour of heated debate, including criticism that it would criminalize insulting police officers and chill protected free speech.
Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, a retired police officer, said his Senate Bill 211 would crack down on and send a message to those who "tried to destroy the city of Louisville" in the civil unrest last year.